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The classic guide to how computers work This new expanded edition explores more deeply the bit-by-bit, gate-by-gate construction of the heart of every smart device?the central processing unit that combines the simplest of basic operations to perform the most complex of feats. Petzold's companion website uses animated graphics of key circuits in the book to make computers even easier to comprehend. In addition to substantially revised and updated content, new chapters include: Chapter 18: Let?s Build a Clock!Chapter 21: The Arithmetic Logic UnitChapter 22: Registers and BussesChapter 23: CPU Control SignalsChapter 24: Jumps, Loops, and CallsChapter 28: The World Brain Read more '...the first book about programming that spoke to me.' For me, Code was a revelation. It was the first book about programming that spoke to me. It started with a story, and it built up, layer by layer, analogy by analogy, until I understood not just the Code, but the System. Code is a book that is as
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