How computers work

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   Early Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #1

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   A quick history of computing, to set the scene.

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   10:07

   Boolean Logic & Logic Gates: Crash Course Computer Science #3

   CrashCourse

   Boolean logic and logic gates: how electricity can make decisions.

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   10:46

   Representing Numbers and Letters with Binary: Crash Course Computer Science #4

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   How numbers and letters are stored as ones and zeros.

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   11:10

   How Computers Calculate - the ALU: Crash Course Computer Science #5

   CrashCourse

   The ALU: how a computer actually does arithmetic.

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   11:38

   The Central Processing Unit (CPU): Crash Course Computer Science #7

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   The CPU, the part that runs every instruction.

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   12:17

   Registers and RAM: Crash Course Computer Science #6

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   Registers and RAM: how a computer remembers.

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   11:44

   Intro to Algorithms: Crash Course Computer Science #13

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   Intro to algorithms: what makes one solution better than another.

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   10:07

   Data Structures: Crash Course Computer Science #14

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   Data structures: how programs organise information.

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