ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
The structure of the “THE”-multiprogramming system
Communications of the ACM
Computation: finite and infinite machines
Computation: finite and infinite machines
Computer system organization: The B5700/B6700 series (ACM monograph series)
Computer system organization: The B5700/B6700 series (ACM monograph series)
Algol-60 Implementation
The contour model of block structured processes
ACM SIGPLAN Notices
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In this subject, we treat computer structure as an element of a group of interacting structures including the technology, algorithm, data, and programming language. In the belief that the best designs result when these structural factors “match” in a complementary manner, the influence of each of these domains is carefully studied at both the conceptual and descriptive levels. Thus a modular treatment of current technology is provided, as well as a thorough analysis of algorithmic structure as reflected in computational schemata. Single-sequence machine design is discussed, including advanced topics such as multiple functional unit conflict resolution. Following a presentation of microprogramming and input/output, virtual ideas centered around the notion of process are introduced, leading to the design of multiprocessing and multiprocessor systems. These ideas are applied and extended in the presentation of the Burroughs B6700 as a higher-level language machine designed to execute ALGOL efficiently. Finally, the subject concludes with an introduction to general interpretive structures for high-level languages.