Microprocessors and microcomputer systems 2nd Edition

Covers the latest developments in the field of microcomputer technology, giving easy access to timely information on LSI/VLSI microcomputers and microprocessors and their latest application, as well as important aspects of software and hardware that help make operating systems go in unlimited areas of application. Data-base management systems and direct memory access are fully described, and proven associative-memory techniques for organizing virtual mass-memory disk operating systems are also included. Other topics covered include the latest availability of non-volatile magnetic bubble mass-memory; temporary storage via various types of registers, FIFO and shift registers; important applications for intelligent I/O systems using LSI chips; new 16-bit microprocessors with double-precision floating point accessories; new trends in structured, portable, and modular high-level languages in software; robotics; CAD; the use of silicon in microcomputer technology; the latest advances in satellite and TDMA data communications; fiber optics; and much more.