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Saturday Dec 30, 2017
Episode 91: How Computers Work Part I - What is a Computer?
Saturday Dec 30, 2017
Saturday Dec 30, 2017
We begin our series discussing how computers work with an overview of the theory of computation, including a discussion of Turing machines and Turing completeness, and a brief history of early analog and digital computers. I also provide an introduction to the key components of a modern computer, and review the different levels in the hierarchy of computer organisation.
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