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Name: Introduction to Computer Organization
ID: m10263
Language: English (en)
Summary: Explains how digital systems such as the computer represent numbers. Covers the basics of boolean algebra and binary math.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: boolean arithmetic, clock speed, computer organization, double precision floating point, floating point, numbers on a computer, positional notation, quadruple precision floating point, sign bit
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 1.0)
Authors: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu)
Version: 2.27 (history)
Created: Aug 8, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5
Revised: May 29, 2007 5:10 pm GMT-5

Version History

Version: 2.27 May 29, 2007 5:10 pm GMT-5 by Don Johnson
Changes: 
Fixed some wording problems.
Version: 2.26 May 10, 2007 10:54 pm GMT-5 by Don Johnson
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Reorganized the entire module.
Version: 2.25 Apr 19, 2005 2:51 pm GMT-5 by Charlet Reedstrom
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udpate to cnxml-0.5, update mathml to best practices
Version: 2.24 Jul 27, 2003 4:31 pm GMT-5 by Don Johnson
Changes: 
Fixed intermodule link errors.
Version: 2.23 Aug 16, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added sections and fixed many typos.
Found a massive error caused by presentation inside content that causes chapters to be set as a footnote!  Fixed this error.
Version: 2.22 Aug 4, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Edited module title.
Version: 2.21 Aug 3, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Minor corrections.
Version: 2.20 Aug 3, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Changed metadata.
Version: 2.19 Aug 3, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Took out seque and created module m10781.
Version: 2.18 Jul 25, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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auditing this module.
Liqun
Version: 2.17 Sep 11, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by Brent Hendricks
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Converted to CNXML 0.3.5
Version: 2.16 Aug 24, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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got rid of the times entity causing double times
Version: 2.15 Aug 24, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Changed keywords.
Version: 2.14 Aug 23, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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deleted some whitespaces after closing math tags.
-erin
Version: 2.13 Aug 23, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Fixed </m:math> ) (Jenn)
Version: 2.12 Aug 23, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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add the solutions for the exercises.
Version: 2.11 Aug 22, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Fixed typo
Version: 2.10 Aug 22, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Fixed numerous errors
Version: 2.9 Aug 21, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
- Fixed lots of MathML errors
- Use term instead of emphasis in a bunch of places
Version: 2.8 Aug 21, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Fixed final picture.
Version: 2.7 Aug 21, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Tried fixing pictures.
Version: 2.6 Aug 21, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Added pictures.
Version: 2.5 Aug 21, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Added pictures.
Version: 2.4 Aug 21, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Changed version to 0.3 from 0.3.5 so that the pdf would work.
Version: 2.3 Aug 21, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Fixed a few items in the text.
Version: 2.2 Aug 9, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Fixed the interval at the bottom of the module.
Version: 2.1 Aug 8, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Added the module text, the keywords, and the abstract.
Version: 2.0 Aug 8, 2001 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added initial template for new module m10263

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