Computer Hardware

Description

Computer Hardware teaches the basic functioning of a computer with a concentration on the machine level elements. It clearly explains the role of each of the parts involved in the computer make up and describes how the whole system ticks, without overwhelming the reader in minute detail.

Aimed at introductory courses for computing undergraduates, Computer Hardware covers basic principles behind the design of modern computer systems.

CONTENTS:

1. Computer Technologies

2. Maths Review

3. Logic gates: an overview

4. General Principles

5. Bus systems and memory

6. Programs, numbers and symbols

7. The Processor

8. Interrupts

9. Storage Devices

10. From Reset to Operation

11. Interaction Hardware

12. Connectivity and the multimedia machine

Glossary

Answers to review questions

Index