Notes and Links

Textbook Companion Website (includes list of errata)
Lecture Slides


Relevant Reading
  • Chapter 1: 1.1 - 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
  • Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 2.10
  • Appendix A: If you need the review, A.1-A.4
  • Chapter 3: All
  • Chapter 4: 4.1-4.6, 4.10
  • Chapter 5: 5.1-5.11
  • Chapter 6: 6.1, 6.3, 6.4 (first section), 6.5, 6.7-6.9, 6.14
  • Chapter 7: 7.1-7.6
  • Chapter 8: 8.1-8.2, 8.4-8.5
Textbook Errata List (Excel file)

Web Links
  • WWW Computer Architecture Page: Listing of conferences, people, other comp arch information.
  • USENET comp.arch: Internet newsgroup, unfortunately the signal-to-noise ratio has dropped over recent years.
  • Real World Technologies: A more technical forum with IMO higher quality discussions than comp.arch, but the posting activity is lower. Also has some interesting articles.
  • Tom's Hardware: More consumer and enthusiast oriented, but has some interesting high-level descriptions of processor architectures and all of the latest benchmark results.
  • At Random: Monthly column in the IEEE Computer Society magazine from Bob Colwell (chief architect of multiple Pentiums). Not all articles are about processors, but they're almost always entertaining to read. (Bob Colwell has stopped writing his monthly column, but the archived articles are still worth a read.)
  • Intel Microprocessor Hall of Fame: Stroll down memory-lane starting from the original 4004. Die photos for most older CPUs. Only goes up to the first P4.



Gabriel H. Loh, © 2007
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