The essentials of computer organization and architecture /
Linda Null, The Pennsylvania State University, Julia Lobur, The Pennsylvania State University.
- Fourth edition.
- xxxiii, 879 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Data representation in computer systems -- Boolean algebra and digital logic -- MARIE: an introduction to a simple computer -- A closer look at instruction set architecture -- Memory -- Input/output and storage systems -- System software -- Alternative architectures -- Topics in embedded systems -- Performance measurement and analysis -- Network organization and architecture -- Selected storage systems and interfaces -- Data structures and the computer -- Glossary -- Answers and hints for selected exercises.