Overview
- Provides a comprehensive and technical overview of computer organization
- Offers sections on memory architecture and design, buses, interrupts, DMA and IO subsystems
- Suitable for students in CS, or computer or electrical engineering, interested in computer design
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science (UTICS)
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This textbook unlocks modern computer organizations' secrets, with real-world examples from RISC-V, ARM, and Intel-based computer systems. The guide provides a comprehensive yet accessible explanation of fundamental principles and components and serves as a gateway to mastering the interplay between hardware and software. It demystifies complex concepts and provides clear explanations and practical insights into their roles in computing systems.
Topics and features:
- Provides comprehensive coverage of computer organization principles across three major architectures (RISC-V, ARM Cortex, and Intel), ensuring a broad understanding of modern computing
- Includes numerous practical explanations using real-world examples from each architecture, offering hands-on insights into memory-mapped I/O, interrupts, DMA, and various memory technologies
- Presents detailed exploration of diverse components such as interrupts and their usage, interrupt controllers, DMA transfers, and DMA controllers
- Offers exploration of DDRx SDRAM memory, SDRAM controllers, DIMM modules, caches, and virtual memory
Concise and yet thorough, this useful textbook/guide equips readers with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the complexities of computer organization, making it essential reading for students and professionals.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding Computer Organization
Book Subtitle: A Guide to Principles Across RISC-V, ARM Cortex, and Intel Architectures
Authors: Patricio Bulić
Series Title: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58075-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58074-1Published: 06 July 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-58075-8Published: 05 July 2024
Series ISSN: 1863-7310
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 297
Number of Illustrations: 63 b/w illustrations, 121 illustrations in colour
Topics: Computer Hardware, Processor Architectures, Control Structures and Microprogramming, Input/Output and Data Communications