
This self-contained text devotes one full chapter to the basics of digital logic. While the initial chapters describe in detail about computer organization, including CPU design, ALU design, memory design and I/O organization, the text also deals with Assembly Language Programming for Pentium using NASM assembler.
What distinguishes the text is the special attention it pays to Cache and Virtual Memory organization, as well as to RISC architecture and the intricacies of pipelining. All these discussions are climaxed by an illuminating discussion on parallel computers which shows how processors are interconnected to create a variety of parallel computers.
KEY FEATURES
Self-contained presentation starting with data representation and ending with advanced parallel computer architecture.
Systematic and logical organization of topics.
Large number of worked-out examples and exercises.
Contains basics of assembly language programming.
Each chapter has learning objectives and a detailed summary to help students to quickly revise the material.
| a a belavin and v g drinfeld m a ali isaac candler gregory j w urwin harold j laski | y althea boyer holladay john latane charles d parsons stephen gammell sheri mcinnis |