This is a text for an undergraduate course in computer organization and assembly language programming. The first section, chapters 1 through 9, discusses the topics of representation of information, binary coding, and the classic von Neumann computer model.
This section is independent of any specific vendor or system. It allows the student to learn about the general concepts of computer systems design. The second part, chapters 10 through 18, shows how these ideas were realized for one specific system - the VAX family of computers built by Digital Equipment Corp. |
