Digital Computer Design (eBook)

Logic, Circuitry, and Synthesis

Edward L. Braun (Autor)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
620 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4832-7573-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Digital Computer Design: Logic, Circuitry, and Synthesis focuses on the logical structure, electronic realization, and application of digital information processors. The manuscript first offers information on numerical symbols, fundamentals of computing aids, quantization, representation of numbers in an electronic digital computer, and computer applications. The text then ponders on the nature of automatic computation and Boolean algebra. Discussions focus on the advantages of a Boolean algebraic description of a digital computer; clock pulse generators and timing circuits; sequential switching networks; elements of information processing systems and types of digital computers; and automatic sequencing methods. The book elaborates on circuit descriptions of switching and storage elements and large capacity storage systems. Topics include static magnetic storage, dynamic delay line storage, cathode-ray storage, vacuum tube systems of circuit logic, and magnetic core systems of circuit logic. The publication also examines the system design of GP computers, digital differential analyzer, and the detection and correction of errors. The text is a valuable source of data for mathematicians and engineers interested in digital computer design.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Digital Computer Design: Logic, Circuifry, and Synthesis 4
Copyright Page 
5 
Dedication 6
Preface 8
Table of Contents 12
Chapter 1. Introduction 16
1.1. Uses of Number 16
1.2. Counting 16
1.3. Numerical Symbols 17
1.4. Fundamentals of Computing Aids 18
1.5. Quantization 22
1.6. The Evolution of Computing Aids 24
1.7. The Representation of Numbers in an Electronic Digital Computer 26
1.8. Arithmetic Processes in Digital Computers 29
1.9. Redundancy 29
1.10. Computer Applications 30
Chapter 2. The Nature of Automatic Computation 33
2.1. Elements of Information Processing Systems and Types of Digital Computers 33
2.2. The Nature of Automatic Computation 35
2.3. Computation by a Stored Program Digital Computer 38
2.4. Program Preparation 47
2.5. Program Flow Diagrams 49
2.6. Automatic Sequencing Methods 52
Chapter 3. Boolean Algebra 53
3.1. Introduction 53
3.2. Logical Functions of Boolean Algebra 54
3.3. Fundamentals of Boolean Algebra 55
3.4. The Representation of Switching Functions by Boolean Equations 60
3.5. Combinational Switching Networks 65
3.6. The Storage Function 84
3.7. Flip-Flops 87
3.8. Sequential Switching Networks 102
3.9. The Advantages of a Boolean Algebraic Description of a Digital Computer 107
3.10, Clock Pulse Generators and Timing Circuits 110
3.11. Subdivision of the Computer Synthesis Problem 111
LITERATURE 112
Chapter 4. Circuit Descriptions of Switching and Storage Elements 115
4.1. Systems of Circuit Logic 116
4.2. Gates 117
4.3. Vacuum Tube Systems of Circuit Logic 131
4.4. Transistor Systems of Circuit Logic 142
4.5. Magnetic Core Systems of Circuit Logic 167
4.6. Superconductive Switching Elements 181
4.7. Computing Elements for Gigacycle Operation 186
4.8. Specialized Switching Networks 188
4.9. Shift Registers 195
4.10. Auxiliary Circuits 201
LITERATURE 203
Chapter 5. Large Capacity Storage Systems 209
5. 1. Introduction 209
5.2. Dynamic Magnetic Storage 214
5.3. Static Magnetic Storage 231
5.4. Tunnel-Diode Storage 253
5.5. Cathode-Ray Tube Storage 254
5.6. Dynamic Delay Line Storage 258
5.7. Diode-Capacitor Storage 266
5.8. Ferroelectric Storage 268
LITERATURE 271
Chapter 6. Arithmetic Operations 281
6.1. Algorithms and Logical Designs for Mechanization of Basic Arithmetic Operations 281
6.2. Algebraic and Trigonometric Function Generation 364
6.3. Scaling of Problems 373
6.4. Binary, Decimal Conversion 379
LITERATURE 385
Chapter 7. System Design of GP Computers 387
7.1. Variants in Organization and Mechanization 387
7.2. Number and Type of Instructions 387
7.3. The Main Store 391
7.4. Word Format 392
7.5. The Control Unit 393
7.6. Logical Designs of General Purpose Arithmetic Computers 427
7.7. Concluding Remarks 457
LITERATURE 462
Chapter 8. The Digital Differential Analyzer 463
8.1. Introduction 463
8.2. Generation of Functions in a Differential Analyzer 469
8.3. Digital Integrators 477
8.4. Structure of a Digital Differential Analyzer 487
8.5. Preparation of Problems for a Digital Differential Analyzer 491
8.6. Decision Units in a Digital Differential Analyzer 499
8.7. Digital Servos 503
8.8. Error Analysis for an Incremental Multiplier 509
8.9. More Complex Operational Units 513
8.10. Limiting Communication in a Special Purpose DDA 517
8.11. Applicability of the DDA 518
8.12. Sources of Error 519
8.13. Checking Results of Computations 527
8.14. Simulating the DDA with a GP Machine 528
Appendix: Conditions for Generating Functions of One or More Variables, and for Solving Ordinary Differential Equationsby Means of a Differential Analyzer 531
LITERATURE 534
Chapter 9. The Detection and Correction of Errors 536
9.1. Introduction 536
9.2. Detecting and Locating Sources of Error 538
9.3. Error Minimizing Codes 556
9.4. Round-Off Errors 558
LITERATURE 566
Appendix: Input-Output Equipment 569
A .l. External Storage Media for Inpuh–Output Functions 570
A.2. Printers 581
A.3. Character-Generating Cathode-Ray Tubes with Light Sensitive Recorders 584
A.4. Display Devices for Small Quantities of Slowly Changingor Static Information 586
LITERATURE 587
Author Index 590
Subject Index 597

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.5.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
• ISBN-10: 1-4832-7573-6 / 1483275736
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4832-7573-4 / 9781483275734