Computer Organization and Design MIPS Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface

Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, Sixth Edition, the leading, award-winning textbook from Patterson and Hennessy used by more than 40,000 students per year, continues to present the most comprehensive and readable introduction to this core computer science topic. Improvements to this new release include new sections in each chapter on Domain Specific Architectures (DSA) and updates on all real-world examples that keep it fresh and relevant for a new generation of students. Covers parallelism in-depth, with examples and content highlighting parallel hardware and software topics Includes new sections in each chapter on Domain Specific Architectures (DSA)Discusses and highlights the Eight Great Ideas of computer architecture, including Performance via Parallelism, Performance via Pipelining, Performance via Prediction, Design for Moore's Law, Hierarchy of Memories, Abstraction to Simplify Design, Make the Common Case Fast and Dependability via Redundancy INDICE: 1. Computer Abstractions and Technology 2. Instructions: Language of the Computer 3. Arithmetic for Computers 4. The Processor 5. Large and Fast: Exploiting Memory Hierarchy 6. Parallel Processors from Client to Cloud Appendix A. Assemblers, Linkers, and the SPIM Simulator B. The Basics of Logic Design C. Graphics and Computing GPUs D. Mapping Control to Hardware E. A Survey of RISC Architectures for Desktop, Server, and Embedded Computers

• ISBN: 978-0-12-820109-1
• Editorial: Morgan Kaufmann
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 800
• Fecha Publicación: 02/11/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés