An Assembly Language Introduction to Computer Architecture: Using the Intel Pentium - Hardcover

Miller, Karen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019512376X ISBN 13: 9780195123760

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Ideal for undergraduate courses in computer organization, assembly language programming, and computer architecture, An Assembly Language Introduction to Computer Architecture: Using the Intel Pentium introduces students to the fundamentals of computer architecture from a programmer's perspective by teaching them assembly language, the interface between hardware and software. Designed for students in computer science and engineering who have taken one high-level language programming course, it uses a top-down approach, introducing an abstract (registerless) assembly language first.
This approach enables students to build on previous knowledge and allows them to write programs from the beginning of the course. Topics covered include basic computer organization, data representation, data structures, the assembly process, exception handling, and more. Examples are developed using the very popular Intel Pentium architecture; however, the concepts covered are valid with any system. This accessible text is supplemented with a helpful website (http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~smoler/x86text.html) that contains macros to use with programming tools, lecture notes to accompany the text, sample programs, and other useful items.

About this title

About the Author

Karen Miller teaches in the Computer Science Department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Review

"A great balance of the theoretical and practical material required for undergraduate students majoring in computer science."--Denis V. Popel, Baker University

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 019512376X
• ISBN 13: 9780195123760
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352