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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006817303321

Autore

Hennessy John L

Titolo

Computer architecture [[electronic resource] ] : a quantitative approach / / John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson ; with contributions by Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

ISBN

1-282-33002-0

9786612330025

0-08-047502-7

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (705 p.)

Collana

The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design

Altri autori (Persone)

PattersonDavid A

Arpaci-DusseauAndrea C

Disciplina

004.2/2 22

004.22

Soggetti

Computer architecture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; About the Authors; Copyright page; Topic Selection and Organization; An Overview of the Content; Navigating the Text; Chapter Structure; Case Studies with Exercises; Supplemental Materials; Helping Improve This Book; Concluding Remarks; Contributors to Previous Editions

Sommario/riassunto

The era of seemingly unlimited growth in processor performance is over: single chip architectures can no longer overcome the performance limitations imposed by the power they consume and the heat they generate. Today, Intel and other semiconductor firms are abandoning the single fast processor model in favor of multi-core microprocessors--chips that combine two or more processors in a single package. In the fourth edition of Computer Architecture, the authors focus on this historic shift, increasing their coverage of multiprocessors and exploring the most effective ways of achieving par