This book describes how a computer works and explains how the various hardware components are organized and interconnected to provide a platform upon which programs can be executed. It takes a simple, step-by-step approach suitable for first year undergraduates coming to the subject for the first time. The second edition of this book has been thoroughly updated to cover new developments in the field and includes new diagrams and end-of-chapter exercises. It will also be accompanied by a lecturer and student web site which will contain solutions to exercises, further exercises, PowerPoint slides and all the source code used in the book.

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Information

Publisher

Red Globe Press

Year

2017

ISBN

9780230000605

Edition

Topic

Computer Science

Subtopic

Computer Networking

Index

Computer Science

Cover
Half-Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface to the second edition
Acknowledgements
List of trademarks
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Data representation and computer arithmetic
Chapter 3 Boolean logic
Chapter 4 Central processor unit operation
Chapter 5 The Intel 80x86 family of processors
Chapter 6 Primary memory
Chapter 7 Secondary memory
Chapter 8 Input–Output
Chapter 9 Operating systems
Chapter 10 Reduced instruction set computers
Chapter 11 Networked systems
Chapter 12 A look ahead
Appendix 1 Introduction to logic circuit minimisation using Karnaugh map methods
Appendix 2 Introduction to debug
Appendix 3 ASCII and Extended ASCII tables
Appendix 4 The 80x86 family of processors
Appendix 5 IEEE 754 floating point format
Acronyms
References and further reading
Index