This time-tested text offers a coherent coverage of the latest developments in the field of Intel Microprocessors. Through a combined focus on the operations of the microprocessors and their programming and interfacing with all family members, this edition provides a comprehensive and practical knowledge of the Intel family of microprocessors. Organised in a format that stimulates learning, the text covers in detail the memory systems, various I/O Systems, and teaches the reader to interface small systems to ISA, VESA, AGP, PCI, and USB buses in personal computer systems. Beginning with Intel compatible real-mode programming, it compares the instruction sets of the family with 8086/8088 microprocessors, paving the way to learn more advanced versions. In addition, the text elaborates numeric coprocessor, and pin-outs and functions of 8086 through to 80486 and all versions of Pentium microprocessors to become an invaluable instructional tool for those in electronics, communications, and IT disciplines.