Reflection on Week 6
Here is a basic Markdown
template you can use for this week (and most of the quarter).
Part I: Reflection —
Things I learned this week from the readings,
videos, assignments, and/or in-class activities
(Don't just list things. Reflect. For example, you might think
about the following questions, or others that occur to you:
- Was there anything this week that was new or surprised
you?
- Are there things you learned about this week that you feel
you still don't really understand?
- Did you learn anything new that changes or deepens your
understanding of computers or computing?
- How do the topics from this week connect to other things
you have learned in this class, other classes, other
experiences?
- How do you think they might apply or be useful in some
future class or activity?
Etc.
From week to week, different questions might strike you as useful
prompts to help you reflect on your learning experience.)
Part II: Specific Questions for this Week
- How does the ALU implement subtraction?
- Within the ALU, how is the subtraction operation related to (or
used by) the
slt and beq instructions?
- Given that electricity likes to flow, not stay still, how does a
memory circuit "hold" or "store" a value?
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How do memory latches and the ALU you developed this week relate to
modern microchips?