Computer Architecture

Fox, Charles

No Starch Press,US（2024/05発売）

No Starch Press,US（2024/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 560 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781718502864
• DDC分類 004.2

Full Description

Computer architecture was once considered a boring subject, but not anymore! With Moore's Law slowing to a crawl, computing hardware is experiencing a new golden age. This fun, informative book takes a look at the past to offer inspiration for the radical designs of tomorrow, tracing the development of modern systems from Stone Age tallies and Babbage's engines, to present-day cloud architectures, quantum computers, and big data parallelization. Based on author Charles Fox's award-winning university-level computer-architecture course, it covers the inner workings of the computer, from circuits to CPUs to memory and beyond. Fresh ideas are introduced using concepts from history, music, gaming and retro computing, and other interesting areas of study. In addition, practical computer exercises are provided in every chapter, such as building a CPU from digital logic, and programming machines like the Commodore 64, x86 and RISC-V. By the end, you'll learn all of the hardware requirements of a Computer Science degree, including digital logic, memory, IO, assembly programming, IoT embedded systems, and more.

Contents

Introduction
Part I: Fundamental Concepts
Chapter 1: Historical Architectures
Chapter 2: Data Representation
Chapter 3: Basic CPU-Based Architecture
Part II: The Electronic Hierarchy
Chapter 4: Switches
Chapter 5: Digital Logic
Chapter 6: Simple Machines
Chapter 7: Digital CPU Design
Chapter 8: Advanced CPU Design
Chapter 9: Input/Output
Chapter 10: Memory
Part III: Example Architectures
Chapter 11: Retro Architectures
Chapter 12: Embedded Architectures
Chapter 13: Desktop Architectures
Chapter 14: Smart Architectures
Chapter 15: Parallel Architectures
Chapter 16: Future Architectures
Appendix: Operating System Support
Acknowledgments
Figure Credits
Index