Computer Organization and Architecture : Designing for Performance
Computer Organization and Architecture : Designing for Performance
- ISBN 13:
9780131856448
- ISBN 10:
0131856448
- Edition: 7th
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 01/01/2010
- Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary
With up-to-date coverage of modern architectural approaches, this handbook provides a thorough discussion of the fundamentals of computer organization and architecture, as well as the critical role of performance in driving computer design.Captures the fieldrs"s continued innovations and improvements, with input from active practitioners. Reviews the two most prevalent approaches: superscalar, which has come to dominate the microprocessor design field, including the widely used Pentium; and EPIC, seen in the IA-64 architecture of Intel's Itanium. Views systems from both the architectural and organizational perspectives. Includes coverage of critical topics, such as bus organization, computer arithmetic, I/O modules, RISC, memory, and parallel processors.For professionals in computer product marketing or information system configuration and maintenance.