Computer Organization and Design MIPS Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) 5th Edition
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John L. Hennessy
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"...the fundamental computer organization book, both as an introduction for readers with no experience in computer architecture topics, and as an up-to-date reference for computer architects."--Computing Reviews, July 22 2014
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About the Author
ACM named John L. Hennessy a recipient of the 2017 ACM A.M. Turing Award for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry. John L. Hennessy is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1977 and was, from 2000 to 2016, its tenth President. Prof. Hennessy is a Fellow of the IEEE and ACM; a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Science, and the American Philosophical Society; and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among his many awards are the 2001 Eckert-Mauchly Award for his contributions to RISC technology, the 2001 Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award, and the 2000 John von Neumann Award, which he shared with David Patterson. He has also received seven honorary doctorates.
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- Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann; 5th edition (October 10, 2013)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 800 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0124077269
- ISBN-13 : 978-0124077263
- Item Weight : 3.04 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.4 x 1.3 x 9.1 inches
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First, Kindle "navigation" is pretty much useless when detailed discussions that reference figures appear many pages before and after the actual figure. There is no useable way to flip between the text and relevant figure and the ability to see the figure and text at the same time is apparently never going to be considered, much less actually happen.
Second, and most heinous flaw, is the inability to zoom in on figures using Kindle for PC. To begin, many Kindle figures are quite literally unreadable. See Figure 1.17 for example.
Third - I'll quit now before I get started on mis-guided attempts to 'protect' copyrights that in fact encourage circumvention.
I'm incensed that Amazon would foist this drek off on students who are most likely trying to stretch limited funds and provide themselves access across multiple devices to match their study needs.
Except I can't. Because the digital version is just one long manuscript. One of my friends purchased the actual physical book, and not only does it have page numbers (as it should), the layout itself is both quite different and far superior.
Bottom line, unless they fix the incredibly poor formatting of the digital version, get the physical one if you're using at as a textbook.
I'm currently at university, and I took a class in Computer Organization this semester. I was definitely unfamiliar with the low-level aspects of Computer Science, so needless to say I was a bit intimidated. However, this textbook thoroughly prepared me for my exams, and I relied on this textbook more than I have any other text for any other class. Not only did it prepare me, but I feel that I have learned more about Computer Science from this textbook than I have from any other.
I've seen some other reviews complain about typos, but I can usually overlook those. There are only two colors in the book (blue and black), but this is obviously to keep prices down (see below). Sometimes I found myself reading the same passages over and over again because I had trouble understanding what the author meant. I definitely get a sense that this edition was a bit rushed, as both the authors have demanding jobs outside of writing textbooks.
I also have a serious issue with the way I couldn't find ANY answers anywhere to the problems in the book. It seems like standard practice to have the odd or even-numbered solutions in the back of the book or online, but I could not locate any. That's really my only complaint about this text, all the other issues I can excuse in some way.
One of the most important points about this textbook is its price. You can easily pick this up for less than $40, which is pretty much a steal compared to some $100 or $200 textbooks. In light of the price, I can excuse the few areas where the cut corners to reduce printing prices.
I have never been forced to use a worse text in my academic career (and I have several degrees). I hope you don't have to use this book in its current form.
As other reviewers have notes, the binding of the book is the worst I have seen in a book. I have read books over 200 years old in better shape (I bought mine new).
Also, the physical quality of this book is crappy. Pages were literally falling apart as you turn the pages. I returned the first book I rented because of this. The second book is the same. I would have returned it too but I realized I would most likely get another crappy book.
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I bought it for university purposes!! Buy it!
There are NO solutions to any of the questions and there is NO solution manual that can be purchased separately either. A major failure on the part of the authors.















