Overview
- Provides a practically driven approach to teaching computer architecture, while still offering breadth and continuity to the reader
- Inclusion of mathematical preliminaries, enforces the linkage between the theory and practice
- Uses Verilog as a means to bridge the gap between a high-level, systems architecture approach and a low-level, digital logic approach, offering a level of integration between the topics
Part of the book series: Texts in Computer Science (TCS)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Tools and Techniques
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Processor Design
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The Hardware/Software Interface
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Appendices
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"The first impression is that the book tries to cover all aspects of computer design. … To summarize, the book lives up to its title. It is a practical and interesting introduction to computer architecture. … It is a good reference book that could be used as a guide in a computer architecture curriculum." (Javier Castillo, ACM Computing Reviews, August, 2009)
“Page … has tried to include ‘topics every computer science student should have at least a basic grasp of.’ … The book is clearly written and technically accurate. The exercises are good, with extensive solutions provided. The volume admirably serves its goal of offering a comprehensive introduction to computer science. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, two-year technical program students, research/faculty, practitioners, and general readers.” (C. Vickery, Choice, Vol. 47 (4), December, 2009)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Practical Introduction to Computer Architecture
Authors: Daniel Page
Series Title: Texts in Computer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-256-6
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-84882-255-9Published: 21 April 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-84996-831-7Published: 04 February 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84882-256-6Published: 14 April 2009
Series ISSN: 1868-0941
Series E-ISSN: 1868-095X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 642
Number of Illustrations: 162 b/w illustrations
Topics: Computer Hardware, Arithmetic and Logic Structures, Processor Architectures