Seeing how Instructions get Translated (Computer Architecture)

Question

Little bit of a confusing question. But Im really looking for learning some low level programming. Thing is, Dev boards like Arduino/Etc. really hide alot of whats going on.

Answer 1

MIT puts all the resources for their Computation Structures class, 6.004 online. It's essentially an Introduction to Computer Architecture class that's very focused on project-based learning.

The OpenCourseWare version is here. I would particularly concentrate on the labs, particularly 2, 3, 5 and 6 which take you from building an ADDER to and ALU all the way to a very simple processor (the Beta).

The link to the most recent course materials is here.

I remember when I took this class as being the first time that everything "clicked" in terms of understanding how simple logic gates and electrical components could translate into the complex machine I was using to simulate it. Highly recommended resource.