An Assembly Language Introduction to Computer Architecture: Using the Intel Pentium (Hardcover)

Book Description
This is a textbook for computer science undergraduates in their second and third year who have completed a high level language (C, C++, FORTRAN, Pascal) programming course, and possibly a course in data structures. It is an ideal text for courses in Computer Organization, and Computer Architecture. This text is an introduction to the architecture of a computer from a programmer, or software designer's perspective. It teaches the student how the hardware reacts to software commands.
The primary examples are drawn from the Intel Pentium architecture. This is a Pentium specific version of the earlier Goodman/Miller text, 6A Programmer's View of Computer Architecture .

Synopsis
Assembly Language Programming is based on the Pentium architecture. Students learn how computers work through a clear, generic presentation of a computer architecture; a departure from the traditional focus on a specific architecture. A computer's capabilities are introduced within the context of software, reinforcing the software focus of the text. The author takes a top-down approach, facilitating an understanding of the motivation behind compute architecture design and enabling students to begin programming immediately and to understand the assembly language, the interface between hardware and software. The text includes examples from the Intel Pentium architecture.

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