An introduction to computer architecture for the SPARC� reduced instruction set architecture, this text teaches how to evaluate compilers, data strucures, and control structures in order to write efficient programs in a high-level language.

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Written from a programmer's perspective, this book introduces the SPARC assembly language to readers early on. Other introductory material encompasses making use of UNIX� tools (the m4 macro processor, the assembler, the gnu emacs editor, and the gdb debugger). Further coverage includes a formal definition of the von Neumann machine, its relationship to programmable calculators, and to the JAVA™ bytecode and JAVA virtual machine. This book's loyal audience has been anticipating a revision of a very successful book for this growing market. Not only is this book suitable for introductory computer architecture courses, but for programmers who will be programming SPARC architecture machine in languages such as C and C++.

Provides reader understanding of the complexity and cost of using various data and control structures in high-level languages
Includes the latest material on the new Ultra SPARC architecture
Frequent references to C and C++ language constructs and their translation into SPARC assembly language
Offers optional material on floating point, traps, memory management, and other architectures
Companion Website supplements the text with updates and code examples at http://www.prenhall.com/paul

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