How Computers Work - #5

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According to the video, all computers do these same four things: Input, store, process, and output information.

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Input, store, process, and output information

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According to the video, INPUT DEVICES do what?

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Convert physical input to binary information

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According to the video, MEMORY does what?

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Stores information

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According to the video, the CPU (central processing unit) does what?

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Calculates information

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According to the video, OUTPUT does what?

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Converts information to physical output

Front

When we talk about BINARY in computers, we are talking about what?

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Ones and zeroes

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When you type a letter on the keyboard, how is that letter sent to the CPU?

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As ones and zeroes (binary)

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According to the video, when the CPU understands that you typed the letter 'B', it does what?

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Retrieves from memory the instructions on how to draw the letter 'B', pixel by pixel.

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What are the four tasks all computers do?

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Input information, store and process information, and output information.