CMPT 166 Lecture Notes - Central Processing Unit, Embedded System, Assembly Language
15 Nov 2012
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Assignment 1 (due wednesday sept. 21 at midnight) submitted 19. 5/20. Assignment 2 (due wednesday oct. 5 at midnight) submitted 20/18. Assignment 3 (due wednesday nov. 2 at midnight) submitted 23. 5/21. Assignment 4 (due wednesday nov. 16 at midnight) submitted 19/17. Assignment 5 (due wednesday nov. 30 at midnight) submitted . Processing is a dialect of java, ie. it"s java with extra stuff (which is what we use) Processing calls setup() once, draw() again and again, 60 times a second (roughly), until the program is stopped. Computers have 3 main parts: a central processing unit (cpu), random access. Memory (ram) and input and output devices (i/o) The most common computers are embedded computers, or computers used to run toasters, cars, airplanes, phones, etc: embedded computers don"t necessarily have i/o devices, but can. Computers can remember things temporarily using ram, but ram is deleted when the computer turns off. At the lowest level, memory is stored in bits.
