This newly revised reference introduces fundamental computer hardware, systems software, and data concepts. It provides a careful, in depth, non-engineering introduction to the inner workings of modern computer systems. This edition features the latest advances in operating system design and computer interconnection. Table Of Contents: AN OVERVIEW OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS. ?Computer Systems. DATA IN THE COMPUTER. ?Number Systems. ?Data Formats. ?Representing Integer Data. ?Floating Point Numbers. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND HARDWARE OPERATION. ?The Little Man Computer. ?The CPU and Memory. ?Input/Output. ?Computer Peripherals. ?CPU Design and Organization. ?Modern Computer Systems. ?Three System Examples. COMPUTER INTERCONNECTION AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS. ?Clusters, Networks, and Data Communications. THE SOFTWARE COMPONENT. ?Operating Systems-An Overview. ?The User View of Operating Systems. ?The Internal Operating System. ?File Management. ?Programming Tools. ?Three Operating Systems. Bibliography. Index. Special Features: Computer Programmers, Software Engineers, System Designers.
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