Date of Award
11-1982
Degree Type
Master's Essay - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
First Advisor
Jack Walicki
Abstract
In early computers the instructions such as arithmetic, boolean operations, comparing, looping, and shifting, were all executed by hardware. In other words, each instruction was executed by specific circuits- that is, hardwired control units. The implementation of such a control structure proved to be complex and highly inflexible in modifying the control part. In the early 1950's, Dr. M. V. Wilkes observed the need for a flexible and systematic way of designing control circuits. The method he proposed is called microprogramming. However, it was not until the mid-1960's, with its appearance in some models of the IBM 360 series, that the use of microprogramming technique became- a significant trend in designing modern computers.
Recommended Citation
Lin, Chong-Chang, "Survey of Microprogram Optimization Techniques with Improvements to Some Local Optimization Methods" (1982). Master's Essays (1922 - ). 1336.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/essays/1336