Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance (5th Edition)

Stallings, William

ISBN 10: 0130812943 / ISBN 13: 9780130812940

Published by Prentice Hall, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Computer Organization and Architecture: ...

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 5th or later Edition

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Synopsis:

For junior/senior/graduate-level courses in Computer Organization and Architecture in the Computer Science and Engineering departments.

This text provides a clear, comprehensive presentation of the organization and architecture of modern-day computers, emphasizing both fundamental principles and the critical role of performance in driving computer design. The text conveys concepts through a wealth of concrete examples highlighting modern CISC and RISC systems.

From the Back Cover:

This book provides comprehensive and completely up-to-date coverage of computer organization and architecture. This book covers the leading-edge areas of superscalar design, IA-64 design features and parallel processor organization trends. It meets students' needs by addressing both the fundamental principles as well as the critical role of performance in driving computer design. This book also includes an unparalleled degree of instructor support, supplements and on-line resources.

DISTINGUISHING KEY FEATURES:

• Use of numerous running examples, especially Pentium
• Unified instructional approach enables reader to evaluate instruction set design issues
• Expanded superscalar presentation to include the new examples of UltraSparc II and the MIPS R100000
• Detailed treatment of bus organization enables reader to better evaluate key design issues
• Detailed chapter coverage on RISC
• Extensive treatment of understanding of I/O functions and structures

The COMPANION WEBSITE for the book provides support for students, instructors and professionals

• Links to important up-to-date site related text materials.
• Provides transparency masters of figures from the book in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format.
• Lists a set of course notes in PDF for handouts.
• Includes a set of PowerPoint slides for lecturing.