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This textbook for a two-semester introductory course in networked computer systems moves through digital logic, hardware, layers of software, networking, and operating systems. Williams (University of the West of England) emphasizes how software performance can be dependent on hardware features. TheProduct Identifiers
PublisherAddison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
ISBN-100201648598
ISBN-139780201648591
eBay Product ID (ePID)1859111
Product Key Features
Publication Year2001
Number of Pages680 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorRobert Williams
FormatHardcover
Additional Product Features
LCCN00-064307
GroupCollege Audience
Number of Volumes2 Vols.
Dewey Decimal004.6/5
Lc Classification NumberQa76.9.A73w545 2001
Table of ContentPART 1 BASIC FUNCTIONS AND FACILITIES OF A COMPUTER1. The Hardware/Software Interface2. The Von Neumann Inheritance3. The Principal Functional Units And The Fetch-Execute Cycle4. Building Computers From Logic: The CU5. Building Computers From Logic: The ALU6. Building Computers From Logic: The Memory7. The Pentium Processor8. Subroutines9. Input & Output Method10. Serial Communications11. Parallel Connections12. The Memory HierarchyPART 2 NETWORKING AND INCREASED COMPLEXITY13. The Programmer's Viewpoint14. Local Area Networks15. WANs16. Other Networks17. Introduction to Operating Systems18. Windows-NT19. Filing Systems20. Visual Output21. RISC Architectures22. The Motorola MC68300 Microcontroller
Copyright Date2001
Dewey Edition21
Publication Date2001-01-31
IllustratedYes