The Elements of Computing Systems
Building a Modern Computer from First Principles
$163.01
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2021
Summary
A new and extensively revised edition of a popular textbook used in universities, coding boot camps, hacker clubs, and online courses.
The best way to understand how computers work is to build one from scratch, and this textbook leads learners through twelve chapters and projects that gradually build the hardware platform and software hierarchy for a simple but powerful computer system. In the process, learners gain hands-on knowledge of hardware, architecture, operating systems, prog…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262539807 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262539802 |
| Author: | Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 722g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“This book shows that, despite the complexity of modern architectures, it is still possible to fully understand and master computers. The secret recipe is focus in this case, because the authors dispense with error handling and optimization; they only present the essentials. Compared to its predecessor, the second edition offers a clearer separation between hardware and software.“—Heise
About The Author
Noam Nisan
Noam Nisan is Dean of the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Shimon Schocken is Professor of Computer Science, and Founding Dean, Efi Arazi School of Computer Science, IDC Herzliya, Israel.
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