What's in a computer
The brain of the computer
What is the CPU?
A client is having a discussion with a team of developers about how the software may be improved
What is reflect or step 4?
The number of bits in one byte
What is 8 bits?
A device or component that allows information to be given to a computer
What is input?
Taking action without being asked to do so
What is initiative?
A device that provides power to the computer
What is the power supply?
A student writes a program that solves a problem
What is step 3 or try?
A kilobyte has this many bytes
What is 100 bytes?
Any device or component that receives information from a computer
What is output?
Working together
What is collaboration?
Temporary memory, a place to store data that works quickly, erased when computer turns off. Volatile.
What is Random Access Memory or RAM?
A team of software developers gather the necessary tools and equipment to begin coding
What is prepare or step 2?
The number of bits in a megabyte
What is 1 million bytes times 8 bits OR 8 million bits?
if/then, matching, counting, and comparing
What is processing?
Thinking outside the box, making something new, brainstorming
What is creativity?
Permanent instructions in your computer that cannot be changed. Checks your OS
What is Read Only Memory or ROM?
A team of software developers conference with a client on zoom to determine the outline and scope of the problem to be solved
What is defining or understanding the problem?
Describe a gigabyte in terms of the number of megabytes
What is 1,000 megabytes?
The four things common to all computers
What are input, output, processing, and storage?
Using digital tools and devices to perform tasks
What is technology?
Printed circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other electronic circuit elements of a digital computer are frequently located.
What is the motherboard?
The four steps of problem solving we discussed
What are defining, preparing, trying, and reflecting?
8,000,000,000 bits is best describe by the binary unit
A precise sequence of instructions for processes that can be executed by a computer
What is an algorithm?
Adapting to changes
What is flexibility?