It addresses practical applications such as personal computers and robotics and provides details of architecture, instruction set, I.O. and system design associated with 8085, 8086 and 68000 respectively.
The book also covers the basics of peripheral interfacing, including DMA concepts relating to 68000 - such as interfacing of keyboard, CRT, printer and floppy disk of a typical microprocessor.
It contains a summary of interface standards such as IEEE 488, S-100, RS-232 and current loops."