Computer Science

HARDWARE

INTEL 4004 // 1971

Silicon Soul

Hardware is where logic meets physics. It is the study of how we trap lightning in rocks (silicon) and teach it to think.

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ARCH-86

Architecture

CPU design, Instruction Sets (ISA), and the Von Neumann bottleneck.

LOGIC-74

Digital Logic

Boolean algebra, Logic Gates (AND/OR), and flip-flops.

MEM-DDR

Memory

The hierarchy: Registers -> Cache -> RAM -> Disk.

IOT-ESP

Embedded

Microcontrollers and Systems on Chip (SoC).

CPU_ARCH.SIM

Von Neumann Model
FETCH
REGISTERS
PC (Counter)
0
ACC (Value)
0
CURRENT INSTRUCTION (IR)
NOP
RAM (8 Bytes)
0:LOAD
1:ADD
2:STORE
3:HALT
4:0
5:0
6:10
7:25
DATA BUS: IDLE

Moore's Law

"The number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles about every two years."