1. Overview
1.1 High Level, Assembly, and Machine Languages
1.2 Compilers and Assembly Language
1.3 The Assembler and Object Code
1.4 The Linker and Executable Code
1.5 The Loader
1.6 Summary of the Translation Process
1.7 The Processor
1.8 Digital Circuitry
1.9 Summary
1.10 Exercises
2. Number, and Logic Systems
2.1 Numbers
2.2 Boolean Algebra
2.3 Summary
2.4 Exercises
3. Digital Circuitry
3.1 Combinational Circuits
3.2 Sequential Circuits
3.3 Summary
3.4 Exercises
4. Devices And The Bus
4.1 Memory
4.2 Peripheral Devices
4.3 The Cpu
4.4 Bus Communication
4.5 Summary
4.6 Exercises
5. The Register Transfer Language Level
5.1 Micro-Instructions as Circuits
5.2 Common Processor Micro-Instructions
5.3 Algorithmic Machines
5.4 Rtl and Verilog
5.5 Summary
5.6 Exercises
6. Common Computer Architectures
6.1 Instruction Set Architecture
6.2 Instruction Format
6.3 Addressing Modes
6.4 Alternate Machine Architectures
6.5 Isa Design Issues
6.6 The Brim Machine
6.7 Summary
6.8 Exercises
7. Hardwired Cpu Design
7.1 Register Implicit Machine Design
7.2 Control for Other Architectures
7.3 Summary
7.4 Exercises
8. Computer Arithmetic
8.1 Logic and Shift Operations
8.2 Arithmetic Operations
8.3 Summary
8.4 Exercises
9. Micro-Programmed Cpu Design
9.1 Micro-Instruction Format
9.2 Micro-Architectures
9.3 Micro-Control for the Brim Machine
9.4 Summary
9.5 Exercises
10. A Few Last Topics
10.1 Decreasing Execution Time
10.2 Increasing Memory Space
10.3 Summary
10.4 Exercises
Biography
James Gil de Lamadrid has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. He has been a professor in Computer Science at Bowie State University since 2004.
