The architecture of computer hardware, systems software, & networking : an information technology approach / Irv Englander, Bentley University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One. An overview of computer systems -- 1. Computers and systems -- 2. And introduction to system concepts and systems architecture -- Part Two. Data in the computer -- 3. Number systems -- 4. Data formats -- 5. Representing numerical data -- Part Three. Computer architecture and hardware operation -- 6. The little man computer -- 7. The CPU and memory -- 8. CPU and memory: design, enhancement, and implementation -- 9. Input/output -- 10. Computer peripherals -- 11. Modern computer systems -- Part Four. Networks and data communications. Networks and data communications-an overview -- Ethernet and TCP/IP networking -- Communication channel technology -- Part Five. The software component -- 15. Operating systems: an overview -- 16. The user view of operating systems -- 17. File management -- 18. The internal operating system -- Supplementary chapter 1. An introduction to digital computer logic -- Supplementary chapter 2. System examples -- Supplementary chapter 3. Instruction addressing modes -- Supplementary chapter 4. Programming tools.