Guide to RISC Processors - for Programmers and Engineers

Recently, there has been a trend toward processors based on the RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) design. This is an accessible and all-encompassing compendium on RISC processors, introducing five of them: MIPS, SPARC, PowerPC, ARM, and Intel's 64-bit Itanium. Initial chapters explain differences between the CISC and RISC designs, and the core RISC design principles are clearly discussed. Later chapters provide instruction on MIPS assembly language programming, so that readers can readily learn the concepts and principles introduced earlier. Professionals, programmers, and students in computer architecture and programming courses will find the guide an essential resource.

List of contents

Overview.- Processor Design Issues.- RISC Principles.- Architectures.- MIPS Architecture.- SPARC Architecture.- PowerPC Architecture.- Itanium Architecture.- ARM Architecture.- MIPS Assembly Language.- SPIM Simulator and Debugger.- Assembly Language Overview.- Procedures and the Stack.- Addressing Modes.- Arithmetic Instructions.- Conditional Execution.- Logical and Shift Operations.- Recursion.- Floating-Point Operations.

Summary

Recently, there has been a trend toward processors based on the RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) design. This is an accessible and all-encompassing compendium on RISC processors, introducing five of them: MIPS, SPARC, PowerPC, ARM, and Intel's 64-bit Itanium. Initial chapters explain differences between the CISC and RISC designs, and the core RISC design principles are clearly discussed. Later chapters provide instruction on MIPS assembly language programming, so that readers can readily learn the concepts and principles introduced earlier. Professionals, programmers, and students in computer architecture and programming courses will find the guide an essential resource.

Product details

• Authors: Sivarama P Dandamudi, Sivarama P. Dandamudi
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2010
• EAN: 9781441919359
• ISBN: 978-1-4419-1935-9
• No. of pages: 388
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 21 mm x 254 mm
• Weight: 757 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 388 p. 80 illus.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; A, Software Engineering, Microprocessors, computer science, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems, Programming Techniques, Computer programming, Microprogramming, Control Structures and Microprogramming, Operating systems, Algorithms & data structures, Computer programming / software engineering, Computer Engineering and Networks, Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks, Computer organization, Processor Architectures, Computer networking & communications