How Computers Work

What are the 4 things all computer have in common?

• Input, Storage, Process, Output

• Input, Network, Process, Output

• Input, Storage, Solve, Output

• Input, Storage, Process

What do we call the manipulation of data, such as adding, subtracting, or sorting?

• Input

• Output

• Processing

• Storage

What does a computer's processor do?

• Takes information from memory & displays text, photos, videos, or game

• Takes information from memory & connects over the internet to exchange inforamtion

• Takes information from memory, manipulates it using an algorithm, & sends the processed information back to be stored in memory

A printer, monitor, and speakerss are examples of what?

• Processors

• Hard Drive

• Input Devices

• Output Devices

A keyboard, mouse, camera, touchscreen, microphone, and scanner are all examples of what?

• Input Devices

• Output Devices

• Processors

• Hard Drive

Hardware that sends data to a computer system.

• Input

• Output

• Processing

• Storage

Hardware used to communicate data that has been processed.

• Input

• Output

• Processing

• Storage

Some machines help us manipulate physical objects like dirt and rocks. What do thinking machines (computers) help us manipulate?

When electricity is flowing in a "wire" inside a computer, we say the wire is...

• "ON"

• "Off"

• "Blank"

• "Cold"

When electricity is NOT flowing in a "wire" inside a computer, we say the wire is...

• "ON"

• "Off"

• "Blank"

• "Cold"