Advanced computer architectures : a design space approach

Author(s)

• Sima, D. (Dezsö)
• Fountain, T.J. (Terry J.)
• Kacsuk, Péter

Bibliographic Information

Advanced computer architectures : a design space approach

Deszö Sima, Terence Fountain, Péter Kacsuk

（International computer science series）

Addison-Wesley, 1997

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This timely book provides an unconventional and up-to-date overview of all the important computer architectures and is one of the first texts to present all the relevant concepts of advanced architecture classes by exploring their design spaces. Advanced Computer Architectures will prove an indispensable guide for anyone who needs to be acquainted with the relevant concepts and solutions introduced in recent years to the dramatically changing world of computer architecture. For the student of advanced level courses in computer architecture, this book will provide a comprehensive and accessible overview of the subject whilst its strong practical orientation will make it an invaluable reference for the practitioner.

Table of Contents

OVERVIEW: PART I - FUNDAMENTALS Computational Models The Concept of Computer Architecture Introduction to Parallel Processing PART II - INSTRUCTION-LEVEL PARALLEL PROCESSORS Introduction to ILP-Processors Pipelined Processors VLIWArchitectures Superscalar Processors Processing of Control Transfer Instructions Code Scheduling for ILP-Processors PART III - INSTRUCTION-LEVEL DATA-PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES Introduction to Data-Parallel Architectures SIMD Architectures Associative and Neural Architectures Data-Parallel Pipelined and Systolic Architectures Vector Architectures PART IV - THREAD AND PROCESS-LEVEL PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES Introduction to MIMD Architectures Multithreaded Architectures Distributed Memory and MIMD Architectures Shared Memory MIMD Architectures OUTLOOK Introduction Semiconductor Technology Interconnection Technology Optical Computing Bio-electronic Computing Final Remarks References

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Details

• NCID: BA33351762
• ISBN:
  • 0201422913
• LCCN: 97014623
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Harlow, England
• Pages/Volumes: xxiii, 766 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Computer architecture
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00203522