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Systems Architecture, 3rd Edition

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Systems Architecture, 3rd Edition

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9780619034184
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Copyright: 04/30/2001
Publisher: Course Technology
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Systems Architecture, Fifth Edition is the most comprehensive introduction to information systems hardware and software in business. This new edition remains an indispensable tool for IS students. Each chapter has been thoroughly updated to reflect the changing nature of new technologies, and all of the end-of-chapter material has been enhanced and expanded.

Preface

xvii

Computer Technology: Your Need to Know

(20)

Technology and Knowledge

(1)

Acquiring and Configuring Technological Devices

(1)

Information System Development

(4)

Systems Survey

(1)

Systems Analysis

(1)

Systems Design

(1)

Systems Implementation

(1)

Systems Evaluation and Maintenance

(1)

Management of Computer Resources

(1)

Roles and Job Titles

(4)

Application Development Personnel

(1)

Systems Software Personnel

(1)

Hardware Personnel

(1)

Systems Management Personnel

(2)

Computer Technology Information Sources

(6)

Periodical Literature

(1)

Technology-Oriented Web Sites

(2)

Vendor and Manufacturer Web Sites

(1)

Professional Societies

(1)

Summary

(3)

KeyTerms

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Research Problems

(1)

Introduction to Systems Architecture

(40)

Automated Computation

(4)

Mechanical Implementation

(2)

Electrical Implementation

(1)

Optical Implementation

(1)

Technology Focus: Quantum Computing

(1)

Computer Capabilities

(5)

Processor

(3)

Storage Capacity

(1)

Input/Output Capability

(1)

Computer Hardware

(5)

Central Processing Unit

(1)

System Bus

(1)

Primary Storage

(1)

Secondary Storage

(1)

Input/Output Devices

(1)

Computer System Classes

(8)

Business Focus: Bigger Isn't Always Better

(3)

Technology Focus: IBM POWER-Based Computer Systems

(1)

Business Focus: Do We Need a Mainframe?

(2)

The Role of Software

(5)

Software Types

(2)

System Software Layers

(1)

Operating Systems

(1)

Application Development Software

(1)

Economics of System and Application Development Software

(4)

Technology Focus: Intel CPUs and Microsoft Operating Systems

(2)

Computer Networks

(3)

External Resources

(1)

Network Software

(1)

Network Communication and the Physical Network

(1)

Summary

(5)

Key Terms

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Research Problems

(1)

Data Representation

(48)

Data Representation and Processing

(1)

Automated Data Processing

(2)

Binary Data Representation

(6)

Hexadecimal Notation

(1)

Octal Notation

(1)

Goals of Computer Data Representation

(3)

Compactness

(1)

Accuracy

(1)

Ease of Manipulation

(1)

Standardization

(1)

CPU Data Types

(18)

Integers

(3)

Real Numbers

(5)

Character Data

(6)

Unicode

(1)

Boolean Data

(1)

Memory Addresses

(1)

Technology Focus: Intel Memory Address Formats

(1)

Data Structures

(10)

Pointers and Addresses

(1)

Arrays and Lists

(5)

Records and Files

(1)

Classes and Objects

(2)

Summary

101

(8)

Key Terms

103

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

103

(2)

Review Questions

105

(1)

Problems and Exercises

106

(1)

Research Problems

106

(3)

Processor Technology and Architecture

109

(46)

CPU Operation

110

(3)

Instructions and Instruction Sets

113

(11)

Data Movement

114

(1)

Data Transformations

115

(4)

Sequence Control

119

(1)

Complex Processing Operations

120

(1)

A Short Programming Example

121

(2)

Instruction Set Extensions

123

(1)

Instruction Format

124

(5)

Instruction Length

126

(1)

Reduced Instruction Set Computing

127

(2)

Clock Rate

129

(3)

Business Focus: RISC or CISC for the Desktop?

