Principles of Computer Hardware

Very in-depth, maybe too in-depth, but if you like the depth and the details like me its fantastic. Highly recommend for any student studying Computer Science or something similar :)

This will help you understand databases and MYSQl. It is a very useful book and I think I will use this as it has very useful information

My first review. This review is considerably unsystematic, impressions only. I bought this item intending it to be a companion text to "Floyd, Digital Fundamentals", after having worked quite a way through the later book. The Floyd book has a better vocabulary drill and instruction, therefore "Digital Fundamentals" wins in covering the ground-work more confidently and in imparting abilities to student. "Principles of Computer Architecture" has better hindsight; more of the person you have become rather than the person you are about to be. Principles of Computer Architecture [that's "principles" and not "principals"] is written from a different perspective; one of a computer scientist rather than an electronics technologist. As such it includes chapters on assembler programming and instruction architectures, and a broader coverage of computer organisation. It takes Floyds own Computer Notes much further in elaborating on the various Computer Technologies covered in a lively and illustrative manner. The book is quite mindful and descriptions of the technologies have been thoroughly considered. It does not claim to be a specialist book, so if you are looking for a book on gate level design verification or something on writing High-Level code do not aim to be here. None of the ideas contained in the text were disagreeable, however I did find one or two of the paragraphs looking a bit dyslexic, especially, and surprisingly, the chapter on assembler programming. I might have expected this from an amateur rather than a professional writer. The illustrations are very animated and help make up for my (occasional) perceived weakness of the writing. As usual the Publisher has supplied a CD full of software that displays compatibility problems with a serviceable operating system. They then have a disclaimer at the back of the book saying that the software is not supported. I helped myself by finding an internet site that can provide me the latest compatible version of the software. So I do question the need for publishers to include CD-ROMs with their products when their is no mutual interest in maintaining them.

needed for uni

I've written it's okay because it was recommended for my course, but it went into more detail than was necessary and I found myself hardly using it.

Excellent book. But for me shame it is Motorola based as I would prefer intel. I am never going to write anything for my old G4 or my garage full of SPARC boxes. Covering the ARM is cool and the Raspberry Pi boom adds legs to this book. I bought this book for the coverage of Assembly Level Programming and it is good. I have Version 3 and was wondering if I should get version 4. I cannot see any majotr changes so v4 is not for me. Sere the table of contents on Amazon. Anyway FYI Ver Year Pages v1. 1985 468 v2. 1991 682 v3. 2000 716 12 Chapters v4. 2006 653 14 Chapters The two extra chapters are not added to the end but the result of some reorganisation not mentioned in the intro. Of course I should have said Ed above not ver. Too many years working with computers.

Found it quite difficult to engage with this book but some of the examples were helpful

Great book, lots of detail on ARM programming

Great book and arrived on time, in great condition. I would definitely recommend the seller again.

Everything and more...it is what the teacher is using to teach us.

Structured and easy understandable book. Programs provided on enclosed to the book CD couldn't be run on windows 7 unfortunately.

A+++