by Patterson, David From Morgan Kauffman

The book, Computer Organisation and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, is a bestseller of its kind and keeps the readers informed on the latest trends in the field, which includes the change to multi-core microprocessors. This edition throws light on the need for the embedded computing industry in the Asian subcontinent. In addition to that, the book also presents the ARM processor, which is a well-known instruction set architecture that is designed for embedded instruments, to examine the computer’s instruction set and arithmetical functions. A CD also comes along with this book and contains compilers and simulators with instructions regarding their use, and detailed information for advanced readers.