On memory systems and their design -- An overview of cache principles -- Logical organization -- Management of cache contents -- Management of cache consistency -- Implementation issues -- Cache case studies -- Overview of DRAMs -- DRAM device organization : basic circuits and architecture -- DRAM system signaling and timing -- DRAM memory system organization -- Basic DRAM memory-access protocol -- Evolutionary developments of DRAM device architecture -- DRAM memory controller -- The fully buffered DIMM memory system -- Memory system design analysis -- Overview of disks -- The physical layer -- The data layer -- Performance issues and design trade-offs -- Drive interface -- Operational performance improvement -- The cache layer -- Performance testing -- Storage subsystems -- The case for holistic design -- Analysis of cost and performance -- Power and leakage -- Memory errors and error correction -- Virtual memory.

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