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Computer Hardware and Systems Software Architecture

by Mack Drew
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798194773114
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 218
  • Original Price: GBP 123.18
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 518 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Computer Architecture

Understand what really happens inside a computer-from the first binary bit to the moment an operating system boots.Computer Hardware and Systems Software Architecture gives you a connected, practical foundation in both the physical machine and the software that controls it. Instead of treating hardware and operating systems as unrelated subjects, this book shows you how processors, memory, storage, firmware, kernels, and applications work together as one complete system.
Whether you're studying computer science, preparing for an IT career, strengthening your certification foundation, or simply tired of accepting that computers "just work," this book helps you build the mental model behind modern computing.
Inside, you'll learn how to:

  • Master binary, hexadecimal, Boolean logic, logic gates, and digital circuit fundamentals
  • Follow the CPU through registers, ALUs, instruction cycles, pipelining, branch prediction, and multicore processing
  • Understand cache architecture, DRAM, virtual memory, paging, storage, RAID, PCIe, and I/O
  • Explore operating system kernels, processes, threads, scheduling, synchronization, and file systems
  • Trace the complete boot process from firmware and UEFI to the operating system kernel
  • Understand virtualization, cloud infrastructure, hardware security, and emerging architectures including ARM and RISC-V
  • Reinforce difficult concepts with worked examples, diagrams, chapter summaries, a glossary, and quick-reference appendices
Built progressively from first principles, the material assumes no previous coursework in computer architecture or operating systems. Each chapter builds naturally on the concepts that came before, making complex systems easier to understand without sacrificing technical depth.Build the systems knowledge that makes everything else in computing make more sense-add Computer Hardware and Systems Software Architecture to your library today.

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