Computer System Architecture Review and Exam Guidance

Author: Zheng Weimin
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: This book can be used as the main reference material for candidates preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination in Computer Science and Technology, as well as for reference by regular graduate students and other individuals. It is specifically written for candidates taking the "Computer System Structure" exam as part of the "Comprehensive National Unified Examination for Master's Degree Applicants with Equivalent Academic Qualifications" in the field of Computer Science and Technology. The book consists of ten chapters, covering topics such as: basic concepts of computer system structure, instruction set, memory system, input/output system, scalar processors and pipelining, vector processors, interconnection networks, SIMD, and multiprocessors. Each chapter is organized into "Review Requirements," "Content Summary," "Example Analysis," "Exercises," and "Answers to Selected Exercises." At the end, there is an appendix containing past Computer System Structure exam questions and answers from the Computer Science Department of Tsinghua University from 1994 to 2001.