Fundamentals of Computer Organization and Design

Download or read book Fundamentals of Computer Organization and Design written by Sivarama P. Dandamudi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-05-31 with total page 1065 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new advanced textbook/reference providing a comprehensive survey of hardware and software architectural principles and methods of computer systems organization and design. The book is suitable for a first course in computer organization. The style is similar to that of the author's book on assembly language in that it strongly supports self-study by students. This organization facilitates compressed presentation of material. Emphasis is also placed on related concepts to practical designs/chips. Topics: material presentation suitable for self- study; concepts related to practical designs and implementations; extensive examples and figures; details provided on several digital logic simulation packages; free MASM download instructions provided; and end-of-chapter exercises.