Essential+Introduction+to+Computers

Computers are Everywhere: at work, at school, and at home. In this introductory chapter of your computer, we'll discuss how computers effect our lives and why it is important for us to know about how they work and how to work them.

5 Essential Questions everyone should be able to answer after this cycle: Alexis Rojas A computer is a machine that collects data in which it follows a set of instructions. A computer is an electronic device that recieves (input), processes (process), produce (output) and stores (storage) data. A computer is an output device, as well as a printer. The input devices are usually a keyboard and mouse. Computers are accurate, quick and easy to work with. A computer is used as a collection of hardware that functions together as a system. It stores any sort of information or data into its memory and kept for future use.
 * 1) What is a computer?

2. What does a computer do? Computers operate four simple operations such as input, output, process, and storage. All computers need data meaning a collection of unprocessed like text, numbers, images, audio, and video. Computers form data to create information and information is the main thing that people need. A computer can run several applications to include internet, media, word processing and etc. Computers can allow you to correspond with friends, watch videos, listen to music, make podcasts, type an essay, email, instant messaging, purchase goods online, play games, blog, video chat, and many more

3. Why is a computer so powerful? A computer is powerful because of its capacity, accelerated speed, efficiency, works with other computer systems, and stores a huge amount of information.

4. How does a computer know what to do? A computer has a specific set of instructions that tells the computer exactly what to do when to do it. Those instructions are called a computer program or software. Before processing for a set job, the program corresponding to that job is stored in the computer. Once the program is stored the computer can operate the first instruction. The computer executes one program instruction to another until the job is done.

5. What are the components of a computer? There are six primary components of a computer, the processor, memory, output devices, storage devices, and communication devices. The processor, memory and storage are housed in a box-liked case called the system unit.

You should also understand the Information Processing Cycle and all its parts, including:
 * Input Devices
 * The System Unit
 * Output Devices
 * Storage Devices

Additionally, you should know what System Software and Application Software are, what they do, and why they're important.

Finally, we'll talk about how computers communicate via Networks, the Internet, and the World Wide Web.

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1) What is a computer? A computer is a device that works under your construction so whatever you tell the computer to do it will do it. Computers can get input and give you output. There are many different things that make up computers for example there is a monitor, mouse,keyboard etc.

2)What does a computer do? Computer basiclly do whatever you want it to do. They dont really do anything by there self so if you want it to download songs thats what it will do. All computers have data, Data are things like text,images,audio and video. They also give a lot of informationt not only for you but people all over the world.

3)Why is a computer so powerful? Computers are powerful because they can go really fast and there are a lot of differnent programs and they can hold alot of data and they can commnicate with different computes because people do things like send emails, images.

4)How does a computer know what to do? A computer knows what to do by what you tell them to do. whatever you print,store or doemload. It saves things when you want it to. The computers memory is amazing it can go into different stages like input,output,processor and storage,

5)What are the componets of the computer? The compoents of a computer is the processor,input, output and storage and all those compoents hold different type of information. LIke output devices like the printer,speakers etc. Storage is things like a flash drive etc.