Index 513-520p.

The strongest feature of this book is the clarity of the content along with the extensive research and development that has gone on the designing of this book. The basics have been explained in plain language and the book gradually progresses to complicate topics. The book gives a lot of stress on the organization and designing of hardware and how it impacts the software and its architecture. The book also covers the design for a simple digital computer and how it functions. All the units and their functioning is explained in detail.

In this book, students will find separate sections on Digital Components, Data Representations, Micro Operations, Digital Logic Circuits and basic computer organization. The common topics, like central processing unit, vector programming, input-output organization and multiprocessors have also been covered extensively. In comparison to the previous edition, students will additionally find the topics of vector processing, pipeline, RISC architectures and multi processors in this book.