Introduction to computing systems : from bits and Gates to C and beyond / Yale N. Patt, Sanjay J. Patel.

1 Welcome Abroad
1.1 What we will try to do
1.2 How we will get there
1.3 Two recurring themes
1.4 A computer system
etc.

2 Bits, Data Types, and operations
2.1 Bits and data types
2.2 Integer data types
2.3 2's complement integers
etc.

3 Digital Logic Structures
3.1 The transistor
3.2 Logic gates
3.3 Combinational logic circuits
etc.

4 The Von Neumann Model
4.1 Basic components
4.2 The LC-3: An example von Neumann
4.3 Instruction processing
etc.

5 The LC-3
5.1 The ISA: overview
5.2 Operate instructions
5.3 Data movement instructions
etc.

6 Programming
6.1 Problem solving
6.2 Debugging

7 Assembly Language
7.1 assembly language programming moving up a level
7.2 An assembly language program
7.3 The assembly process
etc.

8 I/O
8.1 I/O basics
8.2 Input from the keyboard
8.3 Output to the monitor
etc.

9 TRAP Routines and Subroutines
9.1 LC-3 TRAP routines
9.2 Subroutines

10 And, Finally . . . The stack
10.1 The stack: Its basic structure
10.2 Interrupt-driven I/O
10.3 Arithmetic
etc.

11 Introduction to programming in C
11.1 Our objective
11.2 Bridging the gap
11.3 Translating high-level language
etc.

12 Variables and Operators
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Operators
12.3 Problem solving using operators
etc.

13 Control Structures
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Conditional constructs
13.3 Iteration constructs
etc.

14 Functions
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Functions in C
14.3 Implementing functions in C
etc.

15 Testing and Debugging
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Types of errors
15.3 Testing
etc.

16 Pointers and Arrays
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Pointers
16.3 Arrays
etc.

17 Recursion
17.1 Introduction
17.2 What is recursion?
17.3 Recursion versus Iteration
etc.

18 I/O in C
18.1 Introduction
18.2 The C standard library
18.3 I/O, one character at a time
etc.

19 Data Structures
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Structures
19.3 Array of structures
etc.

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