Read Module 7 of the text, pp. 233-244, and answer the following questions.
Exercise 1:
What were the three technologies that combined to make modern computers possible?
Exercise 2:
The actual construction of computer circuitry has as much in common with photography as it does electrical engineering. Explain how this is the case.
Exercise 3:
The three basic logic gates AND, OR, and NOT correspond to which logical operators in JavaScript?
Exercise 4:
A half-adder circuit (see p. 244 of the text) has two inputs, labeled a and b, and two outputs, labeled sum and carry. Describe in English what the values sum and carry represent.
Exercise 5:
List any topics in the reading that you found especially interesting or thought-provoking.
Exercise 6:
List any topics in the reading that you found confusing.