Computer Organization and Design : the Hardware/Software Interface.
- 5th Edition
- Haryana Morgan Kaufmann Publishers 2019
- xxii, 575, i24 p. ill. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 look deep into the computer. It demonstrates the relationships between the software and hardware and focuses on the foundational concepts that are the basis for current computer design.
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