The Architecture of Computer Hardware, Systems Software, & Networking: An Information Technology Approach

You can't blame Amazon for the quality or contents of this particular book. The book was part of my Master degree program class, so I had to purchase it (as I believe most of us are in this situation). I believe Amazon was one of the only few who not only had the book, but was able to get it to me within two days using my Amazon prime status.

I rented this book for a course I took and was very pleased. It arrived very quickly so I was able to start right away even though I had held off on ordering and it was in very good condition. The information is very basic and does not go too indepth but it is presented very clearly and easy to understand. If you have a lot of previous computer experience you will probably find it too basic, but otherwise it should be very helpful.

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I want to be clear that I'm coming from a strict engineering (electrical/computer) background so I am somewhat biased toward a more thorough mathematical treatment of concepts ... Although this text is very comprehensive, covering a wide range of topics relating to computers: software, hardware, networking; the depth is very lacking. To make matters worse, I find some of the information presented to be somewhat misleading or at least lacking detail to the point of leaving out some key concepts. I have been able to squeeze a little bit of useful information from this text in an area or two in which I was not very familiar; however, I think it would be helpful for readers to know that the majority of the concepts presented in this text are learned by the majority of technically inclined people throughout high school and a technical undergraduate education (without the aid of a course and/or text that presents this material formally). Any supporting information necessary beyond that can be easily obtained online.

This information in this book is not really new or exciting. How computers actually work has not changed (in principal) much in the last 50 years. Most of the information can be found on the web. Save 30 dollars and buy the International Student Edition The Architecture of Computer Hardware and System Software: An Information Technology Approach . However, the exercises at the end of the chapter are not in the same order. For example, question 10.1 in this book is question 10.4 in the International Student Edition.

This book gives a good overview of computer architecture however its on the IT level. If you want more detail on the Compute Science level with math equations this isn't the book. You will learn a good deal of system internals

the book arrived very late but early enough that i was the first guy in my class to have it the book was clean and had no damage it looked brand new I don't even know if it was new any who every thing went okay i am happy to be about my purchase i will buy more stuff from amazon book store and from this seller

Regardless of which field you’re in: this book is a must read as it gives you an understanding of the absolute fundamentals that make up a computing system. Whatever information you consume after reading this book will feel much clearer and organized in your head, which is much needed in this information overload age. The book was not in a great condition since I’m guessing this seller is selling second hand book, but it’s still readable and none of the pages are missing or torn. Please read this book atleast once in your life.

excellent product, fast delivery

Text book that arrived on time - used it for a university module. Was in good condition and kept well as other students used these for the same modules a few years later.