The Essentials of computer organization and architecture /

Null, Linda

The Essentials of computer organization and architecture / Linda Null and Julia Lobur - FIFTH EDITION. - Burlington, MA : Jone and Bartlett Learning, c2019 - xxxi, 744 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- 2. Data representation in computer systems -- 3. Boolean algebra and digital logic -- 4. MARIE : an introduction to a simple computer -- 5. A closer look at instruction set architectures -- 6. Memory -- 7. Input/output systems -- 8. System software -- 9. Alternative architectures -- 10. Topics in embedded systems -- 11. Performance measurement and analysis.

This title presents computing systems as a series of layers, taking a bottoms -up approach by starting with low-level hardware and progressing to higher-level software. It is geared towards the computer scientist, as opposed to the computer engineer.

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COMPUTER ORGANIZATION

QA 76.9.C643 .N85 2019