Computer Architecture‎:‎ A Quantitative Approach explores the ways that software and technology in the cloud are accessed by digital media‎,‎ such as cell phones‎,‎ computers‎,‎ tablets‎,‎ and other mobile devices‎.‎ The book became a part of Intel‎'‎s 2012 recommended reading list for developers‎,‎ and it covers the revolution of mobile computing‎.‎ The text also highlights the two most important factors in architecture today‎:‎ parallelism and memory hierarchy‎.‎ The six chapters that this book is composed of follow a consistent framework‎:‎ explanation of the ideas in each chapter‎;‎ a ‎"‎crosscutting issues‎"‎ section‎,‎ which presents how the concepts covered in one chapter connect with those given in other chapters‎;‎ a ‎"‎putting it all together‎"‎ section that links these concepts by discussing how they are applied in real machine‎;‎ and detailed examples of misunderstandings and architectural traps commonly encountered by developers and architects‎.‎ The first chapter of the book includes formulas for energy‎,‎ static and dynamic power‎,‎ integrated circuit costs‎,‎ reliability‎,‎ and availability‎.‎ Chapter 2 discusses memory hierarchy and includes discussions about virtual machines‎,‎ SRAM and DRAM technologies‎,‎ and new material on Flash memory‎.‎ The third chapter covers the exploitation of instruction‎-level parallelism in high‎-performance processors‎,‎ superscalar execution‎,‎ dynamic scheduling and multithreading‎,‎ followed by an introduction to vector architectures in the fourth chapter‎.‎ Chapters 5 and 6 describe multicore processors and warehouse‎-scale computers ‎(‎WSCs‎)‎‎,‎ respectively‎.‎ This book is an important reference for computer architects‎,‎ programmers‎,‎ application developers‎,‎ compiler and system software developers‎,‎ computer system designers and application developers‎.‎ * Part of Intel‎'‎s 2012 Recommended Reading List for Developers* Updated to cover the mobile computing revolution* Emphasizes the two most important topics in architecture today‎:‎ memory hierarchy and parallelism in all its forms‎.‎* Develops common themes throughout each chapter‎:‎ power‎,‎ performance‎,‎ cost‎,‎ dependability‎,‎ protection‎,‎ programming models‎,‎ and emerging trends ‎(‎‎"‎What‎'‎s Next‎"‎‎)‎* Includes three review appendices in the printed text‎.‎ Additional reference appendices are available online‎.‎* Includes updated Case Studies and completely new exercises‎.‎