Computing & AI Class 6
How a Computer Works
Input to output, the parts inside, input and output devices, memory and storage, files and folders.
9 lessons · ~36 min total
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Lessons in this topic
- 0 Start here A roadmap: what a device does inside, and the parts that do it. · 3 min You are here
- 1 Input, process, output, storage A computer takes input, processes it, gives output and can store it. · 4 min
- 2 The main parts of a real device A screen and keys outside. A processor, memory and storage inside. · 4 min
- 3 Input and output devices Input devices send things in. Output devices send results out. · 4 min
- 4 Hardware vs. software Hardware is the parts you can touch. Software is the instructions. · 4 min
- 5 Memory forgets. Storage remembers. Memory forgets at power off. Storage keeps what you saved. · 4 min
- 6 Files and folders A file holds one thing you saved. A folder groups related files. · 4 min
- 7 The big picture Six ideas, on one screen. · 3 min
- 8 Track quiz Cheat-sheet table plus a reveal quiz, one question per idea. · 6 min
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