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This text is intended for students taking single semester units on computer systems, architecture and computer systems technology as part of an HND or undergraduate course. It describes and illustrates how the hardware and software components that go to make up the computer and its environment are organised and interconnected, thereby providing an efficient machine capable of carrying out an extensive range of tasks. The author takes a bottom-up approach, beginning with logic gates and data representation and culminating in an analysis of RISC processors and parallel architectures. Not more than a basic knowledge of computer programming is assumed. Throughout the text, self test questions are included; each chapter also contains exercises, a summary and suggestions for further reading. ... Read more

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Key Findings:

• Today’s professional services firms are struggling to find their long-term value proposition in environments that are in constant change. There is a significant opportunity for PSOs in the short-term for helping companies implement and adopt SOAs, and in the long-term for providing critical business process expertise.

• As Service-oriented process tools mature, system integration will no longer be a separate activity, but will be subsumed into the process orchestration and choreography activities within the Service-oriented process tools.

• The business process design, optimization, and execution consulting market will come to displace the system integration market.

• System integrators will find the low-level integration work diminishing as their customers adopt SOAs, and therefore will need to transition their skills to the Service-oriented process arena to avoid having their market erode substantially.

• There is a significant opportunity for consulting firms in the next five years for helping companies implement and adopt SOAs, and in the long-term for providing critical business process expertise.

• Total SOA architectural and process consulting revenues will surpass those from system integration by 2006.

• System integration revenue by professional services organizations will decrease by over 70% by 2010, while Service-Oriented Business Process consulting will increase 20-fold in the same time period.

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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A597104. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: In a world that is increasingly more connected using networks of all types, collaboration becomes a way to leverage these connections to benefit both individuals and organizations. Currently there are numerous technologies, to support different types of collaboration. In order to make informed decisions, it is necessarily to be familiar with these technologies and adopt a formal methodology to capture the organization's collaborative requirements. However, no methodology currently exists to help an organization determine which technologies and tools would enable and support its specific collaborative requirements. This thesis analyzes collaboration as an organizational phenomenon and a network application, presents ideal collaborative environment characteristics, surveys existing collaborative environments and tools, and proposes a methodology for selecting and building a collaborative environment. This methodology is based on a synthesis of the traditional. System Development Life Cycle methodologies used to analyze, design, and implement information systems. ... Read more

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A book aimed at design techniques usedto improve the performance of computer systems.A fully revised second editionis divided into three parts; Part I describes the fundamental methods used toimprove the performance of computer systems, Part II describes multiprocessorsystems using shared memory and Part III includes computer systems not usingshared memory.The book has complete chapters on major topicssuch as cache memory design, single bus multiprocessors, Interconnectionnetworks and other techniques involving the use of parallelism. Senior/graduate level computer science, computer engineering and electricalengineering students. ... Read more

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Well organized and precise!
I have always liked Dr. Wilkinson's teaching.With the book written bythe professor himself makes learning computer architecture a blessing. ... Read more

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Effective compilers allow for a more efficient execution ofapplication programs for a given computer architecture, whilewell-conceived architectural features can support more effectivecompiler optimization techniques. A well thought-out strategy oftrade-offs between compilers and computer architectures is the key tothe successful designing of highly efficient and effective computersystems. From embedded micro-controllers to large-scale multiprocessorsystems, it is important to understand the interaction betweencompilers and computer architectures.
The goal of the Annual Workshop on Interaction between Compilers andComputer Architectures (INTERACT) is to promote new ideas and topresent recent developments in compiler techniques and computerarchitectures that enhance each other's capabilities and performance.Interaction Between Compilers and Computer Architectures is anupdated and revised volume consisting of seven papers originallypresented at the Fifth Workshop on Interaction between Compilers andComputer Architectures (INTERACT-5), which was held in conjunctionwith the IEEE HPCA-7 in Monterrey, Mexico in 2001. This volumeexplores recent developments and ideas for better integration of theinteraction between compilers and computer architectures in designingmodern processors and computer systems.
Interaction Between Compilers and Computer Architectures issuitable as a secondary text for a graduate level course, and as areference for researchers and practitioners in industry. ... Read more

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This book presents an incremental look at networked computer systems starting with digital logic and hardware, moving through the layers of software, and leading to an introduction to networking and operating systems. Its practical, modern approach draws upon areas of reader interest and experience (the Internet, Pentium processors, GUIs, mobile communications) to stimulate enthusiasm. This book uses Microsoft's Visual Developer Studio debugger (included on CD-ROM) to provide a brief experience with assembly language programming.This book features an introduction to networking since most computer systems today work in a networked environment. It takes a traditional bottom-up approach using applied technology and ideas, and treats digital logic in sufficient detail to remove the mystery of how computers work. Throughout, the author emphasizes how software performance can be dependent upon hardware features, while practical exercises demonstrate this aspect of hardware/software interaction.This book demonstrates to computer scientists and engineers how computers and their systems work, and will be especially useful for readers looking for a book covering networking issues in computer systems organization and architecture./*@ISBN = 0-201-64859-8@MAINCAT = Computer Hardware@SUBCAT = System Architecture@DATALINE1 = 2001, 680 pages, 7 1/4 x 9 1/8@DATALINE2 = Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM, $84.00k*/ ... Read more

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DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!!!!!
I would not recommend this book to anyone. From the very beginning it is badly explained and illustrated, with very little regard for easing the reader in gently. The topics covered are highly complex for an introductory book of this nature and the writing style is amature to say the least. If there was an option I wouldn't have given this book even the 1 star it doesn't deserve. DON'T BUY IT!!

Most helpful computing text book I've read!
The most useful book I have bought for this subject and many other subject related to it. There were a number of complex topics in it which were new to me, but they were explained in a way that I understood. It is also very useful as a reference for stuff I have covered many times before! I highly recomend this book to anyone regardless of what level you're at!

Poor explanation throughout
I have read many books covering this subject but found this one particularly hard to understand. The concepts are not clearly explaned and I would not adivise anybody to purchase this book unless they already have a very good understanding of basic computer architecure. This is not a book for begginers ... Read more

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This is a guide to computer systems, describing their architecture, organization and programming. It covers such areas as logic design, basic data representation, number representation, the translation process, and device communication and interrupts. This is the instructor's guide. ... Read more