Computer organization and design : the hardware/software interface
The performance of software systems is dramatically affected by how well software designers understand the basic hardware technologies at work in a system. Similarly, hardware designers must understand the far-reaching effects their design decisions have on software applications. For readers in either category, this classic introduction to the field provides a look deep into the computer. It demonstrates the relationships between the software and hardware and focuses on the foundational concepts that are the basis for current computer design
eBook, English, ©1998
2nd ed
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, San Francisco, Calif., ©1998