Publisher's Synopsis
This landmark revision of the first book to focus on computer architecture as a modern science covers a new generation of architectures and design techniques with a view to the future. It includes increased coverage of pipelining and storage, a comprehensive presentation of caches, and a new chapter on shared memory multiprocessing and network technology. Anyone involved in building computers will profit from the unmatched experience and quantitative approach that Hennessy and Patterson apply to their presentation.
