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Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, 5th Edition
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Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, 5th Edition

by Linda Null, Julia Lobur
March 2018
Beginner
744 pages
26h 5m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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CHAPTER4

MARIE: An Introduction to a Simple Computer

“When you wish to produce a result by means of an instrument, do not allow yourself to complicate it.”

—Leonardo da Vinci

4.1   INTRODUCTION

Designing a computer nowadays is a job for a computer engineer with plenty of training. It is impossible in an introductory textbook like this (and in an introductory course in computer organization and architecture) to present everything necessary to design and build a working computer such as those we can buy today. However, in this chapter, we introduce the reader to design by first looking at a very simple computer called MARIE: a Machine Architecture that is Really Intuitive and Easy. We then provide brief overviews of Intel and MIPS machines, ...

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