This textbook provides a clear and concise introduction to computerarchitecture and implementation. Two important themes are interwoven throughoutthe book. The ... » 

This textbook provides a clear and concise introduction to computerarchitecture and implementation. Two important themes are interwoven throughoutthe book. The first is an overview of the major concepts and designphilosophies of computer architecture and organization. The second is the earlyintroduction and use of analytic modeling of computer performance. A uniquefeature of the book is that memory systems are discussed before processorimplementations. The book contains many worked examples and over 130 homeworkexercises. It is an ideal textbook for a onesemester undergraduate course incomputer architecture and implementation. «