Publisher's Synopsis
This book is designed to be a complete introduction to both the hardware and software aspects of computer systems. After introductory material on data representation and digital logic, Gibson discusses the major components of computer systems including the major systems as well as the hardware components. Advanced concepts related to parallel processing are introduced together with the complete design of an example computer.;The book features a separate chapter on each important component of a computer system, material on elementary electronics - explaining the underlying problems related to timing and power consumption - and discusses trade-offs related to design decisions.
