The architecture of computer hardware and systems software : an information technology approach / Irv Englander.

CONTENTS

Part 1 An Overview of computer systems

Chapter 1 Computer systems

1.0 Introduction
1.1 The user's point of view
1.2 Components of the Computer system
1.3 Overview of this Book
1.4 A brief architectural history of the computer

Part 2. Data in the computer

Chapter 2 Number Systems

2.0 Introduction
2.1 Numbers as a physical representation
2.2 Counting in different bases
2.3 Performing arithmetic in different number bases
2.4 Numeric conversion between number bases
etc
Chapter 3 Data Formats

3.0 Introduction
3.1 General consideration
3.2 Alphamerical Character Data
3.3 Image Data
3.4 Audio Data
etc

Chapter 4 Representing Integer data

4.0 Introduction
4.1 Unsigned binary-coded decimal representations
4.2 Representations for signed integers
4.3 Sign-and-Magnitude Representation
4.4 Nine's decimal 1's binary complementary representations
etc

Chapter 5 Floating point numbers

5 .0 Introduction
5.1 A review of exponential notation
5.2 Floating point format
5.3 Normalization and formatting of floating point numbers
5.4 A programming Example
etc

Part 3 Computer architecture and hardware operation

Chapter 6 The Little man computer

6.0 Introduction
6.1 Layout of the Little man computer
6.2 Operation of the LMC
6.3 A simple program
6.4 An extended instruction set
etc

Chapter 7 The CPU and memory

7.0 Introduction
7.1 The components of CPU
7.2 The concept of registers
7.3 The memory unit
7.4 The fetch-execute instruction cycle
etc

Chapter 8 Input/output

8.0 Introduction
8.1 Characteristics of typical I/O devices
8.2 Programed I/O
8.3 Interrupts
8.4 Direct memory access
etc

Chapter 9 Computer peripherals

9.0 Introduction
9.1 The hierarchy of storage
9.2 Magnetic disk
9.3 Magnetic tape
9.4 Optical and magneto-optical disk storage
etc

Chapter 10 CPU design and organization

10.0 Introduction
10.1 CISC and RISC architectures
10.2 Addressing modes
10.3 Modern CPU processing methods
10.4 Implementation issues

Chapter 11 Modern computer systems

11.0 Introduction
11.1 Putting the pieces together
11.2 System performance enhancement and optimization
11.3 Multiprocessing
11.4 Memory enhancements
etc

Chapter 12 Three system example

12.0 Introduction
12.1 The X86 family
12.2 The PowerPC
12.3 tHE IBM 360/390 Family

Part 4 Computer interconnection and data commmunications

Chapter 4 Cluster, Networks, and data communications

13.0 Introduction
13.1 Computer interconnection : an overview
13.2 Transmission protocols and data transmission formats
13.3 Local area networks
13.4 Wide area Networks
etc

Part 5 The software components

Chapter 14 Operating systems- an overview

14.0 Introduction
14.1 The barebones computer system
14.2 The operating system concepts
14.3 Basic single- job operations
14.4 Concurrent operations
etc

Chapter 15 The user view of operating systems

15.0 Introduction
15.1 Purpose of user interface
15.2 The operating systems concepts
15.3 Types of user interface
15.4 X window and other graphics display methodologies
etc

Chapter 16 The internal operating system

16.0 Introduction
16.1 A brief review of the target model
16.2 The single-user system
16.3 Multitasking fundamentals
16.4 Processes and threads
etc

Chapter 17 File management

17.0 Introduction
17.1 The logical and physical view of files
17.2 The role of the file management system
17.3 Logical file access methods
17.4 Physical file storage
etc

Chapter 18 programming tools

18.0 Introduction
18.1 Program editors
18.2 Concept of program translation
18.3 Assembly language and the assembler
18.4 Compiler and interpreter
etc

Chapter 19 Three operating systems

19.0 Introduction
19 .1 Microsoft window 2000
19.2 UNIX and Linux
19.3 The IBM system 390 OS/390 Operating system

Supplementary Chapter1 An introduction to digital computer Logic


Supplementary Chapter 2 Communication channel technology

Includes bibliographical references p. 739-750, index p751-764.