A programmer's view of computer architecture: With examples from the MIPS RISC architecture - Softcover

Goodman, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0030977401 ISBN 13: 9780030977404

Publisher: Saunders College Pub, 1993

Synopsis

This introductory text offers a contemporary treatment of computer architecture using assembly and machine language with a focus on software. Students learn how computers work through a clear, generic presentation of a computer architecture; a departure from the traditional focus on a specific architecture. A computer's capabilities are introduced within the context of software, reinforcing the software focus of the text. Designed for computer science majors in an assembly language course, this text uses a top-down approach to the material that enables students to begin programming immediately and to understand the assembly language, the interface between hardware and software. The text includes examples from the MIPS RISC (reduced instruction set computer) architecture and an accompanying software simulator package simulates a MIPS RISC processor (the software does not require a MIPS processor to run).

Edition details

• Publisher: Saunders College Pub
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0030977401
• ISBN 13: 9780030977404
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 369