Computer systems architecture a net

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  

Product details

• Authors: Williams, Rob Williams
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2006
• EAN: 9780321340795
• ISBN: 978-0-321-34079-5
• Series: Prentice Hall; Prentice Hall
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing; Computer s.a. Einzelmarke, Prozessrechner