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Authors: Robert Britton
ISBN-13: 9780131420441, ISBN-10: 0131420445
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: April 2003
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Robert Britton

Book Synopsis

Users of this book will gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts of contemporary computer architecture, starting with a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC). An understanding of computer architecture needs to begin with the basics of modern computer organization. The MIPS architecture embodies the fundamental design principles of all contemporary RISC architectures. This book provides an understanding of how the functional components of modern computers are put together and how a computer works at the machine-language level.

Well-written and clearly organized, this book covers the basics of MIPS architecture, including algorithm development, number systems, function calls, reentrant functions, memory-mapped I/O, exceptions and interrupts, and floating-point instructions.

For employees in the field of systems, systems development, systems analysis, and systems maintenance.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1The MIPS Architecture1
Ch. 2Algorithm Development in Pseudocode11
Ch. 3Number Systems24
Ch. 4PCSpim, The MIPS Simulator35
Ch. 5Efficient Algorithm Development44
Ch. 6Function Calls Using the Stack57
Ch. 7Reentrant Functions67
Ch. 8Memory-Mapped I/O73
Ch. 9Exceptions and Interrupts79
Ch. 10A Pipelined Implementation89
Ch. 11Floating-Point Instructions98
App. A: Quick Reference110
App. BASCII Codes114
App. CInteger Instruction Set115
App. DMacro Instructions130
App. EA Modified Trap Handler135
App. FFloating-Point Instruction Set138

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