Computer Organization and Design The Hardware/Software Interface

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Synopsis

Computer Organization and Design, Fourth Edition, has been updated with new exercises and improvements throughout suggested by instructors teaching from the book.
It covers the revolutionary change from sequential to parallel computing, with a chapter on parallelism and sections in every chapter highlighting parallel hardware and software topics. It includes an appendix by the Chief Scientist and the Director of Architecture of NVIDIA covering the emergence and importance of the modern GPU, describing in detail for the first time the highly parallel, highly multithreaded multiprocessor optimized for visual computing. A companion CD provides a toolkit of simulators and compilers along with tutorials for using them, as well as advanced content for further study and a search utility for finding content on the CD and in the printed text. For the convenience of readers who have purchased an ebook edition or who may have misplaced the CD-ROM, all CD content is available as a download at bit.ly/nFXcLq.
This book is recommended for professional digital system designers, programmers, application developers, and system software developers; and undergraduate students in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering courses in Computer Organization, Computer Design, ranging from Sophomore required courses to Senior Electives.

- This Revised Fourth Edition of Computer Organization and Design has been updated with new exercises and improvements throughout suggested by instructors teaching from the book
- Covers the revolutionary change from sequential to parallel computing, with a chapter on parallelism and sections in every chapter highlighting parallel hardware and software topics
- Includes an appendix by the Chief Scientist and the Director of Architecture of NVIDIA covering the emergence and importance of the modern GPU, describing in detail for the first time the highly parallel, highly multithreaded multiprocessor optimized for visual computing

Book details

Edition:
4
Series:
The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design
Author:
David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy
ISBN:
9780080886138
Related ISBNs:
9780123747501, 9780123744937, 9780080922812
Publisher:
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
Pages:
914
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2024-10-24
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
Elsevier Science & Technology 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Computers and Internet, Nonfiction