TY  - BOOK
AU  - Englander,Irv
TI  - The architecture of computer hardware and systems software: an information technology approach 
SN  - 0471310379 (cloth : alk. paper)
U1  - 004.22 21
PY  - 1996///
CY  - New York
PB  - John Wiley & Sons
KW  - Computers
KW  - Systems software
N1  - Preface  v
Part 1 Av overview of computer systems   1
Chapter 1 Computer systems   5
1.0 Introduction
1.1 The user's point of view
1.2 Components of the computer systems 
1.3 Overview of this Book
1.4 A brief architectural history of the computer
part II Data in the computer   27

Chapter 2 Number systems   31
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Numbers as a physical representation
2.2 Computing in different bases
2.3 Performing arithmetic in different number bases
2.4 Numeric conversion between number bases
2.5 Hexadecimal numbers and Arithmetic
etc
Chapter 3 Data formats   29
3.0 Introduction
3.1 General considerations
3.2 Alphanumeric character data
3.3 Imaging data
3.4 Audio data
3.5 Internal computer data format
Chapter 4 Representing integer Data   91
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Unsigned binary and Binary-coded complementary representations
4.2 Representations for signed integers
4.3 Sign-and-magnitude representation
4.4 Nine's decimal and 1's Binary complementary representations
4.5 Ten's complement and 2's complement
4.6 Other bases
Chapter 5 Floating point numbers   113
5.0 Introductions
5.1 A review of exponential notation
Part  III Computer architecture and hardware operation   135
Chapter 6 The little Man Computer  139
6.0 Introduction
6.1 Layout of little man computer
6.2 Operation of LMC
6.3 A simple program
6.4 An extended instruction set
6.5 The instruction cycle
 etc
Chapter 7 The CPU and Memory  155
7.0 Introduction
7.1 The components of the CPU
7.2 The concept of registers
7.3 The memory unit
7.4 The fetch-execute instruction cycle
7.5 Buses
etc
Chapter 8  Instructions in a Computer   189
8.0 Introduction
8.1 Instruction word formats
8.2 Instruction word requirements and constraints
8.3 Classification of instructions
8.4 Addressing modes 
Chapter 9 Input/ Output     227 
9.0 Introduction 
9.1 Characteristics of typical I/O Devices
9.2 Programmed I/O
9.3 Interrupts
9.4 Direct Memory Access
9.5  CPU-Memory-I/O Architectures
etc
Chapter 10 Computer peripherals  265
10.0 introduction
10.1 the hierarchy of storage
10.2 magnetic disks
10.3 magnetic tape
10.4 optical and magneto-optical disk storage
10.5 displays
etc
Chapter 11 Modern Computer Systems   301
11.0 introductions 
11.1 putting the pieces together
11.2 system performance enhancement and optimization
11.3 virtual storage 
11.4 memory enhancements
11.5 modern CPU processing methods
etc
Chapter 12 Three System Examples   341
12.0 introduction
12.1 CISC and RISC architectures
12.2 The x86 family
12.3 The powerPC
12.4 The IBM System 
Part 1v  The Software Components  389
Chapter 13 Operating Systems-An Overview 393
13.0 Introduction
13.1 The barebones computer systems 
13.2 The operating systems concept
13.3 Basic single job operations 
13.4 Concurrent operations 
13.5 Services and facilities
etc
Chapter 14 The User View of Operating System  441
14.1 purpose of the user interface 
14.2 User functions and program services
14.3 Types of user interface 
14.4 X window and other graphics display methodologies
14.5 Command languages
etc
Chapter 15 The Internal Operating System   477

Chapter 16 File Management  521
Chapter 17 Programming Tools 559
Chapter 18 Three Operating System  607 
Part v  Computer Interconnection and Data Communications  657
Chapter 19 Introduction to Data Communication Technology   661
Chapter 20 Multiprocessing, Networks, and Distributed Systems   689
Appendix A An Introduction to Digital Computer Logic   715
Bibliography  727
Index   739; Includes bibliographical references: p. 727-738 and index: p. 739-749
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