The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
Linda Null
Julia Lobur
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Null, Linda.
The essentials of computer organization and architecture / Linda Null, Julia Lobur.
p.cm.
ISBN 0-7637-0444-X
1. Computer organization. 2. Computer architecture. I. Lobur, Julia. II. Title.
QA76.9.C643 N85 2003
004.2'2—dc21
2002040576
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In memory of my father, Merrill Cornell, a pilot and man of endless talent and courage, who taught me that when we step into the unknown, we either find solid ground, or we learn to fly.
-L. M. N.
To the loving memory of my mother, Anna J. Surowski, who made all things possible for her girls.
- J. M. L.