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Week 6: Hardware continued: Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Assignments

Due Oct 7, 2026
A6 — Hardware and software: curcuits and turtles

Create memory and more complex digital circuits; program a turtle.

Due Sep 30, 2026
A5 — Logic gates and circuits

Practice using logic gates to create digital circuits.

Due Sep 23, 2026
A4 — File system and data wrap-up

Revisit text encodings and file formats, and pretend to be a file system.

Due Sep 16, 2026
A3 — Data representation continued

Practice using different text encodings and create an image from raw bytes.

Due Sep 9, 2026
A2 — Binary system and data representation

Practice using binary numbers and represent data in the binary format.

Due Sep 2, 2026
A1 — Setup and the history of computing

Decide how to keep track of your course work and think about the impact of technologies on your life.

Due Aug 26, 2026
A0 — Intro to the course

Familiarize yourself with the course and fill out the intro survey.

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