By David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy
Subtitle: "The Hardware / Software Interface"
ISBN 1-55860-491-X
Second Edition (International Student Edition)
Used as a textbook for University Computer Science courses
Near new condition with pages flat and neat
Blurb excerpt: "... Using a distinctive 'learning by evolution' approach, the authors present each idea from its first principles, incrementally adding complexity through a series of worked examples until readers have acquired an understanding of the entire MIPS instruction set and the fundamentals of assembly language. Computer arithmetic, pipelining, and memory hierarchies are treated to the same evolutionary approach. The design, performance, and significance of I/O systems are also discussed in depth, and an entire chapter is devoted to the emerging architectures of multiprocessor systems."