Computer Organization and Embedded Systems

The sixth edition of this book covers the key topics in computer organization an embedded systems. it presents hardware design principles and shows how hardware design is influenced by the requirements of software. the book is suitable for undergraduate electrical and computer engineering majors and computer science specialist. it is intended for a first course in computer organization and embedded systems. the book features a balances approach to all aspects of modern computer design-processor, input/output, memory and interconnection standards. the focus is on the design of complete systems, both general-purpose computres and embedded systems. the book is self-contained. it is intended primarily for students who have already had a course in the design of logic circuits. for students without such a background, a comprehensive appendix on logic circuits is included