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Computer organization and design : the hardware/software interface / David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Kidlington, Oxford ; Waltham, MA, USA : Morgan Kaufmann, [2021]Copyright date: 2021Edition: Sixth edition; MIPS editionDescription: xxii, 777, I-26 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780128201091
  • 0128201096
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 004.22 23
LOC classification:
  • QA76.9.C643 P37 2021
Contents:
Preface -- Chapter 1. Computer abstractions and technology -- Chapter 2. Instructions : Language of the computer -- Chapter 3. Arithmetic for computers -- Chapter 4. The processor -- Chapter 5. Large and fast : Exploiting memory hierarchy -- Chapter 6. Parallel processors from client to cloud -- Appendix A. Assemblers, linkers, and the SPIM simulator -- Appendix B. The basics of logic design -- Online Content. Graphics and computing GPUs -- Mapping control to hardware -- Survey of instruction set architectures -- Glossary -- Further reading.
Summary: "'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."-from Publisher.Summary: "The market-leading title for Computer Organization courses, with state-of-the-art content and a full range of accessible exercises and ancillaries. Modern computer technology requires professionals of every computing specialty to understand both hardware and software. The interaction between hardware and software at a variety of levels offers a framework for understanding the concepts that are the basis for current computers. 'Computer Organization and Design', the leading, award-winning textbook from Patterson and Hennessy, is used by more than 40,000 students per year, and continues to present the most comprehensive and readable introduction to this core computer science topic. Improvements to the new sixth edition, including new sections in each chapter on Domain Specific Architectures (DSA) and updates all of the real-world examples in the book, keep it fresh and relevant for a new generation of students. Key features : In-depth coverage of parallelism with examples and content highlighting parallel hardware and software topics ; focus on the "Seven Great Ideas" of computer architecture : Performance via Parallelism ; Performance via Pipelining ; Performance via Prediction ; Hierarchy of Memories ; Abstraction to Simplify Design ; Make the Common Case Fast ; and Dependability via Redundancy."--adapted from back cover.
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Two Hour Reserve Karen H. Huntsman Library Items Available at the Front Desk QA76.9.C643 P37 2021 1 Available 38060007526122

Computer Science Spring Semester

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Index = pages I-1 through I-26.

Includes index.

Preface -- Chapter 1. Computer abstractions and technology -- Chapter 2. Instructions : Language of the computer -- Chapter 3. Arithmetic for computers -- Chapter 4. The processor -- Chapter 5. Large and fast : Exploiting memory hierarchy -- Chapter 6. Parallel processors from client to cloud -- Appendix A. Assemblers, linkers, and the SPIM simulator -- Appendix B. The basics of logic design -- Online Content. Graphics and computing GPUs -- Mapping control to hardware -- Survey of instruction set architectures -- Glossary -- Further reading.

"'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."-from Publisher.

"The market-leading title for Computer Organization courses, with state-of-the-art content and a full range of accessible exercises and ancillaries. Modern computer technology requires professionals of every computing specialty to understand both hardware and software. The interaction between hardware and software at a variety of levels offers a framework for understanding the concepts that are the basis for current computers. 'Computer Organization and Design', the leading, award-winning textbook from Patterson and Hennessy, is used by more than 40,000 students per year, and continues to present the most comprehensive and readable introduction to this core computer science topic. Improvements to the new sixth edition, including new sections in each chapter on Domain Specific Architectures (DSA) and updates all of the real-world examples in the book, keep it fresh and relevant for a new generation of students. Key features : In-depth coverage of parallelism with examples and content highlighting parallel hardware and software topics ; focus on the "Seven Great Ideas" of computer architecture : Performance via Parallelism ; Performance via Pipelining ; Performance via Prediction ; Hierarchy of Memories ; Abstraction to Simplify Design ; Make the Common Case Fast ; and Dependability via Redundancy."--adapted from back cover.

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