Computer architecture : a quantitative approach / David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy ; with a contribution by David Goldberg.
By: Patterson, David A
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Contributor(s): Hennessy, John L | Goldberg, David.
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BookPublisher: San Francisco : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1996Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 1558603298 ; 1558603727 .Subject(s): Computer architectureDDC classification: 004.22 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 004.22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00155203 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach focuses on computer architecture as a modern science. The second edition explores the next generation of architectures and design techniques with view to the future. A basis for modern computer architecture.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fundamentals of computer design -- Instruction set principles and examples -- Pipelining -- Advanced pipelining and instruction-level parallelism -- Memory: Hierarchy design -- Storage systems -- Interconnection networks -- Multiprocessors
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Fundamentals of Computer Design
- 2 Instruction Set Principles and Examples
- 3 Pipelining
- 4 Advanced Pipelining and Instruction-Level Parallelism
- 5 Memory-Hierarchy Design
- 6 Storage Systems
- 7 Interconnectoin Networks
- 8 Multiprocessors
- Appendix A Computer Arithmetic by David Goldberg Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
- Appendix B Vector Processors
- Appendix C Survey of RISC Architectures
- Appendix D An Alternative to RISC: the Intel 80x86
- Appendix E Implementing Coherence Protocols