Introduction to computer organization : an under-the-hood look at hardware and x86-64 assembly / Robert G. Plantz

Includes index.

Introduction -- Chapter 1: Setting the Stage -- Chapter 2: Data Storage Formats -- Chapter 3: Computer Arithmetic -- Chapter 4: Boolean Algebra -- Chapter 5: Logic Gates -- Chapter 6: Combinational Logic Circuits -- Chapter 7: Sequential Logic Circuits -- Chapter 8: Memory -- Chapter 9: Central Processing Unit -- Chapter 10: Programming in Assembly Language -- Chapter 11: Inside the main Function -- Chapter 12: Instruction Details -- Chapter 13: Control Flow Constructs -- Chapter 14: Inside Subfunctions -- Chapter 15: Special Uses of Subfunctions -- Chapter 16: Bitwise Logic, Multiplication, and Division Instructions -- Chapter 17: Data Structures -- Chapter 18: Object-Oriented Programming -- Chapter 19: Fractional Numbers -- Chapter 20: Input/Output -- Chapter 21: Exceptions and Interrupts -- Index.

Introduction to Computer Organization gives programmers a practical understanding of what happens in a computer when you execute your code. Working from the ground up, the book starts with fundamental concepts like memory organization, digital circuit design, and computer arithmetic. It then uses C/C++ to explore how familiar high-level coding concepts—like control flow, input/output, and functions—are implemented in assembly language. The goal isn’t to make you an assembly language programmer, but to help you understand what happens behind the scenes when you run your programs.