tailieunhanh - Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance, 8th Edition - William Stallings

This book is about the structure and function of computers. Its purpose is to present, as clearly and completely as possible, the nature and characteristics of modern-day computer systems. This task is challenging for several reasons. First, there is a tremendous variety of products that can rightly claim the name of computer, from single-chip microprocessors costing a few dollars to supercomputers costing tens of millions of dollars. Variety is exhibited not only in cost, but also in size, performance, and application | EIGHTH EDITION COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE Designing for Performance Computer Organization AND Architecture Designing for Performance Eighth Edition William Stallings Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River NJ 07458 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data On File Vice President and Editorial Director Marcia J. Horton Editor-in-Chief Michael Hirsch Executive Editor Tracy Dunkelberger Associate Editor Melinda Haggerty Marketing Manager Erin Davis Senior Managing Editor Scott Disanno Production Editor Rose Kernan Operations Specialist Lisa McDowell Art Director Kenny Beck Cover Design Kristine Carney Director Image Resource Center Melinda Patelli Manager Rights and Permissions Zina Arabia Manager Visual Research Beth Brenzel Manager Cover Visual Research Permissions Karen Sanatar Composition Rakesh Poddar Aptara Inc. Cover Image Picturegarden Image Bank Getty Images Inc. Copyright 2010 2006 by Pearson Education Inc. Upper Saddle River New Jersey 07458. Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of publication is protected by Copyright and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction storage in a retrieval system or transmission in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or likewise. For information regarding permission s write to Rights and Permissions Department. Pearson Prentice Hall is a trademark of Pearson Education Inc. Pearson is a registered trademark of Pearson plc Prentice Hall is a registered trademark of Pearson Education Inc. Pearson Education LTD. London Pearson Education Singapore Pte. Ltd Pearson Education Canada Ltd Pearson Education-Japan Pearson Education Australia PTY Limited Pearson Education North Asia Ltd Pearson Education de Mexico . de . Pearson Education Malaysia Pte. Ltd Pearson Education Upper Saddle River New Jersey Prentice Hall is an imprint of PEARSON 10 98 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN-13 .