Microcomputer Technology and Applications - From 16-bit to 32-bit (Second Edition)

Author: Dai Meiguo, Shi Jiaquan (editors)
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Publish Date: 1996-05-01
Features: This book is the required textbook for the undergraduate compulsory course "Microcomputer Technology" at Tsinghua University's Department of Computer Science. The first edition was selected by over 350 higher education institutions in China as a textbook for computer science programs and won the First Prize of the Excellent Textbook Award from the Ministry of Electronics Industry. The book first analyzes the programming structure, working modes, operation timing, addressing methods, and instruction set of the 8086 microprocessor. It then elaborates on various data transfer methods between microcomputers and peripherals, with a focus on the working principles and transmission characteristics of interrupt and DMA methods. Subsequently, it dedicates significant to introducing serial and parallel communication and interface technologies of microcomputers, explaining the principles and applications of key interface components in detail. Following this, it covers keyboard technology, CRT interface technology, printer interface technology, bus technology, and memory technology, and provides an introduction to microcontrollers. It then analyzes and discusses the structural features, system call commands, and file access methods of the microcomputer operating system MS-DOS. After that, by analyzing the structure and working principles of the IBM PC/XT host system, it summarizes and generalizes the knowledge covered earlier.
The second edition enriches the content on 32-bit microprocessors, focusing on the principles and key technologies of 32-bit microprocessors with the 80386 as the example. It provides detailed explanations on internal memory management technology, virtual memory technology, pipelining technology, and high-speed cache technology of 32-bit microcomputer systems. On this basis, it explains and summarizes the key technologies of the 80486 and Pentium. In each chapter, key content is illustrated with examples and summarized to facilitate readers' in-depth understanding, solid grasp, and flexible application of important aspects of microtechnology.
The first edition of the book was highly praised by instructors and students alike for its clear organization, thorough explanations, fluent language, accessibility, and balanced theoretical and practical approach. The second edition, while maintaining the strengths of the first, further optimizes the original content to enhance its systematicity and modernity. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students in computer science programs at colleges and universities. After appropriate selection of content, it can also be used as a textbook for undergraduate students in non-computer science programs. For individuals studying or working in microcomputer system design and application, this book is also a comprehensive and easy-to-understand self-study textbook and reference.