part SECTION I: Computer Systems and Architecture -- chapter 1 Computer Architecture and Design Introduction -- chapter 2 System Design -- chapter 3 Architectures for Low Power -- chapter 4 Performance Evaluation -- part SECTION II: Embedded Applications -- chapter 5 Embedded Systems-on-Chips -- chapter 6 Embedded Processor Applications -- chapter 7 An Overview of SoC Buses -- part SECTION III: Signal Processing -- chapter 8 Digital Signal Processing -- chapter 9 DSP Applications -- chapter 10 Digital Filter Design -- chapter 11 Audio Signal Processing -- chapter 12 Digital Video Processing -- chapter 13 Low-Power Digital Signal Processing -- part SECTION IV: Communications and Networks -- chapter 14 Communications and Computer Networks -- part SECTION V: Input/Output -- chapter 15 Circuits for High-Performance I/O -- chapter 16 Algorithms and Data Structures in External Memory -- chapter 17 Parallel I/O Systems -- chapter 18 A Read Channel for Magnetic Recording -- part SECTION VI: Operating System -- chapter 19 Distributed Operating Systems -- part SECTION VII: New Directions in Computing -- chapter 20 SPS: A Strategically Programmable System -- chapter 21 Reconfigurable Processors -- chapter 22 Roles of Software Technology in Intelligent Transportation Systems -- chapter 23 Media Signal Processing -- chapter 24 Internet Architectures -- chapter 25 Microelectronics for Home Entertainment -- chapter 26 Mobile and Wireless Computing -- chapter 27 Data Security.