Braun Digital Computer Design

Logic, Circuitry, and Synthesis
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-7573-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 620 Seiten, Web PDF

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Braun, Edward L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Digital Computer Design: Logic, Circuifry, and Synthesis;4
3;Copyright Page
;5
4;Dedication;6
5;Preface;8
6;Table of Contents;12
7;Chapter 1. Introduction;16
7.1;1.1. Uses of Number;16
7.2;1.2. Counting;16
7.3;1.3. Numerical Symbols;17
7.4;1.4. Fundamentals of Computing Aids;18
7.5;1.5. Quantization;22
7.6;1.6. The Evolution of Computing Aids;24
7.7;1.7. The Representation of Numbers in an Electronic Digital Computer;26
7.8;1.8. Arithmetic Processes in Digital Computers;29
7.9;1.9. Redundancy;29
7.10;1.10. Computer Applications;30
8;Chapter 2. The Nature of Automatic Computation;33
8.1;2.1. Elements of Information Processing Systems and Types of Digital Computers;33
8.2;2.2. The Nature of Automatic Computation;35
8.3;2.3. Computation by a Stored Program Digital Computer;38
8.4;2.4. Program Preparation;47
8.5;2.5. Program Flow Diagrams;49
8.6;2.6. Automatic Sequencing Methods;52
9;Chapter 3. Boolean Algebra;53
9.1;3.1. Introduction;53
9.2;3.2. Logical Functions of Boolean Algebra;54
9.3;3.3. Fundamentals of Boolean Algebra;55
9.4;3.4. The Representation of Switching Functions by Boolean Equations;60
9.5;3.5. Combinational Switching Networks;65
9.6;3.6. The Storage Function;84
9.7;3.7. Flip-Flops;87
9.8;3.8. Sequential Switching Networks;102
9.9;3.9. The Advantages of a Boolean Algebraic Description of a Digital Computer;107
9.10;3.10, Clock Pulse Generators and Timing Circuits;110
9.11;3.11. Subdivision of the Computer Synthesis Problem;111
9.12;LITERATURE;112
10;Chapter 4. Circuit Descriptions of Switching and Storage Elements;115
10.1;4.1. Systems of Circuit Logic;116
10.2;4.2. Gates;117
10.3;4.3. Vacuum Tube Systems of Circuit Logic;131
10.4;4.4. Transistor Systems of Circuit Logic;142
10.5;4.5. Magnetic Core Systems of Circuit Logic;167
10.6;4.6. Superconductive Switching Elements;181
10.7;4.7. Computing Elements for Gigacycle Operation;186
10.8;4.8. Specialized Switching Networks;188
10.9;4.9. Shift Registers;195
10.10;4.10. Auxiliary Circuits;201
10.11;LITERATURE;203
11;Chapter 5. Large Capacity Storage Systems;209
11.1;5. 1. Introduction;209
11.2;5.2. Dynamic Magnetic Storage;214
11.3;5.3. Static Magnetic Storage;231
11.4;5.4. Tunnel-Diode Storage;253
11.5;5.5. Cathode-Ray Tube Storage;254
11.6;5.6. Dynamic Delay Line Storage;258
11.7;5.7. Diode-Capacitor Storage;266
11.8;5.8. Ferroelectric Storage;268
11.9;LITERATURE;271
12;Chapter 6. Arithmetic Operations;281
12.1;6.1. Algorithms and Logical Designs for Mechanization of Basic Arithmetic Operations;281
12.2;6.2. Algebraic and Trigonometric Function Generation;364
12.3;6.3. Scaling of Problems;373
12.4;6.4. Binary, Decimal Conversion;379
12.5;LITERATURE;385
13;Chapter 7. System Design of GP Computers;387
13.1;7.1. Variants in Organization and Mechanization;387
13.2;7.2. Number and Type of Instructions;387
13.3;7.3. The Main Store;391
13.4;7.4. Word Format;392
13.5;7.5. The Control Unit;393
13.6;7.6. Logical Designs of General Purpose Arithmetic Computers;427
13.7;7.7. Concluding Remarks;457
13.8;LITERATURE;462
14;Chapter 8. The Digital Differential Analyzer;463
14.1;8.1. Introduction;463
14.2;8.2. Generation of Functions in a Differential Analyzer;469
14.3;8.3. Digital Integrators;477
14.4;8.4. Structure of a Digital Differential Analyzer;487
14.5;8.5. Preparation of Problems for a Digital Differential Analyzer;491
14.6;8.6. Decision Units in a Digital Differential Analyzer;499
14.7;8.7. Digital Servos;503
14.8;8.8. Error Analysis for an Incremental Multiplier;509
14.9;8.9. More Complex Operational Units;513
14.10;8.10. Limiting Communication in a Special Purpose DDA;517
14.11;8.11. Applicability of the DDA;518
14.12;8.12. Sources of Error;519
14.13;8.13. Checking Results of Computations;527
14.14;8.14. Simulating the DDA with a GP Machine;528
14.15;Appendix: Conditions for Generating Functions of One or More Variables, and for Solving Ordinary Differential Equationsby Means of a Differential Analyzer;531
14.16;LITERATURE;534
15;Chapter 9. The Detection and Correction of Errors;536
15.1;9.1. Introduction;536
15.2;9.2. Detecting and Locating Sources of Error;538
15.3;9.3. Error Minimizing Codes;556
15.4;9.4. Round-Off Errors;558
15.5;LITERATURE;566
16;Appendix: Input-Output Equipment;569
16.1;A .l. External Storage Media for Inpuh–Output Functions;570
16.2;A.2. Printers;581
16.3;A.3. Character-Generating Cathode-Ray Tubes with Light Sensitive Recorders;584
16.4;A.4. Display Devices for Small Quantities of Slowly Changingor Static Information;586
16.5;LITERATURE;587
17;Author Index;590
18;Subject Index;597