Computers
Questions
1. Do you like computers?
2. When did you use a computer for the first time?
3. What is your favorite software?
4. What would life be like without your computer?
5. Do you control computers or do they control you?
6. What is the worst thing about computers?
7. What would you miss most if your computer was taken away?
8. What would you like computers to do that they can’t do now?
Videos
How does a computer work? The critical components of a computer are the peripherals (including the mouse), the input/output subsystem (which controls what and how much information comes in and out), and the
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central processing unit (the brains), as well as human-written programs and memory. Bettina Bair walks us through the steps your computer takes with every click of the mouse.
Lesson by Bettina Bair, animation by Flaming Medusa Studios.
Lesson by Bettina Bair, animation by Flaming Medusa Studios.
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Category: Technology
Watch the kids try and figure out how to use a 1970’s era computer in another special Old Technology episode!
Category: Technology