Modern Computer Architecture and Organization: Learn x86, ARM, and RISC-V architectures and the design of smartphones, PCs, and cloud servers Illustrated Edition

This book is structured very well, it allows you to read a particular section with out having to know much about other sections. Everything is explained in detail and with simple examples and illustrations to help you visualize the concepts. After reading this book, you’ll definitely have a strong understanding of what is going on at the hardware level of computers. It will also provide you with tips and insights on how to write code that takes advantage of the architecture in a modern computer to optimize performance.

I read this book as part of my review to teach a class in Computer Architecture after twenty years away from the field. This is a quick, undergraduate level text with very current, contemporary examples as of 2021.

It gives a general theoretical explanation about a variety of computer architecture such as Arm and x86. I would have hoped for more practical engineering rather than simply theory.

I have read a few books on computer architecture.Nothing tops this.clarifies a lot of details for me especially the serial/parallel interfaces & so beautifully explained.Kudos for an excellent job.

Usually the books about computer organization and architecture are dedicated to design a computer from scratch. When you go to give classes to Computer Engineering, most of them want to know how to use them and how they work. So to teach them it is necessary to gather a lot of information about current CPUs, what is a long research. This book has already gathered this information what make easier the work for the teacher.The way RISC-V was presented make it easier to compare with x86 and ARM. The chapter about Virtualization is excellent to show to students.

A truly remarkable tour de force in computer science. Jim is a true expert in this field. An excellent and beneficial read!'

If you thought this was a book that would teach you "modern computer architecture", with examples in ARM, x86, and RISC-V, look for another book. This book doesn't really teach anything other than the very basic introductions to various topics. Half a page dedicated to explaining what a keyboard and mouse are. The book lacks substance. Long introduction about the history of computers and they spend a long time explaining basic concepts that anyone looking to write assembly should already know long before they touch a book on modern computer architecture. This is a book about "basic computer architecture", taught at a high school AP level, or maybe a community college introductory level course for undergrads who have no exposure to the subject at all. Completely useless for practical applications.Very little touched on in this book, however, is modern, as they spend the majority of their time on basic concepts that have been the same for many years. There is a little bit of information, but the section on risc-v for example is only about 1-2 dozen pages long, and only briefly skims the subject. Does it technically mention risc-v? yes. Does it present any information you would not find from 5 minutes of googling? no.Can you "Learn RISC-V" using this book? No.Can you "Learn x86" using this book? No.Can you "Learn ARM" using this book? No.Can you learn about what RISC-V is, at least conceptually using this book? Yes. Can you learn basic concepts that you would need to already know about before trying to actually learn an ISA? I guess so. But that's not what this book is advertised as, hence I cannot recommend it.

A good book for new beginers. Still i need to search for many of the concept shown in the book.