Materials to understand how a CPU works.

I'm starting to study Computer Architecture. Yesterday I wrote a post because I thought I could build a CPU (a Von Neumann CPU with three buses) using chips, but thanks to u/FreddyFerdiland 's ( u/Cosmic_Raymond ) answers, I realized that it's neither simple nor appropriate to take that route. However, I'd like to fully understand how a CPU works. The course I'm taking is abstract, focusing more on explaining C++ and Assembly methods to solve certain problems. I'd like to fully understand how the hardware works. Please, can you recommend links and resources on this subject? Thanks.

Posted Feb 11, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC

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