alt.certification.a-plus - Re: Will Mike Meyers' book help me?

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Re: Will Mike Meyers' book help me?

MCSEwannabe

2002-07-29, 7:25 am

"HarryB" <harrynospam@bellsouth.net> wrote:

<--snip-->
> looking for. I would like, for example, to be able to look at the
> values stored in a register or other memory location and learn why
> those values are there and what the CUP intends to do with them.Would
> Mike Meyers' book help me with this goal? If not, is there a book that
> you would recommend?

It sounds like you want to study programming, particularly low-level
assembly language programming and/or operating systems theory. I don't
think the A+ books would help much at all in that regard. It's been
several years since I dabbled in such studies so I don't have any
specific suggestions, tho.

Tom MacIntyre

2002-07-29, 9:25 am

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 07:15:49 -0500, "HarryB"
<harrynospam@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>Would you recommend the "A+ Certification All-In-One Exam Guide" book to
>someone in my situation?
>
>I have just started college in pursuit of a degree in computer science.
>Because of my present job situation I do not anticipate looking for
>full-time work in the computer field at all, although after retirement
>(about 6 years away) I would like to do some type of computer related work
>on a part time basis. I do, however enjoy tinkering with computers in my
>"spare" time.
>
>Presently I am taking a computer based course called "Microprocessors" which
>is designed to help one become, as quoted from the school catalog, "familiar
>with microprocessor instruction sets and provide an understanding of
>microprocessor theory." I now finally understand, for example, how and why
>images are created in the CPU's memory and how, when the CPU executes an
>interrupt service routine, it moves information into and out of the stack. I
>am thoroughly enjoying the class.
>
>Although I have no desire to take the A+ certification test in the near
>future, I would like to gain a deeper understanding of how a computer works.
>I have Scott Mueller's "Upgrading and Repairing PCs" for example and have
>read it almost from cover to cover. It's a good book, but does not provide
>the type of in-depth information that I am looking for. I would like, for
>example, to be able to look at the values stored in a register or other
>memory location and learn why those values are there and what the CUP
>intends to do with them.Would Mike Meyers' book help me with this goal? If
>not, is there a book that you would recommend? Since I am now a full-time
>student and funds are very limited, I need to limit my book purchases to
>those that will really help me.

I would definitely recommend Mike's A+ book for if/when you decide to
get A+ certified. For what you are presently interested in, you need
something along these lines (Note: These are old books, and I don't
know if current versions are available. They were quite good in their
day, which was the 386-486 era. A lot has been added, but the basics
are likely still applicable, at least some. I don't know if these are
even still in print. YMMV):

The New Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC & PS/2
Norton/Wilton 1-55615-131-4
Assembly Language Step-by-Step
Duntemann 0-471-57814-2
Assembly Language for the PC
Socha/Norton 1-56686-016-4
Advanced Assembly Language
Wyatt 1-56529-037-2

I don't know how applicable, relevant, or useful this stuff is
anymore, but it's your fun, and I will say that I had a lot of fun
working with these books back a number of years ago.

Tom

>
>TIA,
>Harry
>
>
>
>

Tom MacIntyre

2002-07-29, 10:25 am

Follow up...there are also many web sites concerning
assembly/assembler programming, and you may also be interested in
pursuing programming in machine code as well, although...I really
don't think anything like that is done on a very large scale anymore.

Tom

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:09:00 GMT, tom__macintyre@hotmail.com (Tom
MacIntyre) wrote:

>On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 07:15:49 -0500, "HarryB"
><harrynospam@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>>Would you recommend the "A+ Certification All-In-One Exam Guide" book to
>>someone in my situation?
>>
>>I have just started college in pursuit of a degree in computer science.
>>Because of my present job situation I do not anticipate looking for
>>full-time work in the computer field at all, although after retirement
>>(about 6 years away) I would like to do some type of computer related work
>>on a part time basis. I do, however enjoy tinkering with computers in my
>>"spare" time.
>>
>>Presently I am taking a computer based course called "Microprocessors" which
>>is designed to help one become, as quoted from the school catalog, "familiar
>>with microprocessor instruction sets and provide an understanding of
>>microprocessor theory." I now finally understand, for example, how and why
>>images are created in the CPU's memory and how, when the CPU executes an
>>interrupt service routine, it moves information into and out of the stack. I
>>am thoroughly enjoying the class.
>>
>>Although I have no desire to take the A+ certification test in the near
>>future, I would like to gain a deeper understanding of how a computer works.
>>I have Scott Mueller's "Upgrading and Repairing PCs" for example and have
>>read it almost from cover to cover. It's a good book, but does not provide
>>the type of in-depth information that I am looking for. I would like, for
>>example, to be able to look at the values stored in a register or other
>>memory location and learn why those values are there and what the CUP
>>intends to do with them.Would Mike Meyers' book help me with this goal? If
>>not, is there a book that you would recommend? Since I am now a full-time
>>student and funds are very limited, I need to limit my book purchases to
>>those that will really help me.
>
>I would definitely recommend Mike's A+ book for if/when you decide to
>get A+ certified. For what you are presently interested in, you need
>something along these lines (Note: These are old books, and I don't
>know if current versions are available. They were quite good in their
>day, which was the 386-486 era. A lot has been added, but the basics
>are likely still applicable, at least some. I don't know if these are
>even still in print. YMMV):
>
>The New Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC & PS/2
>Norton/Wilton 1-55615-131-4
>Assembly Language Step-by-Step
>Duntemann 0-471-57814-2
>Assembly Language for the PC
>Socha/Norton 1-56686-016-4
>Advanced Assembly Language
>Wyatt 1-56529-037-2
>
>I don't know how applicable, relevant, or useful this stuff is
>anymore, but it's your fun, and I will say that I had a lot of fun
>working with these books back a number of years ago.
>
>Tom
>
>>
>>TIA,
>>Harry
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

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