Patterson, David A.

Computer organization and design : The hardware/software interface / David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy. - Fourth Edition. - Burlington, MA : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, c2009. - 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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.

9780123744937 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008026443


Computer organization.
Computer engineering.
Computer interfaces.

QA76.9.C643 / P37 2009

004.6