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PREFACE xv

For the professional interested in this field, the book serves as a basic reference volume
and is suitable for self-study.

INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT MATERIALS

To support instructors, the following materials are provided:
• Solutions manual: Solutions to end-of-chapter Review Questions and Problems
• Projects manual: Suggested project assignments for all of the project categories
listed below
• PowerPoint slides: A set of slides covering all chapters, suitable for use in lecturing
• PDF files: Reproductions of all figures and tables from the book
• Test bank: Includes true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blanks questions
and answers
All of these support materials are available at the Instructor Resource Center (IRC)
for this textbook.To gain access to the IRC, please contact your local Prentice Hall sales rep-
resentative via prenhall.com/replocator or call Prentice Hall Faculty Services at 1-800-526-
0485.You can also locate the IRC through http://www.pearsonhighered.com/stallings.

INTERNET SERVICES FOR INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS

There is a Web site for this book that provides support for students and instructors. The site
includes links to other relevant sites and a set of useful documents. See the section, “Web
Site for Computer Organization and Architecture,” preceding this Preface, for more infor-
mation.The Web page is at williamstallings.com/COA/COA8e.html.
New to this edition is a set of homework problems with solutions publicly available at
this Web site. Students can enhance their understanding of the material by working out the
solutions to these problems and then checking their answers.
An Internet mailing list has been set up so that instructors using this book can ex-
change information, suggestions, and questions with each other and with the author.As soon
as typos or other errors are discovered, an errata list for this book will be available at
WilliamStallings.com. Finally, I maintain the Computer Science Student Resource Site at
WilliamStallings.com/StudentSupport.html.

PROJECTS AND OTHER STUDENT EXERCISES

For many instructors, an important component of a computer organization and architecture
course is a project or set of projects by which the student gets hands-on experience to rein-
force concepts from the text. This book provides an unparalleled degree of support for in-
cluding a projects component in the course. The instructor’s support materials available
through Prentice Hall not only includes guidance on how to assign and structure the projects
but also includes a set of user’s manuals for various project types plus specific assignments,
all written especially for this book. Instructors can assign work in the following areas:
• Interactive simulation assignments: Described subsequently.
• Research projects: A series of research assignments that instruct the student to re-
search a particular topic on the Internet and write a report.