"The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, 4th Edition" is an award-winning, bestselling textbook written by Linda Null and Julia Lobur. Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning in 2014, this edition is comprehensive enough to address vital structural hardware concepts but concise enough to fit within a single-term curriculum. The textbook aligns explicitly with the ACM/IEEE CS2013 curriculum guidelines for computer organization and architecture.
Key Features of the 4th Edition
� MARIE Simulator Package: Provides a specialized, lightweight assembly language simulation environment so students learn execution cycles without confusing architectural details.
� Modern Material: Integrates discussion on updated technological concepts such as cloud computing, mobile tablet computers, graphic processing units (GPUs), and modern storage metrics (zetabytes and yottabytes).