Computer Organization and Assembly Language
Programming for the P. D. P.-11 and Vax-II
Published on 15. June 1988
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-471-61631-3 (ISBN)
Description
Emphasizing both fundamentals and applications, this text explains the basic concepts of computer organization and operation in straightforward language with numerous illustrations and examples. The author bridges the gap between beginners needing the essentials and advanced students interested in application-oriented assembly programming techniques. Among its special features the book: includes a thorough treatment of addressing modes utilizing "memory maps"; provides coverage of an operating system to show the relationship among system hardware and user application programs; illustrates important programming techniques on writing subroutines, macros, conditional macros, interrupts and traps; includes a complete chapter on laboratory exercises; contains an introductory chapter on the VAX-11; and provides coverage of virtual memory, multiprogramming, computer architecture, and DMA.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 190 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-61631-3 (9780471616313)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
User viewpoint of system organization of the PDP-11; representation of information; a closer look at the instruction set; subroutines; macros or macro instructions; input/output programming; interrupts and traps; direct memory access (DMA) operation; an introduction to the VAX-11 system; laboratory exercises.