Digital computers have evolved over the years with a continual growth in their performance so as to satisfy the ever-increasing demand from users. An attempt is made in this book to demystify the field of computer architecture. The techniques used over the years to obtain nearly a linear improvement in computer system performance are clearly explained. A reduction in cost of hardware has allowed techniques that could be used only in high-performance machines of 1970's to be integrated into low-cost digital computers
such as desktop and laptop computers. This brought about a revolution in the performance of digital computers. These techniques and a knowledge about their development give an insight into the important field of computer architecture. Moreover, such knowledge would help readers to effectively approach and solve any problem in a related field. There are many excellent books on this subject matter. Then, a question which naturally arises...