Read:06b | How Computers Work

A machine designed to manipulate information
Take input / the stuff you’re doing (talking, touching screen, etc)
Store & Process info / takes input from memory stores it and processes it
Output the results / show games, text, photos, etc or even signals to control robots

Every Input and Output are represented by 1’s and 0’s
The computer modifies the input signals with Circuits
Circuits modify and process binary information via flipping it to the opposite
Circuits use Boolean logic to create its output value
Circuits have adders that add bits of info to create larger numbers
Smaller computers/circuits are faster because it’s less distance for electricity to travel

Hardware: wires, chips, speakers, etc.
Software: code, computer programs (apps, games, web pages)
Central Processing Unit: master chip to control all other parts of the computer. Has circuits for math and logic, other circuits for send/receive info
CPU has different commands to tell it which processor to use (like Add or Store) / talks with the Memory to figure this out
Binary is the most basic form of Software / modern sw is converted to binary
Operating System is master program manages how software uses the hardware
OS can help the memory and CPU know what to do

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