It’s on the chips. It’s similar to a data switch, but on a waaaaaaay smaller scale. If you have an Android device, it’s in there.
We’ve argued about this a lot. He doesn’t like to call them that.
I have half of an idea as to what I’m talking about, I am NOT an electrical engineer.
The term “electronic switch” is so old. He doesn’t like to use it anymore. Saying “data” helps specify what you’re talking about, but it’s a misnomer because the switch may serve another function. It’s a whole thing, man.
They actually move bits of data in and out of the CPU/ram once per ‘tick’ of the system-wide clock, which is usually ticking in the GHz range.
Software will handle decisions on what bits/bytes to move where, the registers are where data is electronically modified, the shifters actually move the bytes in and out.
Like data switches or the physical buttons?
It’s on the chips. It’s similar to a data switch, but on a waaaaaaay smaller scale. If you have an Android device, it’s in there.
We’ve argued about this a lot. He doesn’t like to call them that.
I have half of an idea as to what I’m talking about, I am NOT an electrical engineer.
The term “electronic switch” is so old. He doesn’t like to use it anymore. Saying “data” helps specify what you’re talking about, but it’s a misnomer because the switch may serve another function. It’s a whole thing, man.
Gonna guess this is related to what he’s talking about: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift_register
They actually move bits of data in and out of the CPU/ram once per ‘tick’ of the system-wide clock, which is usually ticking in the GHz range.
Software will handle decisions on what bits/bytes to move where, the registers are where data is electronically modified, the shifters actually move the bytes in and out.