{"product_id":"computer-organization-and-design-third-edition-the-hardwaresoftware-interface-third-edition-the-morgan-kaufmann-series-in-computer-architecture-and-design-9781558606043","title":"Computer Organization and Design, Third Edition: The Hardware\/Software Interface, Third Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComputer Organization and Design, Third Edition: The Hardware\/Software Interface, Third Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Patterson, David A.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781558606043.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA revised printing for this book will be available in June 2007!\n\nWhats New in the Third Edition, Revised Printing\n\nThe same great book gets better! The revised printing features all of the original content along with these additional features:\n\n. Appendix A (Assemblers, Linkers, and the SPIM Simulator) has been moved from the CD-ROM into the printed book\n\n. Corrections and bug fixes\n\nClick here to request a desk copy of the revised printing!\n\nAbout the Third Edition\n\nIn addition to thoroughly updating every aspect of the text to reflect the most current computing technology, the third edition\n\n*Uses standard 32-bit MIPS 32 as the primary teaching ISA.\n*Presents the assembler-to-HLL translations in both C and Java.\n*Highlights the latest developments in architecture in Real Stuff sections:\n\n+ Intel IA-32\n+ Power PC 604\n+ Googles PC cluster\n+ Pentium P4\n+ SPEC CPU2000 benchmark suite for processors\n+ SPEC Web99 benchmark for web servers\n+ EEMBC benchmark for embedded systems\n+ AMD Opteron memory hierarchy\n+ AMD vs. 1A-64\n\nNew support for distinct course goals\n\nMany of the adopters who have used our book throughout its two editions are refining their courses with a greater hardware or software focus. We have provided new material to support these course goals:\n\nNew material to support a Hardware Focus\n\n+Using logic design conventions\n+Designing with hardware description languages\n+Advanced pipelining\n+Designing with FPGAs\n+HDL simulators and tutorials\n+Xilinx CAD tools\n\nNew material to support a Software Focus\n\n+How compilers Work\n+How to optimize compilers\n+How to implement object oriented languages\n+MIPS simulator and tutorial\n+History sections on programming languages, compilers, operating systems and databases\n\nWhats New in the Third Edition\n\nNew pedagogical features\n\nUnderstanding Program Performance\n-Analyzes key performance issues from the programmers perspective\n\nCheck Yourself Questions\n-Helps students assess their understanding of key points of a section\n\nComputers In the Real World\n-Illustrates the diversity of applications of computing technology beyond traditional desktop and servers\n\nFor More Practice\n-Provides students with additional problems they can tackle\n\nIn More Depth\n-Presents new information and challenging exercises for the advanced student\n\nNew reference features\n\nHighlighted glossary terms and definitions appear on the book page, as bold-faced entries in the index, and as a separate and searchable reference on the CD.\n\nA complete index of the material in the book and on the CD appears in the printed index and the CD includes a fully searchable version of the same index.\n\nHistorical Perspectives and Further Readings have been updated and expanded to include the history of software R\u0026amp;D.\n\nCD-Library provides materials collected from the web which directly support the text.\n\nOn the CD\n\nCD-Bars: Full length sections that are introduced in the book and presented on the CD\n\nCD-Appendixes: The entire set of appendixes\n\nCD-Library: Materials collected from the web which directly support the text\n\nCD-Exercises: For More Practice provides exercises and solutions for self-study\nIn More Depth presents new information and challenging exercises for the advanced or curious student\n\nGlossary: Terms that are defined in the text are collected in this searchable reference\n\nFurther Reading: References are organized by the chapter they support\n\nSoftware: HDL simulators, MIPS simulators, and FPGA design tools\n\nTutorials: SPIM, Verilog, and VHDL\n\nAdditional Support: Processor Models, Labs, Homeworks, Index covering the book and CD contents\n\nInstructor Support\n\n+ Instructor Support is provided in a password-protected site to adopters who request the password from our sales representative\n+ Solutions to all the exercises\n+ Figures from the book in a number of formats\n+ Lecture slides prepared by the authors and other instructors\n+ Lecture notes\n\nSystem Requirements\nOperating System\nMost of the content on this CD can be used under any operating system that includes an HTML browser and a PDF viewer. This includes Windows 98 or later, Mac OS 9 and OS X, and most Linux and Unix systems. Some contributed software on this CD is operating system specific. See the installation instructions on the Software page for details.\n\nHTML Browser\nThe navigation framework and some of the content on this CD is delivered in HTML and JavaScript. It is recommended that you install the latest version of your favorite HTML browser to view this CD. The content has been verified under Windows 2000 with the following browsers:\nInternet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla 1.6, Netscape 7.1, Opera 7.23. Under Mac OS X with the following browsers: Internet Explorer 5.2.3, Mozilla 1.6 , Netscape 7.1, Safari 1.2. And under Mandrake Linux with the following browser:\nGaleon 1.3.8.\n\nThe content is designed to be viewed in a browser window that is at least 720 pixels wide. 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