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Modern Computer Architecture and Organization

By : Jim Ledin
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Modern Computer Architecture and Organization

By: Jim Ledin

Overview of this book

Are you a software developer, systems designer, or computer architecture student looking for a methodical introduction to digital device architectures but overwhelmed by their complexity? This book will help you to learn how modern computer systems work, from the lowest level of transistor switching to the macro view of collaborating multiprocessor servers. You'll gain unique insights into the internal behavior of processors that execute the code developed in high-level languages and enable you to design more efficient and scalable software systems. The book will teach you the fundamentals of computer systems including transistors, logic gates, sequential logic, and instruction operations. You will learn details of modern processor architectures and instruction sets including x86, x64, ARM, and RISC-V. You will see how to implement a RISC-V processor in a low-cost FPGA board and how to write a quantum computing program and run it on an actual quantum computer. By the end of this book, you will have a thorough understanding of modern processor and computer architectures and the future directions these architectures are likely to take.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Section 1: Fundamentals of Computer Architecture
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Section 2: Processor Architectures and Instruction Sets
14
Section 3: Applications of Computer Architecture

Network interface

A computer network is a collection of digital devices interacting over a shared communication medium. A local area network (LAN) consists of a limited number of computers that might reside in a single physical location such as a home or office building. The connected computers, phones, and other digital devices in your home represent a LAN. Device connections within a LAN environment may use a wired interface, usually Ethernet, or wireless interface, typically Wi-Fi.

Geographically separated computers and LANs communicate using a wide area network (WAN). WAN services are often provided by a telecommunication company such as a cable television provider or telephone company. Your home LAN most likely connects to the Internet via WAN services provided by your telephone or cable company. Home and business networking devices provided by WAN service providers usually provide Ethernet and Wi-Fi options for connecting local devices to the WAN. The following sections introduce...