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.