Computer Science
Computer Organization and Design - The Hardware-Software Interface
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann, 2008, 912pp, 4th ed.
Even today, to write great software, it helps to understand the underlying hardware. And if you’re a hardware architect, you’d better understand how your choices will impact developers. Computer Organization and Design, Fourth Edition will help software and hardware folks understand each other. The introductory textbook even provides separate learning paths for each audience.