Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)
Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 704
- ISBN:
- 0123704901
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- Morgan Kaufmann
- Publication Date:
- Nov. 3, 2006
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 2674
Intel and other semiconductor firms are abandoning the single fast processor model in favor of multi-core microprocessors. This title focuses on this historic shift, providing coverage of multiprocessors and exploring the effective ways of achieving parallelism as the key to unlocking the power of multiple processor architectures.
Reviews for Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)
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the classic
Rated out of 5 stars, May 12th, 2007
This book is now in its 4th edition and remains the benchmark text in its field. I have had the 2nd edition for some time and must admit that the 4th edition is not as easy to follow as it covers a huge amount of new and advanced material.
Anyone requiring a gentler introduction should take a look at Jon Stokes' Inside The Machine. It covers much of the same material but with rather less rigor.
The key word in the title is Quantitative, there are no 'hand-waving' arguments in this text. Highly recommended but not for the faint-hearted.
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Way over My head
Rated out of 5 stars, March 12th, 2007
I feel that this book is misdescribed: I was looking for a good book to help me to understand how computers work. I have already read "Computer Organisation and Design" (second edition) by the same authors and was very pleased with it. This book is for experts who want to become gods.