1. To Compute: To Do Math

2. Information is collected by tallying data as it travels across circuits. The key part of integrated circuits are transistors.transistors The machine’s language is in numbers. As numerical information flows across its gates and channels, commands and actions are compiled.gates and channels Text, operations, and data can be encoded into numbers based on how they are going to be used in the computer.encoded into numbers Operations can be performed on these letter codes, tabulated, and then outputted.

3. The ALU: Arithmetic Logic Unit ALU Numbers Operation Answers

4. Memory Registers ALU Numbers Operation Answers Memory Table

5. Von Neumann Architecture ALU Numbers Operation Answers Unified Memory Table

6. Harvard Architecture ALU Numbers Answers Operations Separate Tables

7. Data Bus Memory Table Pipelines, Clocks, and Instruction Execution ALU Executes Code Numbers Answers Operations Data Bus I/O Unit Fetch Decode Issues: Pipeline stalls and latency

8. Processor Timeline and Block Diagrams http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_4004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Intel_x86_microprocessors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_CPU_microarchitectures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_68000_family 68000 Block Diagram

9. Other Terms Hyperthreading Processor Road Map Manufacturing Process Microarchitectures Floating Point Units –(Original Pentium problem) Other Terms