Index

Page references in bold represent figures and tables.

Numbers

2:1 cache rule of thumb, definition, B-29
80x86 See Intel 80x86 processors

A

ABC (Atanasoff Berry Computer), L-5
ABI See Application binary interface (ABI)
Absolute addressing mode, Intel 80x86, K-47
Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI)
ASCI Red, F-100
ASCI White, F-67, F-100
system area network history, F-101
Access 1/Access 2 stages, TI 320C55 DSP, E-7
Access bit
IA-32 descriptor table, B-52
Access time See also Average Memory Access Time (AMAT)
vs. block size, B-28
distributed-memory multiprocessor, 348
DRAM/magnetic disk, D-3
memory hierarchy basics, 77
miss penalties, 218, B-42
NUMA, 348
paging, B-43
shared-memory multiprocessor, 347 ...

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