Principles of Computer Hardware

Completely updated and revised throughout, this Fourth Edition explores the fundamentals of computer structure, architecture, and programming. The book opens with an introduction to the fundamental concepts behind computer architecture including gates, circuits, logic, and computer arithmetic. It goes on to discuss computer operation from instruction set architecture and assembly language programming to the central processing unit. The text then builds on these foundations by explaining how the hardware interfaces with its surroundings, introducing computer memory, operating systems, and computer peripherals. With clear, concise explanations throughout, this book is ideal for undergraduate courses in computer architecture.
Content:
Front Matter
• Reading Guide
• The History of This Book
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Computer Hardware
2. Gates, Circuits, and Combinational Logic
3. Sequential Logic
4. Computer Arithmetic
5. The Instruction Set Architecture
6. Assembly Language Programming
7. Structure of the CPU
8. Accelerating Performance
9. Processor Architectures
10. Buses and Input/Output Mechanisms
11. Computer Peripherals
12. Computer Memory
13. The Operating System
14. Computer Communications
• Appendix: The 68000 Instruction Set
• Bibliography
Index
• Contents and Installation Instructions for the CD-ROM