Topics include fundamental computer concepts, number representations, Boolean algebra, switching circuits, and computer architecture.
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The non-specialist who wants to acquire a minimum grounding ... might like to try an excellent work ... in two slim ... volumes. -- BBC BASIC, 2000, Dr Edmund Burke, Nottingham University, UK
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Although Essentials of Computer Science I culminates in the fundamentals of how to design a computer, including the central processing unit (CPU), the control unit of the CPU, the RAM, the computer's machine and assembly language, and its operating system, no knowledge beyond basic arithmetic is required.
It takes the reader from the electron level, through how to use state diagrams to systematically design computer components, and all the way to the design of the core operating system (kernel).
Topics include conversion between binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal number systems, how transistors and semiconductors work, detailed presentation of Boolean algebra and Karnaugh maps, design of logic circuits: decoders, multiplexers, adders, flip-flops (RS, JK, T, & D), memory cells, memory design, and bus design. Also covered are clock synchronization, computer architecture, and use of state diagrams.
The design of the CPU and the control unit are actually covered in its sister publication, Essentials of Computer Science II, which also covers the design of the CPU's assembly language, data structures, and the computer's core operating system. Both these books stick to fundamental concepts that don't change as clock speeds increase, and RAMs get bigger.
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This review is from: The Essentials of Computer Science I (Essentials) (Paperback)
What I liked about it is that it is conceptual; it doesn't have a lot of tid bits of information that could, or could not, be needed later. A good opportunity for abstract thinking, and to exercise your brain.
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