Exploring How Computers Work

A little exploration of some of the fundamentals of how computers work. Logic gates, binary, two's complement; all that good stuff!

Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFt_AvWsXl0dPhqVsKt1Ni_46ARyiCGSq

Simulation tool (work in progress): https://sebastian.itch.io/digital-logic-sim

Source code: https://github.com/SebLague/Digital-Logic-Sim

Support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/SebastianLague

Resources and Inspiration:

https://www.youtube.com/c/BenEater

https://www.coursera.org/learn/build-a-computer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two%27s_complement

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:50 Logic Gates

03:09 The Simulation

05:06 Binary Numeral System

06:16 Binary Addition Theory

07:24 Building an Adder

12:11 Negative Numbers Theory

15:08 Building the ALU

17:43 Outro

Music:

"A Quiet Place" by Jordan White

"A New Perspective" by Ryan Smart

"Beyond the Horizon" by Sounds Like Sander

"Crystal Bursts" by Cody Martin

"Air" by Assaf Ayalon

"Elastic Vibe" by Ziv Moran

"Gotcha!" by Avocado Junkie

Images:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube#/media/File:8863-Project-Whirlwind-CRMI.JPG