Computing

[From the last episode: We looked at the role of the operating system in computers.] We often toss around the words “microprocessor” and “CPU” as if they were self-defining. But, in fact, there are lots of different types of processor. Let’s review a few of them here, since different types […]

[From the last episode: We took a quick look at software and how compilers create machine code.] We’ve seen the big-picture version of what a processor does. And we’ve seen software that runs on it. But, depending on the kind of system we’re looking at, it may not be that […]

[From the last episode: We looked at the role of a processor in a typical system.] We’ve taken a very brief, high-level look at a processor – and we’ll have lots more to say about them. But before we do that, let’s keep going with some of this big-picture stuff. […]

[From the last episode: We reviewed the wide range of topics we’ve covered in the area of IoT security.] We now change directions away from security (for the moment, anyway). We’re going to pursue notions of computing, the fourth aspect of the IoT. We’ve already covered the other three – […]