You're reading from Modern Computer Architecture and Organization – Second Edition Learn x86, ARM, and RISC-V architectures and the design of smartphones, PCs, and cloud servers

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Published in May 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803234519

Length 666 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

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Jim Ledin

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Introducing Computer Architecture FREE CHAPTER

2. Digital Logic

3. Processor Elements

4. Computer System Components

5. Hardware-Software Interface

6. Specialized Computing Domains

7. Processor and Memory Architectures

8. Performance-Enhancing Techniques

9. Specialized Processor Extensions

10. Modern Processor Architectures and Instruction Sets

11. The RISC-V Architecture and Instruction Set

12. Processor Virtualization

13. Domain-Specific Computer Architectures

14. Cybersecurity and Confidential Computing Architectures

15. Blockchain and Bitcoin Mining Architectures

16. Self-Driving Vehicle Architectures

17. Quantum Computing and Other Future Directions in Computer Architectures

18. Other Books You May Enjoy

19. Index

Appendix

Bitcoin mining computer architectures

The SHA-256 algorithm is a well-defined sequence of steps that consists of simple Boolean operations performed repetitively on 32-bit data items. The algorithm does not require very much memory when operating on a small block (bitcoin block headers are always 80 bytes). This type of problem is ideal for performance optimization using a digital hardware design dedicated to this application.

The input to the mining algorithm is a candidate block header. The bitcoin block header contains the following data items:

Bitcoin version number (4 bytes): This field identifies the version of the bitcoin core software. The miner selects a version number that is compatible with the miner’s bitcoin software.
Previous block hash (32 bytes): The hash of the previous block in the blockchain. This value is retrieved from the bitcoin network as the hash of the current latest block in the blockchain.
Merkle root (32 bytes): This hash...

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