Mike Melanson wrote:
Grant wrote:
This is off-topic, but I bet you guys can help me figure this out.
How does digital information (0 or 1, off or on) end up doing all the stuff it does? A link or explanation would be greatly appreciated.
Hmm, this is a pretty fundamental computer question. I guess I would have to answer that 1s and 0s are able to achieve all they do by teaming up. One binary digit, or bit (0 or 1) does not do much by itself. You have to put 8 of them together to come up with a regulation byte, for example.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_gate http://www.play-hookey.com/digital/ http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/digital-electronics.htm
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The concept of information storage is interesting, and I would recommend books/courses on computer architecture fundamentals. Certain types of logic gates can store voltages that are either in a high or low state -- which for our purposes is a 1 or 0. You can then line up these gates as "arrays" or "registers" of 8, 16, 32, etc...you can then start assigning particular tasks to each of these "registers". Anyway, check the web and/or the library. ;)
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