Computer Systems Architecture: a Networking Approach, 2/e
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
The first Computer Architecture text to recognize that computers are now predinantly used in a networking environment, fully updated to include new technologies.
Table of Content
Preface
Preface to the first edition
Recommended lab sessionsPart 1 Basic functions and facilities of a computer
- Introduction: the hardware-software interface
- The von Neumann inheritance
- Functional units and the fetch-execute cycle
- Building computers from logic: the control unit
- Building computers from logic: the ALU
- Building computers from logic: the memory
- The Intel Pentium CPU
- Subroutines
- Simple input and output
- Serial connections
- Parallel connections
- The memory hierarchy
Part 2 Networking and increased complexityThe programmer's viewpoint
Local area networks
Wide area networks
Other networks
Introduction to operating systems
Windows XP
Filing systems
Visual output
RISC processors: ARM and SPARC
VLIW processors: the EPIC Itanium
Parallel processing
Appendix: MS Visual Studo 8, Express Edition
Glossary
Answers to end-of-chapter questions
References
Index
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Salient Features
- Uses a real processor (Pentium) – this allows most of the practical work to be carried out at home on the student's own equipment.
- Academically friendly in structure and contents. Built around the author’s own weekly need for material to use in lab sessions as well as lectures. Well tested coursework assignments, examination/test papers, worksheets and OHPs available through the web site.
- Introduces very relevant ideas and concepts regarding data transmission and communication, in preparation for subsequent modules on networking and web communications – popular with students, who enthusiastically greet any mention of mobile telephony or broadband networking!
- Good selection of chapter-end exercises, with answer commentaries at the end of the book.
- Many modern, commercial examples to stimulate the reader and show the subject in action
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