A revised printing for this book will be available in June 2007!What's New in the Third Edition, Revised Printing The same great book gets better! The revised printing features all of the original content along with these additional features:. Appendix A (Assemblers, Linkers, and the SPIM Simulator) has been moved from the CD-ROM into the printed book. Corrections and bug fixesClick here to request a desk copy of the revised printing!About the Third EditionIn addition to thoroughly updating every aspect of the text to reflect the most current computing technology, the third edition*Uses standard 32-bit MIPS 32 as the primary teaching ISA.*Presents the assembler-to-HLL translations in both C and Java.*Highlights the latest developments in architecture in Real Stuff sections:+ Intel IA-32+ Power PC 604+ Google's PC cluster+ Pentium P4+ SPEC CPU2000 benchmark suite for processors+ SPEC Web99 benchmark for web servers+ EEMBC benchmark for embedded systems+ AMD Opteron memory hierarchy+ AMD vs. 1A-64New support for distinct course goalsMany of the adopters who have used our book throughout its two editions are refining their courses with a greater hardware or software focus. We have provided new material to support these course goals:New material to support a Hardware Focus+Using logic design conventions+Designing with hardware description languages+Advanced pipelining+Designing with FPGAs+HDL simulators and tutorials+Xilinx CAD toolsNew material to support a Software Focus+How compilers Work+How to optimize compilers+How to implement object oriented languages+MIPS simulator and tutorial+History sections on programming languages, compilers, operating systems and databasesWhat's New in the Third EditionNew pedagogical featuresUnderstanding Program Performance -Analyzes key performance issues from the programmer's perspective Check Yourself Questions -Helps students assess their understanding of key points of a section Computers In the Real World -Illustrates the diversity of applications of computing technology beyond traditional desktop and serversFor More Practice-Provides students with additional problems they can tackleIn More Depth -Presents new information and challenging exercises for the advanced studentNew reference featuresHighlighted glossary terms and definitions appear on the book page, as bold-faced entries in the index, and as a separate and searchable reference on the CD.A complete index of the material in the book and on the CD appears in the printed index and the CD includes a fully searchable version of the same index.Historical Perspectives and Further Readings have been updated and expanded to include the history of software R&D.CD-Library provides materials collected from the web which directly support the text.On the CDCD-Bars: Full length sections that are introduced in the book and presented on the CDCD-Appendixes: The entire set of appendixesCD-Library: Materials collected from the web which directly support the textCD-Exercises: For More Practice provides exercises and solutions for self-studyIn More Depth presents new information and challenging exercises for the advanced or curious student Glossary: Terms that are defined in the text are collected in this searchable referenceFurther Reading: References are organized by the chapter they supportSoftware: HDL simulators, MIPS simulators, and FPGA design toolsTutorials: SPIM, Verilog, and VHDLAdditional Support: Processor Models, Labs, Homeworks, Index covering the book and CD contentsInstructor Support+ Instructor Support is provided in a password-protected site to adopters who request the password from our sales representative+ Solutions to all the exercises + Figures from the book in a number of formats+ Lecture slides prepared by the authors and other instructors+ Lecture notesSystem RequirementsOperating SystemMost of the content on this CD can be used under any operating system that includes an HTML browser and a PDF viewer. This includes Windows 98 or later, Mac OS 9 and OS X, and most Linux and Unix systems. Some contributed software on this CD is operating system specific. See the installation instructions on the Software page for details.HTML BrowserThe navigation framework and some of the content on this CD is delivered in HTML and JavaScript. It is recommended that you install the latest version of your favorite HTML browser to view this CD. The content has been verified under Windows 2000 with the following browsers:Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla 1.6, Netscape 7.1, Opera 7.23. Under Mac OS X with the following browsers: Internet Explorer 5.2.3, Mozilla 1.6 , Netscape 7.1, Safari 1.2. And under Mandrake Linux with the following browser:Galeon 1.3.8. The content is designed to be viewed in a browser window that is at least 720 pixels wide. 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Visit iseemedia's website for download instructions. For instructor resources click on the grey "companion site" button found on the right side of this page.This new edition represents a major revision. New to this edition:* Entire Text has been updated to reflect new technology* 70% new exercises.* Includes a CD loaded with software, projects and exercises to support courses using a number of tools * A new interior design presents defined terms in the margin for quick reference * A new feature, "Understanding Program Performance" focuses on performance from the programmer's perspective * Two sets of exercises and solutions, "For More Practice" and "In More Depth," are included on the CD * "Check Yourself" questions help students check their understanding of major concepts * "Computers In the Real World" feature illustrates the diversity of uses for information technology *More detail below...