Patterson, David A.,

Computer organization and design : The hardware/software interface / David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy. - Fourth Edition. - computer discs : illustrations ; 4 3/4 in.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Computer Abstractions and Technology --
Instructions: Language of the Computer --
Arithmetic for Computers --
The Processor --
Large and Fast: Exploiting memory Hierarchy --
Storage and Other I/O Topics --
Multicores, Multiprocessors, and Clusters.

The classic textbook for computer systems analysis and design, 'Computer Organization and Design', has been thoroughly updated to provide a new focus on the revolutionary change taking place in industry today: the switch from uniprocessor to multicore microprocessors.


CD-ROM.

9780123744937 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Computer organization.
Computer engineering.
Computer interfaces.

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