What is a Computer?

1. What is a Computer?

2. References • Roger Penrose: • “The Emperor's New Mind”, Oxford Univ Press (89). • “The Large, the small & the Human Mind”, Cambridge Univ Press (97) • J.P.Uyemura: • “A 1st Course in Digital Systems Design: an Integrated Approach”, • Brooks / Cole Publ (2000) • A.Margolis: • “Troubleshooting & Repairing Personal Computers”, 2nd ed., • McGraw Hill (91)

3. Algorithm • Abou Ja’far Mohammed ibn Musa al-Khowarizm, • “Kitab al jabr w’al-muqabala” (~825 AD ) • Euclid’s algorithm for HCF

5. Boolean Algebra

6. Turing Machine

7. Artificial Intelligence • Expert Systems • The Turing Test • Grey Walter’s Tortoise (1953) • K.M.Colby’s Psychotherapist (1960s) • Chess Program • Pain-Pleasure • Strong AI • Roger Schank & Hamburger (1977) • John Searle’s Chinese Room (1980)

8. Implementation

9. Hierarchical Design

11. Components of a Computer • Central Processing Unit • Mathematical Processor • Controller • Memory • Transient • Permanent • Input • Output

12. Hardware

13. Hierarchy

14. Integrated Circuits

16. CMOS Circuits

17. Logic Gates

19. Logic Units

20. System

21. System Primitives • Clock • Logic Gates • Memory • Registers

22. Microprocessors

23. 8088/808

26. 80386