The architecture of computer hardware, systems software, & networking : an information technology approach / Irv Englander, and Wilson Wong.

Includes index.

Part I An overview of computer systems -- Computers and systems -- An introduction to system concepts and systems architecture -- Part II Data in the computer -- Number systems -- Data formats -- Representing numerical data -- Part III Computer architecture and hardware operation -- The little man computer -- The CPU and memory -- CPU and memory: design, enhancement, and implementation -- Input/output and buses -- Computer peripherals -- Computer system organization -- Part IV Networks, data communications, and networked computer systems -- Networks and data communications - an overview -- Ethernet and TCP/IP networking -- Communication channel technology -- Modern networked computer systems -- Part V The software component -- Operating systems: an overview -- The user view of operating systems -- File management -- The internal operating system.

"The subject of this book is the architecture of computer systems. Computer architecture is about the structure and operation of digital computers and computer-based devices. Computer architecture is concerned with the operational methods of the hardware; with the services provided by operating system software; with the acquisition, processing, storage, and output of data; and with the interaction between computer-based devices"--Preface.