Computer Organisation and Architecture ― An Introduction

Computer Organisation and Architecture provides a concise, gently paced, introduction to how computers work, and explains how the various hardware components are organised and interconnected to provide a platform upon which programs can be executed. It takes a step-by-step approach suitable for first-year undergraduates coming to the subject for the first time, and provides complete coverage for one-semester courses in this area.

B.S. CHALK is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics at South Bank University, where his interests include neural networks and concurrent systems.

ROBERT HIND is a freelance computer consultant and also teaches part time at Cavendish College London. He previously had many years teaching experience at the University of East London.

ANTONY CARTER is a Senior Lecturer at Anglia Polytechnic University. He teaches computer systems, networking, project management and high-level programming.