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Computer Systems

A Programmer's Perspective
By:Randal E. Bryant; David R. O'Hallaron
Publisher:Pearson Education (US)
Print ISBN:9780134092669
eText ISBN:9780134092997
Edition:3
Copyright:2016
Format:Reflowable

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&>standalone product; MasteringEngineering ® does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MasteringEngineering search for 0134123832 / 9780134123837    Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective plus MasteringEngineering with Pearson eText — Access Card Package, 3/e

 

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For courses in Computer Science and Programming

 

Computer systems: A Programmer’s Perspective explains the underlying elements common among all computer systems and how they affect general application performance. Written from the programmer’s perspective, this book strives to teach readers how understanding basic elements of computer systems and executing real practice can lead them to create better programs.

 

Spanning across computer science themes such as hardware architecture, the operating system, and systems software, the Third Edition serves as a comprehensive introduction to programming. This book strives to create programmers who understand all elements of computer systems and will be able to engage in any application of the field--from fixing faulty software, to writing more capable programs, to avoiding common flaws. It lays the groundwork for readers to delve into more intensive topics such as computer architecture, embedded systems, and cybersecurity.

 

This book focuses on systems that execute an x86-64 machine code, and recommends that programmers have access to a Linux system for this course. Programmers should have basic familiarity with C or C++.

 

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