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Introduction to Computer Architecture

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Chapter 6 presents an introduction to computer architecture which covers components of a microcomputer, CPU architecture and technology, multicore processor, instruction execution steps, and microcomputer buses such as PCI, USB, and PCI express.

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Elahi, A. (2018). Introduction to Computer Architecture. In: Computer Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66775-1_6

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