examining computer hardware from the bottom to the top /
First Statement of Responsibility
David Tarnoff.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Rev. 1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[Place of publication not identified] :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
David L. Tarnoff,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxiv, 408 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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"July 2007: Added text on Gray code, DRAM technologies, Mealy machines, XOR boolean rules, signed BCD, and hard drive access times. Also made minor corrections."--Title page verso.
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Originally published: 2005.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Ch. 1. Digital signals and systems -- Ch. 2. Numbering systems -- Ch. 3. Binary math and signed representations -- Ch. 4. Logic functions and gates -- Ch. 5. Boolean algebra -- Ch. 6. Standard boolean expression formats -- Ch. 7. Karnaugh maps -- Ch. 8. Combinational logic applications -- Ch. 9. Binary operation applications -- Ch. 10. Memory cells -- Ch. 11. State machines -- Ch. 12. Memory organization -- Ch. 13. Memory hierarchy -- Ch. 14. Serial protocol basics -- Ch. 15. Introduction to processor architecture -- Ch. 16. Intel 80x86 base architecture -- Ch. 17. Intel 80x86 assembly language.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals takes the reader from the basic design principles of the modern digital computer to a top-level examination of its architecture. This book can serve either as a textbook to an introductory course on computer hardware or as the basic text for the aspiring geek who wants to learn about digital design."--Back cover.