Computers and Smart Fabrics

What is the focus of Loomia?

• Making smart fabrics for smart clothing

• Building desktop milling machines

• Creating 3-D objects with a rotating cutting tool

• Storing and processing information

What does Other Machine Company do?

• Makes smart fabrics for smart clothing

• Builds desktop milling machines

• Creates 3-D objects with a rotating cutting tool

• Stores and processes information

What are the four basic things that all computers do?

• Input, store, process, and output information

• Take input from the outside world and convert it into binary information

• Store information in memory

• Convert information into physical output

Which part of the computer takes input from the outside world and converts it into binary information?

• Memory

• Central processing unit (CPU)

• Output devices

• Input devices

What is the role of the CPU in a computer?

• Storing information

• Taking input from the outside world

• Converting information into physical output

• Processing calculations

What is an example of an output device?

• Keyboard

• Touch pad

• Camera

• Screen

What happens when you press a key on your keyboard?

• The letter is displayed on the screen

• The CPU calculates how to display the letter pixel-by-pixel

• The keyboard converts the letter to a number

• The CPU requests step-by-step instructions from memory

What type of output does a speaker provide?

• Sound

• Light

• Motion

• Binary signals