computers are changing the world and everywhere
we use tech daily
how do computers work?
what makes a computer?
how info is represtented?
different parts of computer
what code is
inventions to remove manual work
machine can help us in thinking. solving equations
machines needed to manipulate info.
4 diff tasks to make a computer:
- take input
- store info
- process info
- output info
computers were as big as rooms
computers were basic calcs
now we can use them to play games or control robots
- keyboard
- mouse
- xbox controller
storage:
- info stored in memory
- takes info from memory and then changes it and sends it back
output:
- videos
- text
- games
- signals
computers work on ones and zeros
wires and cirtuits carries all electrictiy
electric current can create yes or no
binary is 0/1
any number can be represtnted by 0 or 1s
32 wires can store from 0 to billion numbers
types of info can be saved:
colors can be represtnted by numbers
circuits take signal ON or off
multiple signals can be combined and if both signals are 0 then result is 0
you can make an adder circuit where it adds both numbers. you can make more than one adder
8 bit add adder adds by giving signals into the circuit
circuits can make substraction/division/multiplications
computer calculations can be made by humans but computers are faster
smaller computers are quick because circuits are smaller too
output takes binary and gives out as physical
such as sensors/microphones
to display each letter, computers make thousands of instructions
circuits/plugs etc. are hardware
software is inside the computer
CPU is the masterchip that controls other computer hardware
it has circuits to make simple math to send and receie
CPU knows which commands to do
CPU tells cirucuit to add, then sends to memory
binary commands stored in memory
binary code controls all hardwares
programming languages is changed to binary
operating system manages how software controls the hardware
OS controls all software