How a CPU Works

Uncover the inner workings of the CPU. Author’s Website: See the Book: See the 6502 CPU Simulation: For anyone annoyed by the breaths between speaking, try this unlisted version with edited audio: Download the PowerPoint file used to make the video: The CPU design used in the video is copyrighted by John Scott, author of the book But How Do It Know?. There are a few small differences between the CPU in the video and the one used in the book. Those differences are listed below but they should not detract from your understanding of either. CONTROL UNIT - This component is called the Control Section in the book. It is called Control Unit here simply because that is a more common name for it that you might see used elsewhere. LOAD INSTRUCTION - In this video, what’s called a LOAD