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Modern Computer Architecture and Organization

By : Jim Ledin
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Modern Computer Architecture and Organization

By: Jim Ledin

Overview of this book

Are you a software developer, systems designer, or computer architecture student looking for a methodical introduction to digital device architectures but overwhelmed by their complexity? This book will help you to learn how modern computer systems work, from the lowest level of transistor switching to the macro view of collaborating multiprocessor servers. You'll gain unique insights into the internal behavior of processors that execute the code developed in high-level languages and enable you to design more efficient and scalable software systems. The book will teach you the fundamentals of computer systems including transistors, logic gates, sequential logic, and instruction operations. You will learn details of modern processor architectures and instruction sets including x86, x64, ARM, and RISC-V. You will see how to implement a RISC-V processor in a low-cost FPGA board and how to write a quantum computing program and run it on an actual quantum computer. By the end of this book, you will have a thorough understanding of modern processor and computer architectures and the future directions these architectures are likely to take.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Section 1: Fundamentals of Computer Architecture
8
Section 2: Processor Architectures and Instruction Sets
14
Section 3: Applications of Computer Architecture

Answer

In Windows, you can enter the BIOS/UEFI settings by changing the startup options while Windows is running. To access these settings, perform the following steps:

  1. In the Windows search box, type startup and select Change advanced startup options.
  2. Select the Restart now button under Advanced startup.
  3. When asked Choose an option, select Troubleshoot.
  4. On the Troubleshoot screen, select Advanced options.
  5. On the Advanced options screen, select UEFI Firmware Settings.
  6. On the UEFI Firmware Settings screen, click the Restart button.
  7. The system will restart and display the UEFI configuration main screen. Use the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard to move between the screens.

The following is in answer to the questions in this exercise for a specific computer system (an Asus ZenBook UX303LA laptop, in this example):

  • Although the messages displayed in the menus use the term "BIOS" frequently, mentions of "EFI applications...