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It should be noticed that even in a large-scale digital system, such as in a computer, or in a data-
processing, control or digital-communication system, there are only a few basic operations which
must be performed. These operations may be operated many times. The four circuits most
commonly employed in such systems are known as the OR, AND, NOT and FLIP-FLOP. They
are called logic gates or circuits.
An electronic digital computer is a system which processes and stores very large amount of data
and which solves scientific problems of numerical computations of such complexity and with
such speed that solution by human calculation is not feasible. So the computer as a system can
perform numerical computations and follow instructions with extreme speed but it cannot
program itself. He know that the numbers and the instructions which form the program, the
computer is to follow, are stored in an essential part of the computer called the memory. The
second important unit of the computer is the control whose function is to interpret orders. The
control must convert the command into an appropriate set of voltages to operate switches and
carry out the instructions conveyed by the order. The third basic element of a computer is the
arithmetic device, which contains the circuits performing the arithmetic computations: addition,
subtraction, etc. The control and arithmetic components are called the central processor. Finally
a computer requires appropriate input-output devices for inserting numbers and orders into the
memory and for reading the final result.
memory the result of the computation. The memory serves for storing not only the original input
data, but also the partial results which will have to be used again as the computation proceeds.
Lastly, if the computation doesn't stop with the execution of this instruction and the storage of
the partial result, the control unit must automatically pass on to the next instruction. The
connection of the control unit back to the input permits insertion of more data when there is
room in the memory
Suppose a command to perform an addition or division has been transmitted to the central
processor. In response to this order the control must select the correct operands from the
memory, transmit them to the arithmetic unit and return to the.
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1. What are the most commonly used circuits in any computer? 2. How are they called?
3. What kind of a system is a digital computer?
4. Is there anything that a computer cannot do itself?
What is it?
5. Where are the instructions and digits stored?
6. What is the function of the control?
7. What does the arithmetic device serve for?
8. What components form the central processor?
9. What other devices in addition to the above- mentioned ones does a computer require?
10. How are computations performed in a computer?
2. These circuits are called logic gates or circuits.
3. A digital computer is a system that processes and stores a large amount of data and solves complex numerical problems.
4. Yes, there are things that a computer cannot do itself. One of these is programming itself.
5. The instructions and digits are stored in the memory of the computer.
6. The function of the control is to interpret orders and convert them into appropriate voltages to operate switches and carry out instructions.
7. The arithmetic device serves for performing arithmetic computations such as addition and subtraction.
8. The central processor is formed by the control and arithmetic components.
9. In addition to the above-mentioned components, a computer also requires appropriate input-output devices for inserting numbers and orders into the memory and for reading the final result.
10. Computations in a computer are performed by selecting the correct operands from the memory, transmitting them to the arithmetic unit, and returning the result to the memory. The control unit also ensures the execution of instructions and the insertion of more data when there is space in the memory.