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Structured Computer Organization Paperback – January 1, 2013

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 92 ratings
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Structured Computer Organization - Prentice Hall-Andrew S. Tanenbaum,Todd Austin-2013-EDN-6
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    796 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Prentice Hall
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2013
  5. ISBN-10
    812034720X
  6. ISBN-13
    978-8120347205
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prentice Hall; 6th edition (January 1, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 796 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 812034720X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8120347205
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.25 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 92 ratings

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Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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Andrew Stuart "Andy" Tanenbaum (sometimes referred to by the handle ast) (born March 16, 1944) is an American computer scientist and professor emeritus of computer science at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

He is best known as the author of MINIX, a free Unix-like operating system for teaching purposes, and for his computer science textbooks, regarded as standard texts in the field. He regards his teaching job as his most important work. Since 2004 he has operated Electoral-vote.com, a website dedicated to analysis of polling data in federal elections in the United States.

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Anatol
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book about hardware internals
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2013
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I am a software developer (C/C++) and was looking a book about hardware internals i.e. how my computer works (CPU, branch prediction, cache lines, memory etc etc).

Initially I bough Patterson&Hennessy but it was almost useless for me - it was hard to read, messy organization, no explanation for basics things.

Then I bought this book, and WOW it was a great pleasure for me to read it. It was easy to read - I finished the book in ~4 weeks (reading it at evenings before going to sleep). Tanenbaum uses 'simplified English' - it is a great help for me as English is not my native language. The book starts from basic things known to most software engineers and goes deeper and deeper into details. Actually I went ahead and bought another his great book - 'Networks'.

Some people are complaining about poor exercises - I cannot really evaluate it. I do not care about exercises, I mostly skipped it as I was interested in the theoretical part.
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Jim Byrom
5.0 out of 5 stars It is just as sturdy as any of the O'Reilly technical manuals I own
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2015
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This is identical to the normal textbook other than the cover. Well worth the savings if you need the book for class. It is just as sturdy as any of the O'Reilly technical manuals I own. It also has a significant amount of information if you need a reference book to computer hardware. I plan on keeping it after class completes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must have reference for any software engineer
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2017
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This book is great! I wasn't sure initially because this is a global edition, but the content is exactly similar to the content of the same book sold in the US. This is a never late content, if you are a software engineer and wants to level up your career, this is a must learn content. Everything in this book will help you better understand how to write excellent software.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Confusing
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2013
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This book has the habit of using a term for many pages before it defines the term. For example, it uses TOS for 6 pages before it is defined. TOS means top of stack, which isn't that hard of a concept.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 4-5 ***** Recommended.
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2016
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Good book, helpful for 400 level study.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for my budget
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2014
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Great price for an overseas copy printed in India. I got it for my college going son. It is exactly the same as the much expensive verson printed locally.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Student perspective
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2018
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The author provides a lot of details, but examples are not as clear and content while explained concisely, is a bit to short to fully expand on a topic. A good reference book, but other books may help a student grasp the subject with less effort.
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Giox
5.0 out of 5 stars libro giusto tempi veloci
Reviewed in Italy on November 23, 2015
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il libro arrivato è corrispondente alla descrizione, i tempi di consegna sono stati veloci. Lo consiglio sicuramente a tutti quelli che ricercano il suddetto testo.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2014
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Incredible fast delivery and a excellent product. Delivery from Malaysia to Denmark in three days (friday->monday)!
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Silvia Orlando
4.0 out of 5 stars Libro interessante
Reviewed in Italy on October 8, 2022
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È un libro richiesto dall’università di mio figlio, a suo dire molto interessante.
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Daniel Baranowski
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast Delivery, good product. I recommend
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2013
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I got my book surprisingly fast. The book is also very good. Its well written and really begins with the complete basics and slowly builds up to the more advanced stuff, so even the complete beginners can use this book to learn about computers in much detail.
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