How Computers Calculate - the ALU: Crash Course Computer Science #5

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How Computers Calculate - the ALU: Crash Course Computer Science #5

Today we're going to talk about a fundamental part of all modern computers. The thing that basically everything else uses - the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (or the ALU). The ALU may not have to most exciting name, but it is the mathematical brain of a computer and is responsible for all the calculations your computer does! And it's actually not that complicated.
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