Computer organization
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Computer Organization[1]
How does a computer actually work? How do they transform what you type into a program that shows cute cat pictures?
Big ideas in computer organization
Information layer[2]
Hardware layer[3]
Computer architecture
- Architecture of the central processing unit (CPU)
- Functions of the arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
- Control unit (CU)
- Registers within the CPU
- Primary memory
- Cache memory
- The machine instruction cycle