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In the early days of computer science, the interactions of hardware, software, compilers, and operating system were simple enough to allow students to see an overall picture of how computers worked. With the increasing complexity of computer technology and the resulting specialization of knowledge, such clarity is often lost. Unlike other texts that cover only one aspect of the field, The Elements of Computing Systems gives students an integrated and rigorous picture of applied computer science, as its comes to play in the construction of a simple yet powerful computer system.
Indeed, the best way to understand how computers work is to build one from scratch, and this textbook leads students through twelve chapters and projects that gradually build a basic hardware platform and a modern software hierarchy from the ground up. In the process, the students gain hands-on knowledge of hardware architecture, operating systems, programming languages, compilers, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering. Using this constructive approach, the book exposes a significant body of computer science knowledge and demonstrates how theoretical and applied techniques taught in other courses fit into the overall picture.
Designed to support one- or two-semester courses, the book is based on an abstraction-implementation paradigm; each chapter presents a key hardware or software abstraction, a proposed implementation that makes it concrete, and an actual project. The emerging computer system can be built by following the chapters, although this is only one option, since the projects are self-contained and can be done or skipped in any order. All the computer science knowledge necessary for completing the projects is embedded in the book, the only pre-requisite being a programming experience.
The book s web site provides all tools and materials necessary to build all the hardware and software systems described in the text, including two hundred test programs for the twelve projects. The projects and systems can be modified to meet various teaching needs, and all the supplied software is open-source.
Binding: PaperbackBrand: Brand: The MIT PressEAN: 9780262640688Feature: Used Book in Good ConditionISBN: 0262640686IsEligibleForTradeIn: 1Label: The MIT PressManufacturer: The MIT PressNumberOfItems: 1NumberOfPages: 344PackageQuantity: 1ProductGroup: BookProductTypeName: ABIS_BOOKPublicationDate: 2005-03-31Publisher: The MIT PressStudio: The MIT PressTitle: The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First PrinciplesNote: Before to order any Amazon or eBay product please make sure product technically fulfill your need. We are just importing Amazon and eBay products from USA and have no technical support available. Also please read the product reviews on the Amazon before to order. Also to get any kind of warranty or quality check you can contact directly with the original manufacturer or visit their website. We will not provide any kind of support in that.
