A Practical Introduction to Computer Archi...

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Beschreibung

It is a great pleasure to write a preface to this book. In my view, the content is unique in that it blends traditional teaching approaches with the use of mathematics and a mainstream Hardware Design Language (HDL) as formalisms to describe key concepts. The book keeps the ¿machine¿ separate from the ¿application¿ by strictly following a bottom-up approach: it starts with transistors and logic gates and only introduces assembly language programs once their execution by a processor is clearly de ned. Using a HDL, Verilog in this case, rather than static circuit diagrams is a big deviation from traditional books on computer architecture. Static circuit diagrams cannot be explored in a hands-on way like the corresponding Verilog model can. In order to understand why I consider this shift so important, one must consider how computer architecture, a subject that has been studied for more than 50 years, has evolved. In the pioneering days computers were constructed by hand. An entire computer could (just about) be described by drawing a circuit diagram. Initially, such d- grams consisted mostly of analogue components before later moving toward d- ital logic gates. The advent of digital electronics led to more complex cells, such as half-adders, ip- ops, and decoders being recognised as useful building blocks.

Über den Autor

Dr. Daniel Page and Prof. Nigel Smart are lecturers in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bristol, UK, affiliated to the Cryptography and Information Security Group. Daniel Page is also the author of the Springer textbook A Practical Introduction to Computer Architecture.

Zusammenfassung

Provides a practically driven approach to teaching computer architecture, while still offering breadth and continuity to the reader

Inclusion of mathematical preliminaries, enforces the linkage between the theory and practice

Uses Verilog as a means to bridge the gap between a high-level, systems architecture approach and a low-level, digital logic approach, offering a level of integration between the topics

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Tools and Techniques.- Mathematical Preliminaries.- Basics of Digital Logic.- Hardware Design Using Verilog.- Processor Design.- A Historical and Functional Perspective.- Basic Processor Design.- Measuring Performance.- Arithmetic and Logic.- Memory and Storage.- Advanced Processor Design.- The Hardware/Software Interface.- Linkers and Assemblers.- Compilers.- Operating Systems.- Efficient Programming.- Appendices.- SPIM: A MIPS32 Simulator.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Fachbereich:	Hardware
Genre:	Importe , Informatik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Texts in Computer Science
Inhalt:	xxii 642 S. 162 s/w Illustr. 642 p. 162 illus.
ISBN-13:	9781849968317
ISBN-10:	1849968314
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Page, Daniel
Hersteller:	Springer Springer-Verlag London Ltd. Texts in Computer Science
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 178 x 36 mm
Von/Mit:	Daniel Page
Erscheinungsdatum:	04.02.2011
Gewicht:	1,136 kg