Application file:
CPUstructure Demo 2.0
This program, CPUStructure, explains the inner workings of a hypothetical computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU). Though the CPU studied in this program is hypothetical, its basic principles of operation apply to most real-world CPUs.
The program is broken up into 20 lessons that progress from the very basic components of a computer (digital logic gates) up to an example of the operation of a complete CPU.
Because each lesson is dependent on material presented in previous lessons, it is highly recommended that the twenty lessons be studied in order.
Category:
Reference
Year released:
1991
Publisher:
Educational Engineering Software
System:
System 1 - 5
System 6.x
System 7.0 - 7.6
Mac OS 8 - 8.1
Mac OS 8.5 - 8.6
Mac OS 9
Emulation:
SheepShaver (PPC)
Basilisk II (68k)
Mini vMac (68k)
Mini vMac II (68k)
Architecture:
68k