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The computer ushers us into the information age. Born a mere fifty years ago, it now exerts a profound influence on almost every facet of our lives. What is the nature of this machine? How does it work inside? How is it programmed internally? What are the nature of its connections to the outside world? These are the questions that this book will help you answer, and we hope that when you have mastered it you will be left with no mysteries about how computers work. We feel that one of the best ways to learn how a computer works is to design one, so throughout most of the book we have taken the perspective of the designer rather than that of the observer or the critic.

Computers are arguably the most complex systems humankind has ever built, and like all complex systems they can be appreciated from many viewpoints. A building can be examined for its overall architectural design, and  for the way its design affects its overall function. A building also can be examinedfrom the viewpoint of how the size and shape of its rooms and halls relate to the design of its heating and air conditioning systems. Likewise a computer can be examined from the viewpoint of its overall structure and function, referred to as its architecture. A computer also can be examined from the viewpoint of one who is using machine or assembly language to program it. And it can be examined from the viewpoint of its lowest abstract logical structure-its design at the logic gate level.

All of these viewpoints are interrelated, and therefore important for mastery of the subject; thus in this book we adopt all three: the viewpoint of the computer architect, the viewpoint of the assembly language programmer, and the viewpoint of the logic designer. We believe that the synthesis of these three views will give you a depth and richness of understanding of the subject that will serve you well, whether your main interest is in computer design, computer science, or computer programming.

We assume that you have had experience with computers as an end-user, and that you have written programs in some high-level language such as Pascal, C, or FORTRAN. We also assume, in the body of the text, that you have had exposure to digital logic circuits. A knowledge of logic circuits is necessary for the understanding of the material in this book. For those who have not had such exposure, or who are uncertain about whether their background in this area is adequate, we have included Appendix A: Digital Logic Circuits, which should provide you with sufficient background for understanding this text.

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