Petzold С. Code. The Hidden Language of Computer...2ed 2023 torrent

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Computers are everywhere – most obviously in our laptops and smartphones, but also our cars, televisions, microwave ovens, alarm clocks, robot vacuum cleaners, and other smart appliances. Have you ever wondered what goes on inside these devices to make our lives easier but occasionally more infuriating?
About the Author
Preface to the Second Edition
Best Friends
Codes and Combinations
Braille and Binary Codes
Anatomy of a Flashlight
Communicating Around Corners
Logic with Switches
Telegraphs and Relays
Relays and Gates
Our Ten Digits
Alternative 10s
Bit by Bit by Bit
Bytes and Hexadecimal
From ASCII to Unicode
Adding with Logic Gates
Is This for Real?
But What About Subtraction?
Feedback and Flip-Flops
Let’s Build a Clock!
An Assemblage of Memory
Automating Arithmetic
The Arithmetic Logic Unit
Registers and Busses
CPU Control Signals
Loops, Jumps, and Calls
Peripherals
The Operating System
Coding
The World Brain
Index