Microcomputer Systems and Interfaces: A Series of Undergraduate Computer Major Textbooks for the 21st Century

Author: Zhao Yannan
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book approaches the microcomputer system from the perspective of microcomputers, introducing microprocessors, memory, I/O, and system buses. It explains the structure, principles, and interconnections of these components, emphasizing timing analysis and system design. Based on the typical 16-bit microprocessor Intel 8086, the book helps readers understand fundamental concepts and basic working principles. It guides readers through the evolution of processors from 80x86 to the Pentium series, covering advanced technologies such as virtual memory, superscalar pipelining, instruction branch prediction, instruction execution, MMX, PCI reflection, and PCI configuration. Focusing on interrupts, DMA, cache, storage management, system buses, and asynchronous interfaces, the book illustrates key points and application methods of microcomputer technologies with examples. The book is set against the backdrop of Intel microprocessors but is not limited to any single generation, introducing new technologies while deepening fundamental concepts. The textbook takes basic concepts as its "foundation," technological development as its "main thread," and key technologies as its "focus," particularly strengthening the analysis of logic and timing in critical components. It also enhances systematic expansion and design case studies guided by fundamental concepts, closely integrating experimental teaching to gradually cultivate students' abilities in reading technical documents, timing analysis, and interface design, as well as system programming and (hardware/software debugging) required for computer R&D personnel. For ease of learning, each chapter begins with a guide to learning, featuring learning objectives and key points, and concludes with a chapter summary and exercises, highlighting key and challenging areas. This book is suitable as a textbook for undergraduate students in computer science and information technology at universities, as well as a reference for graduate students and related technical professionals.