{"product_id":"computer-architecture-and-organization-isbn-9780471733881","title":"Computer Architecture and Organization","description":"\u003ci\u003eComputer Architecture and Organization: An Integrated Approach\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the inner workings of the modern digital computer at a level that demystifies the inner workings of the machine for undergraduate students. The text covers topics normally found in a first course in computer architecture or computer organization and places the beginning student on a solid track for continuing studies in computer-related disciplines.  1. Introduction.  \u003cp\u003e2. Data Representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Arithmetic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Instruction Set Architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Datapath and Control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Languages and the Machine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Memory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Buses and Peripherals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Networking and Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Advanced Computer Architecture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Digital Logic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Using ARCTools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMILES MURDOCCA\u003c\/b\u003eserves as the President and CEO of Internet Institute USA (IIUSA), a private postsecondary information technology (IT) school specializing in networking, operating systems, IP telephony, programming, and security. Previously, Dr. Murdocca has been a computer science faculty member at Rutgers University and a research scientist at AT\u0026amp;T Bell Laboratories working in computer architecture, networking, and digital optical computing. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Digital Design Methodology for Optical Computing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Computer Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributing author to \u003ci\u003eComputer Systems Design and Architecture, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the author of dozens of professional papers and patents relating to information technology.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVINCE HEURING\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor and acting chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder.  He has been at the university since 1984, and prior to that he spent three years at the University of Cincinnati.  Professor Heuring’s research encompasses computer architectures and programming language design implementation. He and his colleague, Harry Jordan, designed and built the world’s first stored program optical computer, “SPOC.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAn accessible introduction to computer systems and architecture\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAnyone aspiring to more advanced studies in computer-related fields must gain an understanding of the two parallel aspects of the modern digital computer: programming methodology and the underlying machine architecture. The uniquely integrated approach of \u003ci\u003eComputer Architecture and  Organization\u003c\/i\u003e connects the programmer’s view of a computer system with the associated hardware and peripheral devices, providing a thorough, three-dimensional view of what goes on inside the machine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering all the major topics normally found in a first course in computer architecture, the text focuses on the essentials including the instruction set architecture (ISA), network-related issues, and programming methodology. Using “real world” case studies to put the information into perspective, the chapters examine:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eData representation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArithmetic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe instruction set architecture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDatapath and Control\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLanguages and the machine\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMemory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuses and peripherals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNetworking and communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvanced computer architecture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA valuable feature of this book is the use of ARC, a subset of the SPARC processor, for an instruction set architecture. A platform-independent ARCTools suite, containing an assembler and simulator for  the ARC ISA, that supports the examples used in the book is available. Better yet, the content is supplemented by online problem sets available through WileyPlus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBalanced and thoughtfully designed for use as either a classroom text or self-study guide, \u003ci\u003eComputer Architecture and Organization: An Integrated Approach\u003c\/i\u003e will put you solidly on track for advancing to higher levels in computer-related disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMILES MURDOCCA\u003c\/b\u003eserves as the President and CEO of Internet Institute USA (IIUSA), a private postsecondary information technology (IT) school specializing in networking, operating systems, IP telephony, programming, and security. Previously, Dr. Murdocca has been a computer science faculty member at Rutgers University and a research scientist at AT\u0026amp;T Bell Laboratories working in computer architecture, networking, and digital optical computing. 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