Systems Architecture, Third Edition 3rd edition by Burd, Stephen D. (2001) Paperback

by Stephen Burd

Designed for a short course in computer hardware, software, and architecture or systems architecture, this book is a survey of computer hardware and system software written especially for MIS students. Equal coverage of hardware and system software gives students coverage of overall system.

Genres: School

Paperback

First published June 26, 1994

Reviews

[Ingrid · Rating 2 out of 5]

Currently an IS major, read this for my Software & Hardware concepts class. Utterly disappointed. I spent more time looking at external resources on the web and youtube videos that helped me gage the concepts better than this book ever did. The chapters are long-winded. The images/pictures in the book are muddled and confusing comprehend. Doesn’t really help you understand the inner workings of a computer. Each chapter is about 30-40 pages long, so we're talking over 400 pages of text that could have been pared down to 1/2 that, yet still wasn't clear enough. Do not take a professor who only uses this book to teach. Luckily my professor actually knew his stuff and was kind and patient with all of us, and spent 50/50 time on the book and lectures. But this book will not make you a computer prodigy. On the contrary, you'll be spending more time using outside resources to break down the mess of a book this is.

[Kaz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Without good lectures by my professor, this textbook was not really good one. Writing was often not clear enough and hit the very narrow range, not for a beginner but not for an intermediate either. At least, that's what I felt.

[Daniel]

Reading this for a college course. Sucked. ;)

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horrible text.

[Steven van Doorn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worked for me, seemed jolly thorough but I'm no expert.

[Ninjaertle]

bible at work

[magnolia neri Falin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Difficult to read. No clear in concepts. Confusing language.