Structured Computer Organization

Author: Andrew S. Tanenbaum (USA)
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: Computer Organization and Architecture is one of the most core courses in computer science. This book pioneers the use of structured methods to describe computer organization. It takes Intel's Pentium II, Sun's UltraSPARC II, and picoJava II as examples, decomposing computers into layers of digital logic, microarchitecture, instruction set, operating system, and assembly language. It provides a detailed introduction to the composition and implementation of each layer and explains the support provided by lower layers for the implementation of higher-layer functions. Finally, it discusses the emerging parallel computer technology. This book can serve as a textbook or reference for undergraduate students in computer science programs studying computer organization and architecture, as well as for other relevant personnel.