Designed as an introductory text for the students of computer science, computer applications, electronics engineering and information technology for their first course on the organization and architecture of computers, this accessible, student friendly text gives a clear and in-depth analysis of the basic principles underlying the subject.
This self-contained text devotes one full chapter to the basics of digital logic. While the initial chapters describe in detail about computer organization, including CPU design, ALU design, memory design and I/O organization, the text also deals with Assembly Language Programming for Pentium using NASM assembler.
What distinguishes the text is the special attention it pays to Cache and Virtual Memory organization, as well as to RISC architecture and the intricacies of pipelining. All these discussions are climaxed by an illuminating discussion on parallel computers which shows how processors are interconnected to create a variety of parallel computers.
KEY FEATURES
Self-contained presentation starting with data representation and ending with advanced parallel computer architecture.
Systematic and logical organization of topics.
Large number of worked-out examples and exercises.
Contains basics of assembly language programming.
Each chapter has learning objectives and a detailed summary to help students to quickly revise the material.
V. Rajaraman, Ph.D. (Wisconsin) is an Emeritus Professor at the Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Earlier, Prof. Rajaraman was a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at IIT, Kanpur (1963–1982), Professor of Computer Science and Chairman of Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (1982–1994), and IBM Professor of Information Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (1994–2001). A Padma Bhushan awardee in 1998, he is also a recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 1976, the Homi Bhabha Prize by U.G.C., Om Prakash Bhasin Award, the ISTE Award for excellence in teaching computer engineering, Rustam Choksi Award, the Zaheer Medal by the Indian National Science Academy.
Prof. Rajaraman is a lifetime contribution awardee of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and the Computer Society of India. He has received a DSc (h.c.) from IIT, Kanpur, and the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Sibpur. He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, the National Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Academy of Engineering, and the Computer Society of India. An author of several well-established and highly successful computer books, Prof. Rajaraman has published many research papers in reputed national and international journals. (A detailed biodata may be found in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Vaidyeswaran_Rajaraman).
Books written by V Rajaraman for PHI Learning https://www.phindia.com/SearchBooks/SearchphiBooks/?searchbooks=rajaraman|T. RADHAKRISHNAN (Ph.D., IIT Kanpur) was Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. A graduate from Guindy Engineering College, Madras, he taught at IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras. He holds several patents, publishes regularly, and has supervised over seventy graduate students in the last thirty years. He has contributed several times to curriculum design and development in three countries: India, Canada, and Mexico. His research interests are in Agent Technology, Human Computer Interfaces, and Medical Informatics. Besides authoring textbooks, he enjoys writing in Tamil about technology and other socially relevant topics.
