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Simple CPU

Very quickly, here’s how a computer works at the simplest level.

D Latch

Want to see how computers store data? This next device is called a ‘D-Latch’. It holds a binary bit. The top switch is the value to be stored, the bottom switch enables storage. Eight of these devices can be used to store a byte in memory.