> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/understanding-the-evm.md).

# Understanding the EVM

- [The Ethereum Virtual Machine](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/understanding-the-evm/the-ethereum-virtual-machine.md): Simple, but Powerful
- [A First Look at Computers](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/understanding-the-evm/the-ethereum-virtual-machine/a-first-look-at-computers.md): Examining an Elementary Computer
- [The Turing Machine](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/understanding-the-evm/the-ethereum-virtual-machine/the-turing-machine.md): What Unites All Modern Computers
- [EVM Data Structures](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/understanding-the-evm/the-ethereum-virtual-machine/evm-data-structures.md): What the EVM Stores
- [Operation Codes (Opcodes)](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/understanding-the-evm/the-ethereum-virtual-machine/operation-codes-opcodes.md): What the EVM Can Do
- [Gas](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/understanding-the-evm/the-ethereum-virtual-machine/gas.md)
- [Contract Compilation](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/understanding-the-evm/the-ethereum-virtual-machine/contract-compilation.md)
- [Contract Runtime](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/understanding-the-evm/the-ethereum-virtual-machine/contract-runtime.md)
- [Gas Optimizations](https://cs4998.cornellblockchain.org/understanding-the-evm/gas-optimizations.md)