Hardware and Computer Organization
Hardware and Computer Organization is a practical introduction to the architecture of modern microprocessors for students and professional alike. It is designed to take practicing professionals “under the hood” of a PC and provide them with an understanding of the basics of the complex machine that has become such a pervasive part of our everyday life. It clearly explains how hardware and software cooperatively interact to accomplish real-world tasks. \ Instead of simply demonstrating how to...
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Hardware and Computer Organization is a practical introduction to the architecture of modern microprocessors for students and professional alike. It is designed to take practicing professionals “under the hood” of a PC and provide them with an understanding of the basics of the complex machine that has become such a pervasive part of our everyday life. It clearly explains how hardware and software cooperatively interact to accomplish real-world tasks. Instead of simply demonstrating how to design a computer’s hardware, it provides an understanding of the total machine, highlighting strengths and weaknesses, explaining how to deal with memory and how to write efficient assemble code that interacts with and takes best advantage of the underlying hardware. Additionally, the book has a unique emphasis on facilitating the ability to make real engineering decisions in industry when working with anything from simple 8-bit microprocessors in embedded applications to PCs and workstations. It demystifies the link between the behaviour of the code and the operation of the machine, while helping engineers and students to better understand the limitations imposed by finite speed and resources. This book is divided into three major sections:· Part 1: Hardware Fundamentals and Digital Design· Part 2: Assembly Language Programming· Part 3: Computer ArchitectureThe DVD accompanying the text will contain the following:* source code files for all the code examples used in the text* working demo versions of two different processor simulators* video lectures from industry notables covering several of the major topics dealt with in the text.
Ch. 1Introduction and overview of hardware architecture1Ch. 2Introduction to digital logic29Ch. 3Introduction to asynchronous logic49Ch. 4Introduction to synchronous logic71Ch. 5Introduction to state machines95Ch. 6Bus organization and memory design123Ch. 7Memory organization and assembly language programming159Ch. 8Programming in assembly language193Ch. 9Advanced assembly language programming concepts229Ch. 10The Intel x86 architecture265Ch. 11The ARM architecture295Ch. 12Interfacing with the real world322Ch. 13Introduction to modern computer architectures353Ch. 14Memory revisited, caches and virtual memory372Ch. 15Performance issues in computer architecture297Ch. 16Future trends and reconfigurable hardware419
