Computer Architecture, Fourth Edition: A Quantitative Approach
by John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson
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Author: David A. Patterson, John L. HennessyEdition: Paperback
Published: 2006-09-13
ISBN: 0123704901
Number of pages: 704
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
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Book Review: Excellent computer architecture text- even fun and engaging to read
Summary: 4 Stars
hello,
I did skim a couple of pages and now I am going through it. I must admit this really is engaging and at the same time authoritative, a feat which very few books can accomplish. Most reference texts are a bore to read unless you are a practicing engineer or so, but not this one.
But I would like to somebody to help me choose between this and the one which is entitled as computer organization and architecture, the hw and sw interface.
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Summary of Computer Architecture, Fourth Edition: A Quantitative Approach
The era of seemingly unlimited growth in processor performance is over: single chip architectures can no longer overcome the performance limitations imposed by the power they consume and the heat they generate. Today, Intel and other semiconductor firms are abandoning the single fast processor model in favor of multi-core microprocessors--chips that combine two or more processors in a single package. In the fourth edition of Computer Architecture, the authors focus on this historic shift, increasing their coverage of multiprocessors and exploring the most effective ways of achieving parallelism as the key to unlocking the power of multiple processor architectures. Additionally, the new edition has expanded and updated coverage of design topics beyond processor performance, including power, reliability, availability, and dependability.CD System Requirements
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Increased coverage on achieving parallelism with multiprocessors.
Case studies of latest technology from industry including the Sun Niagara Multiprocessor, AMD Opteron, and Pentium 4.
Three review appendices, included in the printed volume, review the basic and intermediate principles the main text relies upon.
Eight reference appendices, collected on the CD, cover a range of topics including specific architectures, embedded systems, application specific processors--some guest authored by subject experts.
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