Introduction to Computer Organization

<b>This hands-on tutorial is a broad examination of how a modern computer works. Classroom tested for over a decade it gives readers a firm understanding of how computers do what they do covering essentials like data storage logic gates and transistors data types the CPU assembly and machine code.</b> <p/><i>Introduction to Computer Organization</i> gives programmers a practical understanding of what happens in a computer when you execute your code. Working from the ground up the book starts with fundamental concepts like memory organization digital circuit design and computer arithmetic. It then uses C/C++ to explore how familiar high-level coding concepts--like control flow input/output and functions--are implemented in assembly language. The goal isn't to make you an assembly language programmer but to help you understand what happens behind the scenes when you run your programs. <p/>Classroom-tested for over a decade this book will also demystify topics like: <br><ul><li>How data is encoded in memory<br></li><li>How the operating system manages hardware resources with exceptions and interrupts<br></li><li>How Boolean algebra is used to implement the circuits that process digital information<br></li><li>How a CPU is structured and how it uses buses to execute a program stored in main memory<br></li><li>How recursion is implemented in assembly and how it can be used to solve repetitive problems<br></li><li>How program code gets transformed into machine code the computer understands<br></li></ul><br>You may never have to write x86-64 assembly language or design hardware yourself but knowing how the hardware and software works will make you a better more confident programmer.