Can anyone suggest me some resources and lectures about computer architecture?
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There is an amazing book along these lines called Code by Charles Petzold. It is very basic but is fun to read. By the end you understand the inner workings of a computer well enough that you could (conceptually at least) build one from telegraph relays.
vishvananda
2009-02-14 06:45:55
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Yes. Berkley has CS61CL - Machine Structures offered as part of their webcasts series. They offer it in Video Podcast (h.264) and audio formats. I've watched CS61A from there and liked it. The quality was fine.
Update: They also offer the more extensive course CS61C in web video format. CL appears to be the lab-only version with only a dozen or so lectures.
Steve Rowe
2009-02-14 06:54:45
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Computer Architecture a Quantitative Approach by Patterson & Hennessy. Not a video but a good reference. Written by the creators of the RISC architecture. It's 19 years old but has aged well. It covers instruction set architecture, organization and hardware. I actually managed to find it at my local public library :D!
EDIT: Apparently there are many newer editions that cover modern architectures, I just happened to have found a 1st Ed. Doesn't detract from it in any way.
Kelden Cowan
2009-04-27 19:51:30