131

(1)

CPU Registers

132

(2)

General-Purpose Registers

132

(1)

Special-Purpose Registers

133

(1)

Word Size

134

(4)

Technology Focus: Intel Pentium Processor Family

136

(2)

The Physical CPU

138

(9)

Switches and Gates

138

(2)

Electrical Properties

140

(2)

Processor Fabrication

142

(3)

Current Technology Capabilities and Limitations

145

(2)

Future Trends

147

(2)

Optical Processing

148

(1)

Electro-Optical Processing

148

(1)

Quantum Processing

148

(1)

Summary

149

(6)

Key Terms

151

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

151

(2)

Review Questions

153

(1)

Problems and Exercises

153

(1)

Research Problems

154

(1)

Data Storage Technology

155

(46)

Storage Device Characteristics

156

(7)

Speed

157

(2)

Volatility

159

(1)

Access Method

160

(1)

Portability

161

(1)

Cost and Capacity

161

(1)

Memory-Storage Hierarchy

162

(1)

Primary Storage Devices

163

(5)

Storing Electrical Signals

163

(1)

Random Access Memory

164

(3)

Read-Only Memory

167

(1)

Memory Packaging

167

(1)

CPU Memory Access

168

(4)

Physical Memory Organization

168

(1)

Memory Allocation and Addressing

169

(3)

Magnetic Storage

172

(15)

Magnetic Decay and Leakage

174

(1)

Storage Density

175

(1)

Media Integrity

176

(1)

Magnetic Tape

176

(3)

Technology Focus: Magnetic Tape Formats and Standards

179

(1)

Magnetic Disk

180

(5)

Technology Focus: Whither the Floppy Disk?

185

(2)

Optical Mass Storage Devices

187

(7)

CD-ROM

189

(1)

WORM and CD-R

190

(1)

Magneto-Optical

190

(1)

Phase-Change Optical Discs

191

(1)

DVD-ROM

192

(1)

Business Focus: A Modern SneakerNet?

193

(1)

Summary

194

(7)

Key Terms

195

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

196

(2)

Review Questions

198

(1)

Problems and Exercises

199

(1)

Research Problems

199

(2)

System Integration and Performance

201

(38)

System Bus

202

(4)

Bus Clock and Data Transfer Rate

203

(1)

Bus Protocol

204

(2)

Logical and Physical Access

206

(2)

Device Controllers

208

(5)

Mainframe Channels

209

(1)

Technology Focus: SCSI

210

(3)

Interrupts

213

(4)

Interrupt Handlers

214

(1)

Multiple Interrupts

214

(1)

Stack Processing

215

(1)

Performance Effects

216

(1)

Buffers and Caches

217

(10)

Buffers

218

(2)

Diminishing Returns

220

(1)

Cache

221

(4)

Technology Focus: Itanium Memory Cache

225

(2)

Compression

227

(3)

Technology Focus: MPEG and MP3

229

(1)

Summary

230

(9)

Key Terms

232

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

232

(2)

Review Questions

234

(1)

Problems and Exercises

235

(2)

Research Problems

237

(2)

Input/Output Technology

239

(36)

Manual Input Devices

240

(3)

Keyboard Input

241

(1)

Pointing Devices

241

(2)

Basic Concepts of Print and Display

243

(9)

Matrix-Oriented Image Composition

243

(4)

Image Storage Requirements

247

(1)

Image Description Languages

248

(1)

Technology Focus: PostScript

249

(3)

Video Display

252

(3)

Character-Oriented Video Display Terminals

252

(1)

Graphic Video Display Devices

253

(2)

Printers and Plotters

255

(4)

Dot Matrix Printers

256

(1)

Ink-Jet Printers

257

(1)

Laser Printers

258

(1)

Plotters

259

(1)

Optical Input Devices

259

(3)

Mark Sensors and Bar Code Scanners

260

(2)

Audio I/O Devices

262

(6)

Speech Recognition

263

(2)

Speech Generation

265

(1)

General-Purpose Audio Hardware

266

(2)

Summary

268

(7)

Key Terms

270

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

271

(1)

Review Questions

272

(1)

Research Problems

273

(2)

Data and Network Communication Technology

275

(50)

Communication Protocols

277

(1)

Encoding and Transmitting Bits

278

(10)

Carrier Waves

278

(3)

Modulation Methods

281

(3)

Analog Signals

284

(1)

Digital Signals

284

(2)

Signal Capacity and Errors

286

(2)

