 Understanding MicrocomputersDennis Longley and Michael Shain Chapter 2 in The Microcomputer Users Handbook 1984, 1983, pp 37-92 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The modern business microcomputer is a device of very considerable complexity compared even with a colour television set or a modern car. The question ‘how does it work?’ can be answered at so many levels that the first response has to be ‘why do you want to know?’ Thus the operation of a microcomputer may be considered from the viewpoint of the single application user, the general user, high level language programmer, low level language programmer or system designer. At this stage the approach is taken from the viewpoint of the general user who wishes to gain an insight into the topic before perusing manufacturers’ brochures. The first section attempts to place the major components of a complete microcomputer system into perspective and to indicate the relationships between them; this is followed by a highly simplistic view of microcomputer operations, to provide an overview of the total system. The function of the major system components is then described and finally the question ‘can it make a mistake?’ is tackled. Keywords: Virtual Machine; Disk Drive; Random Access Memory; Level Language; High Level Language (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-06737-4_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-06737-4_2 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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