The principles of computer organization

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The principles of computer organization

G. Michael Schneider

Wiley, c1985

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This text offers both the theoretical, machine-independent concepts underlying the construction of all computers, and a specific introduction to the assembly language and architecture of the widely used PDP-11. It discusses the major functional components of a computer - memory, ALU, Input/Output, and processor - and how they are integrated into a complete computer system. The book describes and "builds" an idealized model of a computer and shows how the theoretical concepts are put into practice in the construction of the PDP. It integrates hardware concepts with software principles, introducing the student to internal systems programs used to run the computer.

Table of Contents

  • THE REPRESENTATION OF INFORMATION: Unsigned Binary Representations
  • Signed Integer Representations
  • The Character Data Type
  • Floating-Point Representations and Other Data Types
  • THE STRUCTURE OF AN IDEALIZED COMPUTER SYSTEM: Memory
  • The Arithmetic/Logic Unit
  • Input/Output and Mass Storage
  • The Control Unit
  • THE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM - THE PDP-11 FAMILY OF COMPUTERS: Introduction to the PDP-11 and MACRO-11
  • Addressing Modes
  • Some Basic MACRO-11 Commands
  • Input/Output in MACRO-11
  • Subroutines
  • Macros and Conditional Assembly
  • Other Topics in MACRO-11: AN INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM SOFTWARE: Linking and Loading
  • Appendixes
  • Index.

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