1. Inside the Computer Ms. Rocío Acevedo September 2006

2. Information  Computer transforms information into binary code (0 and 1), process that information, and then displays results we can understand.

3. Binary Code 00000000 – 0 00000001 – 1 00000010 – 2 00000011 – 3 00000100 – 4 00000101 – 5 1 bit = 0 or 1 1 byte = 8 bits 1 Kb = 1024 bytes 1 Mb = 1024 Kb 1 Gb = 1024 Mb

4. Central Processing Unit Peripheral devices INPUT OUTPUT STORAGE Control Unit Aritmetical Logical Unit Processor Random Access Memory

5. Inside the Computer

6. Some Special Terms  CPU – Central Processing Unit  RAM – Random Access Memory  IDE – Integrated Drive Electronics  BIOS – Basic Input/Output System  AGP – Accelerated Graphics Port  PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect

7. To learn online Use How Stuff Works: http://www.howstuffworks.com/flash/tower.swf Use the Click-N-Learn website: http://www.kids-online.net/learn/c_n_l.html