Computer Organization, Design, and Architecture, Fourth Edition

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Suitable for a one- or two-semester undergraduate or beginning graduate course in computer science and computer engineering, Computer Organization, Design, and Architecture, Fourth Edition presents the operating principles, capabilities, and limitations of digital computers to enable development of complex yet efficient systems. With 40% updated material and four new chapters, this edition takes students through a solid, up-to-date exploration of single- and multiple-processor systems, embedded architectures, and performance evaluation. New to the Fourth EditionAdditional material that covers the ACM/IEEE computer science and engineering curricula More coverage on computer organization, embedded systems, networks, and performance evaluation Expanded discussions of RISC, CISC, VLIW, and parallel/pipelined architectures The latest information on integrated circuit technologies and devices, memory hierarchy, and storage Updated examples, references, and problems Supplying appendices with relevant details of integrated circuits reprinted from vendors' manuals, this book provides all of the necessary information to program and design a computer system.