Instructional Video

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

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ALU, what are you? Young computer scientists watch a video to learn about the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) in the fifth video of the series. They use logic gates to represent each component of this unit.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Challenge pupils to create logic gates for other operations
Classroom Considerations
  • Learners should be familiar with logic gates from previous videos
  • Viewers must also have knowledge of the binary system
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Explanations are concise and clear
  • Interesting graphics hold attention
Cons
  • None