Computer Architecture with Python and ARM

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Using Python to Simulate a Computer

1

From Finite State Machines to Computers

Technical requirements

The finite state machine

Traffic lights example

Solving a simple problem algorithmically

Constructing an algorithm

Summary

2

High-Speed Introduction to Python

Technical requirements

Reading programs

Getting started with Python

Python’s data types

Mathematical operators

Names, values, and variables

Comments

The list – a Python key data structure

Slicing lists and strings

Functions in Python

Conditional operations and decision-making

Using a conditional expression in Python

Python’s if … else

Reading data from a file

Computer memory

Register transfer language

Summary

3

Data Flow in a Computer

Technical requirements ...