> >> 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. > > > > -- > > -Mike Melanson > > > > -- > > [email protected] mailing list > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_gate > http://www.play-hookey.com/digital/ > http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/digital-electronics.htm > > <typical>google is your friend</typical> > > 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. ;) > > _k
Very nice guys, thanks a lot. - Grant -- [email protected] mailing list
