Ledin, Jim <br/><br/>
Modern computer architecture and organization / 
Jim Ledin 
 - Second Edition 
 - Birmingham, UK :  Packt Publishing, Limited,  c2022 
 - xxxvi, 628 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introducing Computer Architecture -- Digital Logic -- Processor Elements -- Computer System Components -- Hardware-Software Interface -- Specialized Computing Domains -- Processor and Memory Architectures -- Performance-Enhancing Techniques -- Specialized Processor Extensions -- Modern Processor Architectures and Instruction Sets -- The RISC-V Architecture and Instruction Set -- Processor Virtualization -- Domain-Specific Computer Architectures -- Cybersecurity and Confidential Computing Architectures -- Blockchain and Bitcoin Mining Architectures -- Self-Driving Vehicle Architectures -- Quantum Computing and Other Future Directions in Computer Architectures -- Appendix. 
<br/><br/> This edition has been further updated to cover the architecture and design principles underlying the important domains of cybersecurity, blockchain and bitcoin mining, and self-driving vehicles. This book is for software developers, computer engineering students, system designers, reverse engineers, and anyone looking to understand the architecture and design principles underlying modern computer systems: ranging from tiny, embedded devices to warehouse-size cloud server farms. A general understanding of computer processors is helpful but not required. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781803234519 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA 76.9.C643 .L43 2022