Transmission Media

288

(10)

Speed and Capacity

290

(1)

Frequency and Bandwidth

290

(3)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

293

(2)

Electrical and Optical Cabling

295

(2)

Wireless Data Transmission

297

(1)

Channel Organization

298

(9)

Simplex, Half Duplex, and Full Duplex

298

(3)

Parallel and Serial Transmission

301

(1)

Channel Sharing

302

(4)

Technology Focus: Asynchronous Transfer Mode

306

(1)

Clock Synchronization

307

(3)

Error Detection and Correction

310

(7)

Parity Checking

312

(1)

Block Checking

312

(1)

Cyclic Redundancy Checking

313

(1)

Technology Focus: 802.11 Wireless Network Standards

313

(2)

Business Focus: Upgrading Network Capacity (Part I)

315

(2)

Summary

317

(8)

Key Terms

319

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

319

(3)

Review Questions

322

(1)

Problems and Exercises

323

(1)

Research Problems

323

(2)

Computer Networks

325

(34)

Network Topology

326

(7)

Addressing and Routing

333

(3)

Local Area Network Routing

333

(2)

Wide Area Network Routing

335

(1)

Media Access Control

336

(2)

Network Hardware

338

(6)

Network Interface Units

339

(1)

Hubs

339

(1)

Bridges

340

(1)

Routers

341

(1)

Switches

341

(1)

Technology Focus: Home Networks

342

(2)

OSI Network Layers

344

(3)

Application Layer

344

(1)

Presentation Layer

345

(1)

Session Layer

345

(1)

Transport Layer

346

(1)

Network Layer

346

(1)

Data Link Layer

346

(1)

Physical Layer

347

(1)

TCP/IP

347

(2)

Network Standards

349

(4)

Technology Focus: Ethernet

351

(1)

Business Focus: Upgrading Network Capacity (Part II)

352

(1)

Summary

353

(6)

Key Terms

354

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

355

(1)

Review Questions

356

(1)

Research Problems

357

(2)

Application Development

359

(44)

The Application Development Process

360

(6)

Systems Development Life Cycle

362

(1)

Methodologies and Models

363

(2)

Tools

365

(1)

Programming Languages

366

(9)

First Generation Languages

367

(1)

Second Generation Languages

367

(1)

Third Generation Languages

368

(1)

Fourth Generation Languages

369

(2)

Fifth Generation Languages

371

(2)

Object-Oriented Programming Languages

373

(1)

Programming Language Standards

374

(1)

Compilation

375

(7)

Data Declarations

376

(1)

Data Operations

377

(1)

Control Structures

378

(2)

Function Calls

380

(2)

Link Editing

382

(5)

Dynamic and Static Linking

385

(2)

Interpreters

387

(3)

Technology Focus: Java

388

(2)

Symbolic Debugging

390

(2)

Integrated Application Development Tools

392

(6)

Programmer's Workbenches

392

(2)

Technology Focus: Microsoft Developer Studio

394

(1)

CASE Tools

395

(1)

Business Focus: Building the Next Generation of Application Software

396

(2)

Summary

398

(5)

Key Terms

399

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

399

(1)

Review Questions

400

(1)

Problems and Exercises

401

(1)

Research Problems

402

(1)

Operating Systems

403

(48)

Operating System Overview

404

(5)

Operating System Management Functions

405

(1)

Operating System Layers

406

(3)

Resource Allocation

409

(4)

Single Process Resource Allocation

409

(1)

Multiple Process Resource Allocation

410

(1)

Resource Allocation Goals

410

(1)

Resource Allocation Processes

411

(1)

Real and Virtual Resources

412

(1)

Process Management

413

(2)

Process Control Data Structures

413

(1)

Threads

414

(1)

CPU Allocation

415

(13)

Thread States

416

(1)

Interrupt Processing

417

(2)

Scheduling

419

(5)

Technology Focus: Windows 2000 Scheduling

424

(2)

Business Focus: Which Windows for the Business Desktop?

