THE EGG SERIES: USING SIMPLE COMPUTER MODELS

Students who become involved with pro gramming a computer usually deal with problem-solving languages such as BASIC and FORTRAN. Throughout most of their work, the basic structure of the machine remains hidden. Until they work with an assembly-level language they really do not study the machine's structure. There are a number of good reasons, however, for stu dents to have a basic understanding of the computer's organization before they begin programming. To appreciate what is really being done with a program, the student might first study a model computer and trace program execution through this model. A simple, easily constructible model is described below.