Computer Architecture

  1. Input/Output and Storage Systems
    1. I/O System Architecture
      1. I/O Performance Metrics
        1. Throughput
          1. Latency
            1. Reliability
            2. I/O Device Categories
              1. Character Devices
                1. Block Devices
                  1. Network Devices
                2. I/O Interface Methods
                  1. Memory-Mapped I/O
                    1. Port-Based I/O
                      1. Isolated I/O
                      2. I/O Communication Techniques
                        1. Programmed I/O
                          1. Polling Methods
                            1. Status Checking
                            2. Interrupt-Driven I/O
                              1. Interrupt Handling
                                1. Interrupt Priority
                                2. Direct Memory Access
                                  1. DMA Controllers
                                    1. DMA Transfer Modes
                                  2. Bus Systems and Interconnects
                                    1. Bus Architecture
                                      1. Data Bus
                                        1. Address Bus
                                          1. Control Bus
                                          2. Bus Protocols
                                            1. Synchronous Buses
                                              1. Asynchronous Buses
                                              2. Bus Arbitration
                                                1. Centralized Arbitration
                                                  1. Distributed Arbitration
                                                  2. Standard Interfaces
                                                    1. PCI Express
                                                      1. USB
                                                        1. SATA
                                                      2. Storage Technologies
                                                        1. Magnetic Storage
                                                          1. Hard Disk Drives
                                                            1. Disk Structure
                                                              1. Access Time Components
                                                              2. Solid-State Storage
                                                                1. Flash Memory Technology
                                                                  1. SSD Architecture
                                                                    1. Wear Leveling
                                                                    2. RAID Systems
                                                                      1. RAID Concepts
                                                                        1. RAID Levels
                                                                          1. RAID 0
                                                                            1. RAID 1
                                                                              1. RAID 5
                                                                                1. RAID 6
                                                                                  1. RAID 10
                                                                                  2. Performance and Reliability

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