Not for the newbie, this book is written for individuals who are far beyond the primer stage in designing modern computer systems. A signpost in computer architecture (CA) pointing from the past to the future, this well-organized book brims with computer design information and both cutting-edge and historical material, covering everything from fundamentals to pipelining and even featuring the block diagram of Sony PlayStation 2 with regard to embedded systems. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (3rd Edition)