McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. — 686 p. — ISBN13: 978-93-3290-183-4.
“This textbook provides a perfect amalgam of the basics of computer architecture, intricacies of modern assembly languages and advanced concepts such as multiprocessor memory systems and I/O technologies. It shows the design of a processor from first principles including its instruction set, assembly-language specification, functional units, microprogrammed implementation and 5-stage pipeline. Computer Organisation and Architecture can serve as a textbook in both basic as well as advanced courses on computer architecture, systems programming, and microprocessor design.
Additionally, it can also serve as a reference book for courses on digital electronics and communication. Salient Features: • Balanced presentation of theoretical, qualitative and quantitative aspects of computer architecture • Extensive coverage of the ARM and x86 assembly languages • Extensive software support: Instruction set emulators, assembler, Logisim and VHDL design of the SimpleRisc processor”