what input devices do - answer taking input from the outside
what memory does - answer storing information
what CPU does - answer calculating information
what output devices do - answer taking information and converting it into physical output
examples of input devices - answer keyboard, touch pad, camera, microphone, GPS,
sensors on cars, thermostats, drones, mouse, touchscreen
using multiple CPUs and larger memory - answerincreasing processing power and
memory of a computer
what a bit is - answeron off state of a single wire, which is the smallest piece of a
computer can store
what pixel is - answerall images are made out of tiny dots. Each of these dots has color
in a computer, a letter, a word or a paragraph, a color, a point on a waveform are
represented by ... - answernumbers
using more bit audio - answergenerating higher quality sound
4 basic tasks common to all computers - answertaking input, storing information,
processing it, outputting the results
what memory is - answerwhere information is stored
what processor does - answertaking information from memory, manipulating or
changing it using alhorithm
what algorithm is - answera series of commands
examples of output devices - answercomputer display or monitor
what output is - answermay include signals to control a robot
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