But how Do it Know?: The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone

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John C Scott, 2009 - 222 páginas
This book thoroughly explains how computers work. It starts by fully examining a NAND gate, then goes on to build every piece and part of a small, fully operational computer. The necessity and use of codes is presented in parallel with the apprioriate pieces of hardware. The book can be easily understood by anyone whether they have a technical background or not. It could be used as a textbook.
 

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Contenido

Introduction
1
Language
9
Diagrams
20
What Can We Do With A A Rose by Any Other Name
34
Codes Back to the Byte
40
First Half of
50
Numbers
57
The Other Half of
67
Doing Something
98
Doing Something Useful Revisited
105
Instructions
115
The Load and Store The Data Instruction The Second Great Invention
130
Instructions The Third Great Invention The Clear Flags Instruction
137
The Outside World The Keyboard The Display Screen Another Code The Final Word on Codes
161
The Disk Excuse Me Maam Thats All Folks Hardware and Software
174
Languages The File System Errors
184

The Left and Right
73
The Comparator and Zero
82
More of the Processor
90
Firmware
191
Digital vs I Lied Sort Full of Analog Disclosure
204
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Acerca del autor (2009)

 J. Clark Scott has had a long and diverse career in the computer industry, starting with building computers and their parts at companies such as Intel and IBM. Eventually he graduated to writing consumer software, with four nationally marketed titles to his credit. He noticed how confused some of his friends were about computers and gave them lectures to teach them how simple the basics really are. It was at that time that the idea for this book was born.

Información bibliográfica

TítuloBut how Do it Know?: The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone
AutorJ. Clark Scott
Ediciónilustrada
EditorJohn C Scott, 2009
ISBN0615303765, 9780615303765
Largo222 páginas
  
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