About the book

This book may have a stimulating influence on solving the above problem. It is recommended in this country as a textbook for college students.

The book gives a systematized presentation of the basic principles of the theory and arrangements of modern micro-processors, computers, computer systems and networks, and the philosophy of their basic components.

The author sought to pool design data on logical organization of computers of different classes with a view to providing a common basis for considering the architecture of microprocessors, microcomputers, small computers, and general-purpose computers.

Ever-growing functional association of hardware and its operating system in various modes of computer operation, and the existing tendency of hardware support to operating systems dictate the necessity of presenting the principles of interaction between hardware and software in controlling computing processes.

In training specialists on design, servicing, maintenance, and usage of hardware and software, much attention should be paid to the study of theoretical modeling of the processes occurring in computer systems. The book contains Chapter 17 written together with L.B Boguslavskiy, Cand. Sc. (Tech.) which describes these problems in a fairly condensed form.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Basic Concepts

Chapter 2: Representation of Information in Computer

Chapter 3: Logical Elements and Standard Units

Chapter 4: Design Principles of Memory Devices

Chapter 5: Micro operation Language

Chapter 6: Organization of Arithmetic-Logic Units

Chapter 7: Control Automatons

Chapter 8: Processors and Microprocessors: Architecture Elements

Chapter 9: Processors and Microprocessors: Organization Principles

Chapter 10: Peripheral Devices of Computers: External Memory and Input/Output Devices

Chapter 11: Input/Output System Organization Principles, Computer and Microprocessor Interfaces

Chapter 12: Systems of Automatic Computer Control and Diagnostics

Chapter 13: Computer System Configuration: Multiprogramming, Time-Sharing and Real-Time Systems

Chapter 14: Organization of multilevel Memory in Multi-program Computer System

Chapter 15: Organization of Multiprocessor and Multicomputer Computing Systems

Chapter 16: Computer Networks

Chapter 17: Stochastic Analytical Models of Computer Systems