Completely updated and revised throughout, this Fourth Edition explores the fundamentals of computer structure, architecture, and programming. The book opens with an introduction to the fundamental concepts behind computer architecture including gates, circuits, logic, and computer arithmetic. It goes on to discuss computer operation from instruction set architecture and assembly language programming to the central processing unit. The text then builds on these foundations by explaining how the hardware interfaces with its surroundings, introducing computer memory, operating systems, and computer peripherals. With clear, concise explanations throughout, this book is ideal for undergraduate courses in computer architecture.Content:Front Matter Reading Guide The History of This Book Preface Table of Contents1. Introduction to Computer Hardware2. Gates, Circuits, and Combinational Logic3. Sequential Logic4. Computer Arithmetic5. The Instruction Set Architecture6. Assembly Language Programming7. Structure of the CPU8. Accelerating Performance9. Processor Architectures10. Buses and Input/Output Mechanisms11. Computer Peripherals12. Computer Memory13. The Operating System14. Computer Communications Appendix: The 68000 Instruction Set BibliographyIndex Contents and Installation Instructions for the CD-ROM