Understanding Program Performance - Analyzes key performance issues from the perspective of a programmer . Self Check Questions - Helps students assess their understanding of the key points of the . Computers In the Real World - Describe the diverse applications of computing technology beyond traditional desktop and server . To Practice More - Provides students with additional problems they can cope . In More Depth - Presenting new information and challenging exercises for advanced students New reference features . A complete index of the material in the book and the CD will appear in the printed index and the CD includes a fully searchable version of the same index. Summary of the latest developments in architecture in Real Stuff sections: - Intel IA-32 - Power PC 604 - Google's PC cluster - Pentium P4 - SPEC CPU2000 benchmark suite for processors - SPEC Web99 benchmark for web servers - EEMBC benchmark for embedded systems - AMD Opteron memory hierarchy - AMD vs. Using logic design conventions . Designing with hardware description language . Designing with FPGA . HDL simulators and tutorials . MIPS simulator and tutorial . CD-Bars: Full length sections that are introduced in the book and presented on CD . CD-Library: Materials collected from the web which directly support the text . In More Depth presents new information and challenging exercises for advanced students or curious . Term: The term is defined in the text are collected in this searchable reference . Further Reading: References are organized by the chapter they support . Software: HDL simulators, MIPS simulators, and FPGA design tools . Additional Support: Processor Models, Labs, PR, Index covering the book and CD Instructor Support Instructor support provided on textbooks.elsevier.com: . Figures from the book in several formats .