John L. Hennessy

David A. Patterson

Christos Kozyrakis

Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, has been considered essential reading by instructors, students and practitioners of computer design for nearly 30 years. The seventh edition of this classic textbook from John Hennessy and David Patterson, w - Winner of a 2019 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association - Each chapter follows a consistent framework: explanation of the ideas in each chapter; a "crosscutting issues" section, which presents how the concepts covered in one chapter connect with those given in other chapters; a "putting it all together" section that links these concepts by discussing how they are applied in real machine; and detailed examples of misunderstandings and architectural traps commonly encountered by developers and architects - Includes "Putting It All Together" sections near the end of every chapter, providing real-world technology examples that demonstrate the principles covered in each chapter - Covers new developments in GPU and CPU architectures, as well as domain specific architectures - Features more comprehensive coverage of systems on chip and heterogeneity

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