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Code by Charles Petzold
This product was recommended by Thomas Rhodes from Exam Strategist
Although I’ve worked with computers and programming languages for nearly two decades, this was the book that finally tied together all of the loose ends with respect to my understanding of computer architecture. Code explains the basics of CPUs and provides comprehensive explanations suitable for beginners to gain true understanding and context of computer architecture in today’s world of growing technological influence.
Computer Organization and Architecture by William Stallings
This product was recommended by James Bullard from Sound Fro
The author of this book shared important concepts of computer architecture and organization and the performance of computer designs. This book includes topics such as computer arithmetic, bus organization, RISC Memory, I/O components as well as parallel processors. As the title itself implies, this book provides information taking into consideration from the perspectives of both organizational and architectural.
Computer Organization and Design by John L Hennessy
This product was recommended by Aaron Simmons from TestPrepGenie
The book includes fresh contents on x86 architectures, sections on ARM, virtual memories and flash memory. The author presented a very nice switch from uniprocessor to multiprocessors. Also demonstrates on parallelism that encompasses latest updates in technologies such as benchmarking standards and processor designs. There are also exercises provided to test the understanding of the reader which is helpful how far they absorb the idea the book features.
Operating system concepts by Abraham Silberschaztz
This product was recommended by Krystal DeVille from STEM Education Guide
While there are a few good beginner books on computer architecture I’d recommend Operating System Concepts by Abraham Silberschatz. You’ll find this recommendation by many people because of the clear and concise manner while the author describes a hard subject. The book is well organized into sections that build your knowledge from beginning to end.
