Introduction: Performance Metrics: Execution Time, CPU Time, MIPS, MFLOPS; Benchmark Programs; Quantitative Principles of Computer Design

Arithmetic-Logic Unit: Addition; Multiplication; Division; Floating-Point Numbers and Operations

Memory Systems: Memory Hierarchy; Memory Types; Memory Performance Measures; Semiconductor Main Memory; Interleaved Memory; Associative Memory; Cache Memory; Virtual Memory

Pipelining: Pipeline Structure; Pipeline Performance Measures; Pipeline Types; Instruction Pipelines; Arithmetic Pipelines; Pipeline Control

RISC Architectures: Introduction; Causes for Increased Architectural Complexity; Advantages of RISC Architectures; The Use of a Large Number of Registers; Characteristics of RISC Architectures; Comparison between RISC and CISC Architectures; Applications of RISC Processors; SPARC Architecture

Advanced Architectures: Taxonomy of Computer Architectures; Parallel Architectures; Current Directions