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TITLE: Text on Hardware and Computer Organization
"Hardware and Computer Organization (Embedded Technology)",
(ISBN: 0-7506-7886-0) by Arnold S. Berger is a practical,
introductory book covering the architecture of modern
microprocessors. It is designed to take practicing professionals
under the hood of a PC and provide them with an understanding of
the basics of the complex machine that has become such a
pervasive part of our everyday life. The book is divided into
three major sections: Hardware Fundamentals and Digital Design;
Assembly Language Programming; and Computer Architecture. The
book covers the basic theories and concepts of how hardware and
software cooperatively interact to accomplish real-world tasks.
It begins with a discussion of hardware and computer
fundamentals, and then moves on to cover complex systems. The
very important area of memory and its organization is covered in
detail. Finally, the book looks at computers from a macro point
of view, with performance issues, as well as pipelines, caches,
and virtual memory are discussed. The book also looks into the
future of reconfigurable hardware. Unlike other major books
covering this subject matter, Dr. Bergers is aimed not at how to
design a computers hardware, but at providing an understanding of
the total machineits strengths and weaknesses, how to deal with
memory, how to write efficient assembly code that interacts
directly with the hardware and takes best advantage of the
underlying machine. Also unlike most other books, Berger shows
how real engineering decisions are made in industry.
The DVD accompanying the text will contain the following:
-- source code files for all the code examples used in the text
-- working demo versions of two different processor simulators
-- video lectures from industry notables covering several of the
major topics dealt with in the text.
For additional information, access: Book
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Text Hardware Computer Organization
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DATE: June 2005
TITLE: Text on Hardware and Computer Organization
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