Description

 Here is a summary of the special features that set this book apart.

ΓΓé¼ó This probably is the only book on the market to cover five popular RISC architectures:

MIPS, SPARC, PowerPC, Itanium, and ARM.

ΓΓé¼ó There is a methodical organization of chapters for a step-by-step introduction to the

MIPS assembly language.

ΓΓé¼ó This book does not use fragments of code in examples. All examples are complete

in the sense that they can be assembled and run giving a better feeling as to how

these programs work.

ΓΓé¼ó Source code for the MIPS assembly language program examples is available from

the bookΓΓé¼Γäós Web site (www.scs.carleton.ca/╦┼ôsivarama/risc_book).

ΓΓé¼ó The book is self-contained and does not assume a background in computer organization.

All necessary background material is presented in the book.

ΓΓé¼ó Interchapter dependencies are kept to a minimum to offer maximum flexibility to

instructors in organizing the material. Each chapter provides an overview at the

beginning and a summary at the end.

ΓΓé¼ó An extensive set of programming exercises is provided to reinforce the MIPS assembly

language concepts discussed in Part III of the book.