The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software: An Information Technology Approach
Fundamental principles that will keep you on the cutting edge! Most computer architecture books are just too technical and complex. Focusing on specific technology, they often bypass the basics and are outdated as quickly as technology advan
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This book extensively covers the topics in depth, and does a good job at making a complicated subject easy to understand. While for the most part Irv does a good job of communicating technical material in an easy to understand manner, you can only simplify technical details so much, and this book is certainly not for beginners. After taking the author’s class in the subject, I’ve come to understand that by the end of the book you might hate the author, but at least you’ll learn something. One of the more challenging subjects, but you can learn a great deal from this book. Because it’s a book in architecture, however, it’s important to keep in mind that a great deal of this book is theoretical and not specifically practical to everyday computer usage.
Review by Aaron Ouellette for The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software: An Information Technology Approach
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As a student taking a technical look at computers from a non technical background this book dances the fine line of too little detail, and being too technical. I recomend it highly, and use it frequently as a reference around the office.
Review by HQ Tran for The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software: An Information Technology Approach
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I’m studying BEng Computer Systems Eng, and this book is the best book that I’ve ever read – clearly explain thoughout from hardware system to software engineering. It covers most of things you need to know about computer. I mean as a perfect introduction. I used this book for my first year since then I get a lot of benefit from it, love itH Q Tran
Review by Nicholas McJannet for The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software: An Information Technology Approach
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Okay, first the good news. This is a weighty book with a lot of well presented information. As one of the previous reviewers noted, you can only simplify this kind of technical information so much. I agree with that reviewer that Englander has done a good job in covering such topics as data and computer mathematics, hardware architecture and operation, and software components. The diagrams are generally helpful and well done, and though there is a large volume of text here, the author keeps the pros flowing pretty well.
The bad news is that this is not particularly helpful for those approaching this subject for the first time. On many occasions Englander refers to “your previous programing experience” and similar presumptions about the readers technical background and knowledge level. Yes, I agree not all books are aimed beginners, but I read this text for a third year undergraduate course in IT and was often a bit baffled by the author’s assumption that I was a computer programmer. Perhaps this fact says more about the lack of introductory texts available on the subject of hardware and software architecture than about this particular text, but I only found this book “fairly” helpful.
The strange thing is that I can’t imagine intermediate or advanced IT student or professionals not knowing the subjects covered in this book already, and so I am left with the question “who is this text actually aimed at”?
Overall, I would rate this book as fairly helpful, but not really aimed at the readership well.
Review by B. Kershaw for The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software: An Information Technology Approach
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Exactly what I needed. They gave what they said I would get. Very satisified with my purchase and the service.