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Modern Computer Architecture and Organization – Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Jim Ledin
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Modern Computer Architecture and Organization – Second Edition - Second Edition

By: Jim Ledin

Overview of this book

Are you a software developer, systems designer, or computer architecture student looking for a methodical introduction to digital device architectures, but are overwhelmed by the complexity of modern systems? This step-by-step guide will teach you how modern computer systems work with the help of practical examples and exercises. You’ll gain insights into the internal behavior of processors down to the circuit level and will understand how the hardware executes code developed in high-level languages. This book will teach you the fundamentals of computer systems including transistors, logic gates, sequential logic, and instruction pipelines. You will learn details of modern processor architectures and instruction sets including x86, x64, ARM, and RISC-V. You will see how to implement a RISC-V processor in a low-cost FPGA board and write a quantum computing program and run it on an actual quantum computer. This edition has been updated to cover the architecture and design principles underlying the important domains of cybersecurity, blockchain and bitcoin mining, and self-driving vehicles. By the end of this book, you will have a thorough understanding of modern processors and computer architecture and the future directions these technologies are likely to take.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
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Index

Self-Driving Vehicle Architectures

This chapter describes the capabilities of self-navigating vehicle-processing architectures. It begins with a discussion of the types of sensors and data a self-driving vehicle receives as input while driving. We continue with a discussion of the requirements for ensuring the safety of the autonomous vehicle and its occupants, as well as for other vehicles, pedestrians, and stationary objects. Next is a description of the types of processing required for effective vehicle control. The chapter concludes with an overview of an example self-driving computer architecture.

After completing this chapter, you will have learned the basics of the computing architectures used by self-driving vehicles and will understand the types of sensors used by these vehicles. You will be able to describe the types of processing required by self-driving vehicles and will understand the safety issues associated with self-driving vehicles.

The following topics will...