Do you know how your computer works? If not, this video’s for you!
Here’s the video, which is the latest one on the Global Nerdy YouTube channel:
The video features the How Computers Work “Under the Hood” presentation that I gave at a Tampa Devs meetup on November 15, 2023.
In the presentation, I start by talking about the CPU chips in our computers, phones, and electronic devices:
…and then proceed to talk about the building blocks for these chips, transistors:
Then, after a quick introduction to the 6502 processor, which powered a lot of 1980s home computers…
…I introduced 6502 assembly language programming:
Watch the video, and learn how your computer works “under the hood!”
If you’d like to follow along with the video try out the exercises I demonstrated, you can do so from the comfort of your own browser — just follow this guide!
Want the slides for my presentation? Here they are!