Newbie with some computer science questions! Hello! I was…
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Newbie with some computer science questions!
Hello! I was really bored at work today and ended up going down a computer rabbit hole today! I ended up watching a bunch of videos on cpus and how computers work in general. The whole concept and mechanics of this stuff is really cool, but I still have questions that Google and YouTube have not satisfied!
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1- I understand that transistors are essentially on/off switches, but what actually does the "flipping?" I know the base current is an electrical signal from the power supply, but what regulates and determines when the base current should and shouldn't flow?
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2- Binary code as a concept was easy to get a grip on, but how does adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying the encoded numbers get turned into the commands and overall functions of a computer? Sure, all the Binary digits have numerical value, but how can a computer know what to do with said value? Is there something that automatically tells the computer what they mean?
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3- How does moving a mouse, clicking keys, and other user input change whats going on in the cpu?
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Thanks so much for helping me out with these random questions! This whole thing is pretty foreign to me!
#technology
Hello! I was really bored at work today and ended up going down a computer rabbit hole today! I ended up watching a bunch of videos on cpus and how computers work in general. The whole concept and mechanics of this stuff is really cool, but I still have questions that Google and YouTube have not satisfied!
​
1- I understand that transistors are essentially on/off switches, but what actually does the "flipping?" I know the base current is an electrical signal from the power supply, but what regulates and determines when the base current should and shouldn't flow?
​
2- Binary code as a concept was easy to get a grip on, but how does adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying the encoded numbers get turned into the commands and overall functions of a computer? Sure, all the Binary digits have numerical value, but how can a computer know what to do with said value? Is there something that automatically tells the computer what they mean?
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3- How does moving a mouse, clicking keys, and other user input change whats going on in the cpu?
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Thanks so much for helping me out with these random questions! This whole thing is pretty foreign to me!
#technology
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