Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and SoftwareMicrosoft Press, 1999 - 393 páginas From the dots and dashes of Morse code to the 0s and 1s of computer programming, ""Code"" describes the ingenious ways humans have adapted language systems -- code -- to invent the machinery of the modern age. By examining the dialogues we developed for and through the communication tools of the industrial revolution, readers discover they have a context for comprehending today's world of computers, bar code scanners, and fiber optics. The work of legendary computer book author Charles Petzold has influenced an entire generation of programmers -- and with ""Code,"" Microsoft Press is proud to bring this extraordinary writer's compelling narrative style and wit to a general audience. |
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Chapter One Best Friends | 3 |
Chapter Four Anatomy of a Flashlight | 22 |
Chapter Six Telegraphs and Relays | 40 |
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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Charles Petzold Vista previa limitada - 2000 |
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8-Bit Adder 8-Bit Latch accumulator actually Add with Carry adding machine algebra ALGOL ASCII ASCII code assembly language automated adder battery binary digit binary numbers Boolean Braille bytes calculate called cats Chapter character chip circuit Clock input connected control panel CP/M Data input decimal numbers device disk dots and dashes EBCDIC electricity electrons example flag flashlight flip-flop floating-point Full Adder graphics hardware Here's hexadecimal Hold That Bit indicates Intel inverter Jump keyboard kilobytes letters lightbulb logic gates look machine code means megabytes microprocessor Morse code MS-DOS multiply negative numbers number system octal Opcode Opcode Instruction operating system oscillator pixels processor punch Q output RAM array random access memory relays represent requires result Selector significand stack subtract switch symbol telegraph text file tion transistors two's complement video display voltage volts wire word write XOR gate Zero