Computer Hardware Technology Basics

Author: Xie Changsheng (Editor-in-Chief), Ni Yongjun, Han Dezhi, Yi Fanfa (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This book introduces the fundamental knowledge of computer hardware and presents various commonly used and emerging computer hardware systems and technologies based on basic principles. It first discusses the relationship between information and digitization, the role and function of computer hardware in digitization, and the fundamental principles followed in computer hardware design. Then, following the book's proposed concepts of digital domain hardware and conversion hardware, it systematically explains the working principles of digital domain hardware such as microprocessors, internal memory systems, external memory systems, buses, interfaces, and interconnection technologies, as well as conversion hardware like input/output devices. It also covers the principles of drivers closely related to hardware, as well as microcomputer and server technologies and multimedia technologies. Finally, it introduces computer hardware systems centered around the Pentium 4 processor. The content of this book is up-to-date and highly practical, making it suitable as a textbook for undergraduate non-computer majors taking the course "Fundamentals of Computer Hardware Technology," as well as a professional reference book for engineering technicians studying computer hardware technology.