Computer organization and architecture

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1. maqpJan 2026
   Top 5 will never cover the field. Here's my top 10

   * Brookshear and Brylow - Computer Science - An Overview

   * Forta - Teach yourself SQL in 10 minutes

   * Stallings - Computer Organization and Architecture

   * Stallings - Operating Systems - Internals and Design Principles

   * CLRS

   * Kurose, Ross - Computer Networking - A Top Down Approach

   * Sipser - Introduction to The Theory of Computation

   * Stallings, Brown - Computer Security - Principles and Practice

   * Aumasson - Serious Cryptography

   * Russell, Norvig - Artificial Intelligence - A Modern Approach

   And even this fails to cover programming languages. Python is the lingua franca of the field. Most past recommended books are getting outdated, but perhaps Matthes' Python Crash Course 3rd edition.

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2. leonheldJan 2024
   I'm not saying this is not awesome, but it's pretty much what any undergrad computer architecture course will teach you.

   It should be pretty standard for CS undergrads to be at least familiar with some ISA.

   edit: undergrand -> undergrad

   PS: I highly recommend Patterson and Hennessy Computer Organization and Architecture (pick the Arm, RISCV or MIPS edition... any will do) to actually learn about all these things and more.

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3. lognAug 2014
   Computer Organization and Architecture by Stallings

   http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Organization-Architecture-Sta...

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4. shivajikobardanSep 2025
   I read the digital fundamentals book by thomas l floyd most parts. And I am again reading them. However I realized it lacks contents on memory(It has chapters but it is basic stuffs). It does not prepare you enough to take take a Computer Organization and Architecture class, where you will learn about designing control unit and stuffs like that.

   Thus i am sitting in hackernews, asking about recommendations on what should be my next book?

   Since I am interviewing for electronics companies soon, I will like to prepare myself for it as well.

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5. shivajikobardanAug 2025
   I am doing a course on Computer Organization and Architecture from YT. And following John P Hayes's textbook. I think programming things could help me up.

   PS: I saw that there are courses on udemy regarding CPU design. And I am planning to take that course as well.

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6. shivajikobardanAug 2025
   I am trying to implement X:=AB+CC in a two-address machine.

   I implemented shorter than John P. Hayes in his textbook of Computer Organization and Architecture. So, I suspect I am doing something wrong.

   Here's my implementation:

   MUL A,B //A=AB

   MUL C,C //C=C

   C

   MOVE X,C //X=C

   ADD X,A //X=X+A=CC+AB

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