426

(2)

Memory Allocation

428

(13)

Single-Tasking Memory Allocation

428

(1)

Multitasking Memory Allocation

429

(3)

Memory Fragmentation

432

(1)

Noncontiguous Memory Allocation

433

(1)

Virtual Memory Management

434

(2)

Memory Protection

436

(1)

Memory Management Hardware

437

(1)

Technology Focus: Intel Pentium Memory Management

437

(4)

Interprocess Communication

441

(4)

Interprocess Signals

441

(2)

Interprocess Data Communication

443

(2)

Summary

445

(6)

Key Terms

446

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

447

(1)

Review Questions

448

(1)

Research Problems

449

(2)

File Management Systems

451

(38)

File Management Systems

452

(6)

Logical and Physical Storage Views

454

(2)

File Content and Type

456

(2)

Directory Content and Structure

458

(4)

Hierarchical Directory Structure

460

(1)

Graph Directory Structure

461

(1)

Storage Allocation

462

(7)

Allocation Units

462

(1)

Storage Allocation Tables

463

(2)

Blocking and Buffering

465

(3)

An Example

468

(1)

File Manipulation

469

(2)

File Open and Close Operations

469

(1)

Delete and Undelete Operations

470

(1)

Access Controls

471

(3)

Technology Focus: Windows NTFS

472

(2)

File Migration, Backup, and Recovery

474

(9)

File Migration

475

(1)

File Backup

476

(2)

Transaction Logging

478

(1)

File Recovery

478

(1)

Fault Tolerance

479

(1)

Mirroring

480

(1)

Technology Focus: RAID

480

(3)

Summary

483

(6)

Key Terms

484

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

485

(1)

Review Questions

486

(1)

Problems and Exercises

486

(1)

Research Problems

486

(3)

Internet and Distributed Application Services

489

(38)

Distributed Computing

490

(3)

Client-Server Architecture

491

(1)

N-Layer Client-Server Architecture

491

(2)

Network Resource Access

493

(5)

Protocol Stacks

493

(2)

Accessing Remote Resources

495

(3)

Interprocess Communication

498

(5)

Sockets

499

(1)

Named Pipes

500

(1)

Remote Procedure Calls

501

(1)

Technology Focus: Distributed Computing Environment

502

(1)

The Internet

503

(7)

Standard Web Protocols and Services

504

(4)

The Internet as an Application Platform

508

(2)

Components and Distributed Objects

510

(5)

Component-Based Software

511

(1)

Components and Objects

512

(1)

Connection Standards and Infrastructure

512

(2)

CORBA

514

(1)

COM+

515

(1)

Directory Services

515

(6)

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

516

(2)

Technology Focus: Microsoft Active Directory

518

(3)

Summary

521

(6)

Key Terms

522

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

523

(1)

Review Questions

524

(1)

Research Problems

525

(2)

System Administration

527

(38)

System Administration

528

(5)

Strategic Planning

529

(1)

Hardware and Software as Infrastructure

530

(1)

Standards

531

(1)

Competitive Advantage

531

(1)

Business Focus: A Standard Hardware Platform?

532

(1)

The Acquisition Process

533

(4)

Determining and Stating Requirements

534

(1)

Request for Proposals

535

(1)

Evaluating Proposals

536

(1)

Determining Requirements and Evaluating Performance

537

(13)

Modeling Concepts

539

(1)

Computer System Models

540

(1)

Application Demand Models

541

(1)

Resource Availability Models

542

(1)

Model Manipulation and Analysis

543

(4)

Measuring Resource Demand and Utilization

547

(1)

Technology Focus: Windows 2000 Performance Monitoring

548

(2)

Security

550

(4)

Access Controls

551

(1)

Password Controls and Security

552

(2)

Physical Environment

554

(5)

Electrical Power

554

(2)

Heat Dissipation

556

(1)

Moisture

557

(1)

Cable Routing

557

(1)

Fire Protection

558

(1)

Disaster Planning and Recovery

559

(1)

Summary

559

(6)

Key Terms

561

(1)

Vocabulary Exercises

562

(1)

Review Questions

563

(1)

Research Problems

564

(1)

Appendix: Measurement Units

565

(3)

Time Units

566

(1)

Capacity Units

566

(1)

Data Transfer Rates

567

(1)

Glossary

568

(27)

Index

595

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