Computer organization
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In computer science computer organization is a description of the electrical circuitry of a computer that is sufficient for completely describing the operation of the hardware. It is frequently confused with computer architecture. But the latter is the abstract image of a computing system that is seen by a machine language (or assembly language) programmer, including the instruction set, memory address modes, processor registers, and address and data formats; whereas the computer organization is a lower level, more concrete, description of the system that involves how the constituent parts of the system are interconnected and how they interoperate in order to implement the architectural specification.[1][2][3]
Machines may have the same architectures, and thus be capable or executing the same programs, yet have different organizations. The organization of a machine is usually represented as a block diagram that describes the interconnections of the registers, busses, and operators of the machine.[4]
References
- ^ Phillip A. Laplante (2001). Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology. CRC Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 0849326915.
- ^ William F. Gilreath and Phillip A. Laplante (2003). Computer Architecture: A Minimalist Perspective. Springer. p. 5. ISBN 1402074166.
- ^ Sivarama P. Dandamudi (2003). Fundamentals of Computer Organization and Design. Springer. p. 5. ISBN 038795211X.
- ^ Jack Belzer, Albert G. Holzman, and Allen Kent (1981). "Digital Computer Architecture". Encyclopedia of computer science and technology. Marcel Dekker. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0824722574.
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Further reading
- D. Patterson and J. Hennessy (2004-08-02). Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. ISBN 1558606041.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - V. C. Hamacher, Z. G. Vrasenic, and S. G. Zaky (2001-08-02). Computer Organization. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0072320869.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - William Stallings (2002-07-15). Computer Organization and Architecture. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0130351199.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - J. P. Hayes (2002-09-03). Computer Architecture and Organization. ISBN 0072861983.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|publiher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - Gary Michael Schneider (1985). The Principles of Computer Organization. Wiley. pp. 6–7. ISBN 0471885525.
- M. Morris Mano (1992-10-19). Computer System Architecture. Prentice Hall. p. 3. ISBN 0131755633.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Mostafa Abd-El-Barr and Hesham El-Rewini (2004-12-03). Fundamentals of Computer Organization and Architecture. Wiley-Interscience. p. 1. ISBN 0471467413.
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