Computer architecture : a quantitative approach /: a quantitative approach. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson ; with contributions by Krste Asanović [and others].
• Other Names: Hennessy, John L; Patterson, David A; Asanović, Krste
• Contents: Fundamentals of quantitative design and analysis -- Memory hierarchy design -- Instruction-level parallelism and its exploitation -- Data-level parallelism in vector, SIMD, and GPU architectures -- Thread-level parallelism -- Warehouse-scale computers to exploit request-level and data-level parallelism -- Instruction set principles -- Review of memory hierarchy -- Pipelining: basic and intermediate concepts -- Online appendices. Storage systems -- Embedded systems -- Interconnection networks -- Vector processors in more depth -- Hardware and software for VLIW and EPIC -- Large-scale multiprocessors and scientific applications -- Computer arithmetic -- Survey of instruction set architectures -- Historical perspectives and references.
• Edition: 5th ed
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Boston : Morgan Kaufmann/Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvii, 493, [325] pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 004.2/2; Computer architecture; Computer architecture; COMPUTERS -- Systems Architecture -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780123838735; 0123838738
• Related ISBNs: 9780123838728; 012383872X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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