Computer Systems: An Embedded Approach

Embedded computing makes computer architecture tangible: the processor, memory, software, and connections have to work together inside real devices. Ian Vince McLoughlin’s Computer Systems: An Embedded Approach builds that perspective from core computing principles toward the systems and applications they support.

Start with the foundations

The book develops key ideas in computer organization, number representation, and arithmetic, including floating-point formats and their processing. These fundamentals help readers understand what computer hardware is actually doing when it handles data and executes operations.

Follow the processor’s logic

From processor architecture and instruction handling to data representation and performance, the material connects low-level mechanisms with the broader design of a computer. The contents include discussion of RISC and CISC approaches and use ARM as an example processor.

See systems in context

Beyond processor internals, the book’s scope extends to operating systems, networking, pervasive computing, and the Internet of Things. That wider view helps place embedded devices within the software and communication systems they depend on.

For students of computer systems

This technical textbook is suited to students and readers developing a grounding in computer architecture and embedded computing. Its progression from foundational concepts to connected applications offers a useful way to see how the parts of a computer system relate.

Explore the principles behind the devices around us with this ebook from Digital Delights.