Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 717 pages
- Published by: Morgan Kaufmann
- Edition: 1st Edition January 15, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1558605398
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1558605398
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Book Dimensions:
11 x 8.9 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 3 pounds
Book Description
Thanks to the continued exponential advances in semiconductor design and the demands of evolving and emerging application domains, the field of computer architecture has never been more dynamic. This, the first major book of computer architecture readings in over two decades, captures this dynamism and reveals Computer Architecture's rich history of practice.
This is much more than a simple collection of papers. The editors have carefully selected the most influential primary sources in specific areas of inquiry that, taken together, present the critical issues of the entire discipline. These include issues in technology, implementation, economics, evaluation methods, instruction set design, instruction level parallelism, dataflow/multithreading, memory systems, input/output systems, single-instruction multiple data parallelism, and multiple-instruction multiple data parallelism. In addition, you'll find the editors' thoughtful, focused introductions to each area, providing the context and background necessary for understanding the significance and lasting impact of these papers.
The primary sources and insightful commentary contained in this book provide foundational knowledge for computer architects as well as for those who design supporting system
software and compilers. This is an great resource for practitioners, instructors, students, and researchers.
* Includes more than 50 influential papers spanning four decades of computer architecture research and development
* Selected, edited, and introduced by three eminent researchers and educators in the field.
* Demonstrates the value of primary sources by showing how forgotten design ideas of the past are often rediscovered when new requirements or constraints emerge.
* Accompanied by an annually updated companion Web site with links and references to recently published papers, providing a forum for the editors to comment on how recent work continues or breaks with previous work in the field.
Book Info
Presents the most influential primary sources in specific areas of inquiry that, taken together, reveal the critical issues of the entire discipline. Discusses issues in technology, implementation, economics, evaluation methods, instruction set design, and single/multipleinstruction and multiple data parallelism. Softcover. DLC: Computer architecture.
Reader Reviews
The book has been prescribed in our college for advanced comp arch. I found that advanced comp arch was the most difficult subject because of this book. Buy this book only if you are forced by the university.
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