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The Elements of Computing Systems : Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

Shimon Schocken, Noam Nisan

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Build a computer from scratch.

This book is perfect for computer science students who want to gain hands-on knowledge of computer system construction. It takes a unique approach of constructing a basic hardware platform and modern software hierarchy from the ground up through hands-on projects, gradually building an understanding of how the hardware, software, compilers, and operating system interact. This book provides an integrated and rigorous picture of applied computer science and exposes a significant body of computer science knowledge, making it a highly recommended read for students interested in computer systems and programming.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780262640688
Authors: Shimon Schocken, Noam Nisan
Publisher: The MIT Press
Date of Publication: 2005-03-31
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science
Related Topics: Computers
Goodreads rating: 4.55
(rated by 864 readers)

Description

The best way to understand how computers work is to build one from scratch, and this textbook leads learners through twelve chapters and projects that gradually build the hardware platform and software hierarchy for a simple but powerful computer system. In the process, learners gain hands-on knowledge of hardware, architecture, operating systems, programming languages, compilers, software engineering, and relevant algorithms and data structures. Using this constructive approach, the book introduces readers to a significant body of computer science knowledge and synthesizes key theoretical and applied techniques into one constructive framework. The outcome is known as Nand to Tetris. A journey that starts with the most elementary logic gate, called Nand, and ends, twelve projects later, with a general-purpose computer system capable of running Tetris and any other program that comes to your mind.The first edition of this popular textbook inspired Nand to Tetris courses in many universities, coding boot camps, hacker clubs, and online course platforms. This second edition has been extensively revised. It has been restructured into two distinct parts. Part I, Hardware, and Part II, Software, with six projects in each part. All chapters and projects have been rewritten, with an emphasis on separating abstraction from implementation, and many new sections, figures, and examples have been added. Substantial new appendixes offer focused presentation on technical and theoretical topics.
 

Build a computer from scratch.

This book is perfect for computer science students who want to gain hands-on knowledge of computer system construction. It takes a unique approach of constructing a basic hardware platform and modern software hierarchy from the ground up through hands-on projects, gradually building an understanding of how the hardware, software, compilers, and operating system interact. This book provides an integrated and rigorous picture of applied computer science and exposes a significant body of computer science knowledge, making it a highly recommended read for students interested in computer systems and programming.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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