1. The Processor：Datapath and Control Building a Datapath 2. Single-Cycle processor and Multi-Cycle Processor and Exceptions 3. Enhancing Performance with Pipelining (a) A Pipelined Datapath (b) Pipeline Control (c) Pipeline Hazards (d) Data hazards and Forwarding (e) Data hazards and Stalls (f) Branch hazards 4. Exploiting Memory Hierarchy (a) The Cache Memory System (b) Measuring and Improving Cache Performance (c) Virtual Memory 5. Storage, Networks, and Other Peripherals (a) Disk Storage and Dependability Networks (b) I/O Interface and Performance