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Computer Systems Architecture: A Networking Approach (2nd Revised edition)
Computer Systems Architecture presents the subject in a progressive, incremental manner, bottom-upwards. Starting with digital logic and computer hardware, moving through the layers of software and leading on to an introduction to the field of networking and operating systems. It adopts a practical, hand-on approach, drawing upon areas of student
interest and experience (the Internet, Pentium processors, GUIs, mobile communications) to stimulate the reader's enthusiasm for the subject. Throughout, system performance is analysed as jointly dependent on hardware and software features. Practical exercises demonstrate this fundamental aspect of hardware/software interaction. Computer Systems Architectureis meant as an introduction in the first year to the subject for university students in Computer Science and related courses. It is planned as a two-semester introductory course in networked computer systems passing through digital logic, peripheral hardware, layers of software, networking, and operating systems.
Contents:
Preface Preface to the first edition Recommended lab sessions Part 1 Basic functions and facilities of a computer 1 Introduction: the hardware-software interface 2 The von Neumann inheritance 3 Functional units and the fetch-execute cycle 4 Building computers from logic: the control unit 5 Building computers from logic: the ALU 6 Building computers from logic: the memory 7 The Intel Pentium CPU 8 Subroutines 9 Simple input and output 10 Serial connections 11 Parallel connections 12 The memory hierarchy Part 2 Networking and increased complexity 13 The programmer's viewpoint 14 Local area networks 15 Wide area networks 16 Other networks 17 Introduction to operating systems 18 Windows XP 19 Filing systems 20 Visual output 21 RISC processors: ARM and SPARC 22 VLIW processors: the EPIC Itanium 23 Parallel processing Appendix: MS Visual Studo 8, Express Edition Glossary Answers to end-of-chapter questions References Index
Brief Description:
Intended for students of Computer Science or Engineering, this title aims to lay the foundations for more detailed courses on Networking. It provides a description of ARM and Itanium processors and an introduction to the field of data communications. It also offers coverage of MPEG algorithms for audio and video compression in portable devices.
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