Nixers Book Club - Book #5: Computer Science from the Bottom Up - Community & Forums Related Discussions
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Time for the book club!
Chapter 3 and 4 were kind of long but because they went over things that aren't new it was quick to read. Chapter 3: Computer Architecture A chapter about the generic architecture of computers. From the CPU pipelines, to memory hierarchies, caches, algorithms for eviction, buses and peripherals. Nothing really special here, but a good refresher. Chapter 4: The Operating System We finally dive into an overview of what operating systems are about: a standard layer of abstraction over the hardware that allows for the sharing of resources. We're presented with the different kernel types: monolithic vs microkernel, separation with user space, and how to achieve that with privileges, be it hardware rings or virtual memory. NB: I noticed there are a lot of typos in that book. But the content is still great. |
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