Computer Systems  (English, Hardcover, Bryant Randal E.)

For Computer Systems, Computer Organization and Architecture courses in CS, EE, and ECE departments.

Few students studying computer science or computer engineering will ever have the opportunity to build a computer system. On the other hand, most students will be required to use and program computers on a near daily basis. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective introduces the important and enduring concepts that underlie computer systems by showing how these ideas affect the correctness, performance, and utility of application programs. The text's hands-on approach (including a comprehensive set of labs) helps students understand the “under-the-hood” operation of a modern computer system and prepares them for future courses in systems topics such as compilers, computer architecture, operating systems, and networking.

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Salient Features

• Extensive sets of practice problems interspersed throughout the chapters encourage students to read actively
• An extensive set of homework problems, rated by difficulty level
• A set of labs (including the well known “Binary Bomb Lab”) with supporting software and detailed discussion for instructors
• Web asides, parenthetical remarks that supplement the main presentation of the book, are referenced within the book, and are available from the CS:APP web page.

Instructor Supplements

• CourseSmart
• Lab Exercises
• Instructor Manual for Labs
• PPT Slides
• Instructor's Solutions Manual