Patterson, David A.

Computer organization and design : the hardware software interface / David A .Patterson, John L. Hennessy. - RISC-V edition., Second edition. - Cambridge, MA : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2021 - xx, 602, A-86, I-24 pages : illustrations 24 cm.

Previous edition: 2018. Appendix = page A-2 through page A-86. Index = page I-1 through page I-24.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Computer abstractions and technology -- Ch. 2. Instructions : language of the computer -- Ch. 3. Arithmetic for computers -- Ch. 4. The processor -- Ch. 5. Large and fast : exploiting memory hierarchy -- Ch. 6. Parallel processors from client to cloud -- App. A. The basics of logic design.

This version of Computer Organization and Design features the RISC-V open source instruction set architecture, the first open-source architecture designed to be used in modern computing environments such as cloud computing, mobile devices, and other embedded systems. Improvements to the new second edition, including new sections in each chapter on Domain Specific Architectures (DSA) and updates of all of the real-world examples in the book, keep it fresh and relevant for a new generation of students.

9780128203316 (paperback)


Computer organization.
Computer engineering.
Computer interfaces.
Computer architecture.
System design--Data processing.
Computer architecture

QA76.C643 / PAT