Explain how a modern computer works at the most basic level.

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How do you go from some silicon wafer with some metallic lines printed on it to having a GUI desktop. I don’t understand the intersection between hardware and software at the fundamental level.

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Sebastian Lague has a wonderful series on YouTube titled [Exploring how Computers Work](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZwneRb-zqA&list=PLFt_AvWsXl0dPhqVsKt1Ni_46ARyiCGSq) that starts at the logic gate level and works its way up to more complex computing concepts. It’s only four videos long now, but he regularly expands it. On top of that, he has made and released a piece of software called [Digital Logic Sim](https://github.com/SebLague/Digital-Logic-Sim) that lets you tinker with the logical concepts that make computer logic possible. I highly recommend both, as they work together in tandem.

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