Fundamentals
How can switches make a decision?
Building decisions from gates
Computers and networks.
Follow data through the circuits, components and networks behind a digital world.
Fundamentals
How can eight switches become a letter?
A message made of bits
Fundamentals
How does a message find another way?
How messages find their way
Fundamentals
How can anyone lock a message only you can open?
A lock anyone can close
Fundamentals
How does a wave carry a message?
Sending a message on a wave
Fundamentals
How do comparisons become sorted order?
The compare-and-exchange machine
Fundamentals
When does a shorter description help?
A tape that counts its runs
Fundamentals
Can redundant bits repair a damaged message?
The seven-bit repair rack
Fundamentals
Who turns a domain name into an address?
A directory with three referrals
Fundamentals
Why exchange three messages before sending data?
Two latches agree to connect
Fundamentals
Does a pipeline finish an instruction faster?
Five stations share the clock
Fundamentals
Why can an index skip most records?
A key chooses one drawer
Fundamentals
How can a flat image become editable?
One image, six editable layers
Fundamentals
Why is the second request faster?
The Redis caching machine
Fundamentals
What happens under the keys?
Inside the Sony CMD-J5
Fundamentals
How can a small team coordinate dependent tasks?
An office for dependent tasks
Fundamentals
Why should a repeated signal leave the factory asleep?
Signal factory
17 experiments to explore. No account. Just curiosity.