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Crash Course Computer Science
Robots: Crash Course Computer Science #37
Today we're going to talk about robots!
How Computers Calculate - the ALU: Crash Course Computer Science #5
In this series, we're going to trace the origins of our modern computers, take a closer look at the ideas that gave us our current hardware and software, discuss how and why our smart devices just keep getting smarter, and even look towards the future!
How Computers Calculate - the ALU: Crash Course Computer Science #5
Season 1 Episode 5 | 11m 9s | CC
Take the 2017 PBS Digital Studios Survey: http://surveymonkey.com/r/pbsds2017. Today we're going to talk about a fundamental part of all modern computers. The thing that basically everything else uses - the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (or the ALU). The ALU may not have to most exciting name, but it is the mathematical brain of a computer and is responsible for all the calculations your computer does
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