{"product_id":"computer-organization-and-design-the-hardwaresoftware-interface-9781558604285","title":"Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware\/Software Interface","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edition is now out of print. Please see Computer Organization and Design  Third edition (ISBN 1558606041) for latest edition with over 40% of the content updated.  The performance of software systems is dramatically affected by how well software designers understand the basic hardware technologies at work in a system. Similarly  hardware designers must understand the far reaching effects their design decisions have on software applications. For readers in either category  this classic introduction to the field provides a deep look into the computer. It demonstrates the relationship between the software and hardware and focuses on the foundational concepts that are the basis for current computer design.  Using a distinctive \"learning by evolution\" approach the authors present each idea from its first principles  guiding readers through a series of worked examples that incrementally add more complex instructions until they have acquired an understanding of the entire MIPS instruction set and the fundamentals of assembly language. Computer arithmetic  pipelining  and memory hierarchies are treated to the same evolutionary approach with worked examples and incremental drawings supporting each new level of sophistication. The design  performance  and significance of I\/O systems is also discussed in depth  and an entire chapter is devoted to the emerging architectures of multiprocessor systems.   Real Stuff provides relevant  tangible examples of how the concepts from the chapter are implemented in commercially successful products.  Fallacies and Pitfalls share the hard-won lessons of the authors and other designers in industry.  Big Pictures allow the reader to keep major insights in focus while studying the details.  Key terms  all fully defined in an end-of-book glossary  summarize the essential ideas introduced in the chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67982088175669,"sku":"ByrdShop_1558604286","price":62.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781558604285.jpg?v=1794719754","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/computer-organization-and-design-the-hardwaresoftware-interface-9781558604285","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}