Digital Computer Electronics

by Albert Paul Malvino, Jerald A Brown, Jerald Brown

Book Overview

Introduces students to microprocessor fundamentals. The text relates the fundamentals to three real-world examples: Intel's 8085, Motorola's 6800, and the 6502 chip used by Apple Computers. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028005945
• ISBN13: 9780028005942
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Career Education
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.8" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Demystifies Digital Computer Internals. Simply. Clearly.

After hearing about digital computers while in high school (this was mid 80s), I was extremely curious about understanding how these so called 'computers' work. The idea that they can make decisions, remember things etc. was simply fascinating. General popular science articles weren't clear enough to give the complete picture. I was lucky to find a copy of this book in my school library. I took home this book, and simply read the book through the night. and what an experience it was!. It builds on absolutely fundamental concepts, logical components, simple logic gates, the mysterious flip-flop, the universal gate, the ROM, and then on to the stored program computer.. the register, program counter, Arithmetic, Logic Unit, The Instruction Decoder. my..my. In such simple terms. and then on to,in fact, build a commercial microprocessor of the age, step by step. One of those rare , simple elegant books, that can get you started and then hook us on to the subject. Absolutely relevent today as well. since we still fundamentally use the same architecture, believe it or not.

Outstanding text

I'm not sure if this is a later edition of the book I used or not 20 years ago, because it was just titled Digital Electronics back them. But if it is, and it's as good as the original edition, it was probably the best introduction to the subject I'd ever read. Clear and concise explanations of basic principles and digital circuit components made this a valuable reference and study book for me. In fact, as a result of reading this book on my own, I was able to test out of the introductory digital circuits class at my college and get into the second semester class. The book was a standard textbook for years at the colleges near my home, and it has taught thousands of electronic hobbyists, technicians, and engineers over the last 20 years this important field of electronics. Truly a great classic by an outstanding teacher.

The Best Book for building concept

I read this book back in 80's while doing my bachelor in electronics engineering.This book gave me a solid understanding of the heart and sole of a computer. Later I used this book for my lectures at various levels. A must have book for every one who wants a real foundation in computer science career.

Dated, but still better than all the rest

This is hands-down the best introduction to the principles of digital electronics that I have ever read. With clear, concise explanations, I have used it as a self-teaching aid when I was first learning about digital logic as well as a source of material for my classes. The basic educational model is the example/solution and there is a self-testing review and problems at the end of each chapter. Solutions to the odd problems are included in an appendix. While the hardware used in the exercises is very dated, that does not detract from the main point of the book, which is to teach the principles of digital logic. I still use it as a major reference when I teach those principles in an upper level course in computer structure.

Good start for non-engineering students

This book provides a good start point to study computer hardwares for people at any levels, including those who don't have engineering background. It is easy to read and understand the contents. I like this book.