Publisher's Synopsis
Written for PC programmers, this work has been revised to cover the new generation of hardware components and operating systems. It explains what programmers need to know about assembly language, PC system architectures and components, and how PC systems manage and communicate data.;This edition features information on the 80x86 Pentium microprocessors, hardware interfaces required for CD-ROMs and high-resolution graphics displays, and the technologies upon which Windows 4.0 and other future operating systems will be based. It also provides practical programming techniques and working code.