Principles of computer hardware /

Clements, Alan

Principles of computer hardware / by Clements, Alan - 4th ed. - New Delhi : Oxford, 2011c. - xv, 656 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Index included

1. Introduction to computer hardware; 2. Gates, Circuits, and Combinational Logic; 3. Sequential logic; 4. Computer arithmetic; 5. The Instruction Set Architecture; 6. Assembly language programming; 7. Structure of the CPU; 8. Accelerating Performance; 9. Processor Architectures; 10. Buses and Input/Output Mechanisms; 11. Peripherals for Computers; 12. Computer memory; 13. The CPU, memory and the operating system; 14. Computer communications; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

The understanding of fundamental computer components and systems lies at the heart of those enabling computer technologies that pervade our lives. Principles of Computer Hardware explores the

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Electronic digital computers.

621.39 / CLE-P 2011 1226