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parts of the computer

2. how have computers affected your life?
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how have computers affected your life?

3. how has technology affected your life?
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how has technology affected your life?

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5. how computers work Four functions of a computer Input Process Storage
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how computers work
Four functions of a computer
Input
Process
Storage
Output
The motherboard makes these functions occur by connecting the components that make up a computer.

6. input How it relates to your audience
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input
How the data is entered into a computer
Keyboard
Mouse
Microphone
Scanner
Camera
How it relates to your audience

7. storage Read Only Memory (ROM) Random Access Memory (RAM) Hard drive
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storage
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Hard drive
Floppy disks
Zip disks
CD-ROMs

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processing
The central processing unit or CPU is the brain of the computer
It interacts with every other part of the computer
It handles the fetch, decode, and execute steps for the computer
It carries out instructions

9. output Monitor Printer Plotter Speaker
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output
Monitor
Printer
Plotter
Speaker
The computer-generated information that is displayed to the user in some form such as screen display, printed page, or sound.

10. summary exercise Computer Person Input done with:
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Think of both a computer and a person as information processing machines. Identify the four components of an information- processing device for both and complete the following table.
summary exercise
Computer Person
Input done with:
Information storage done with:
Processing done by:
Output done with:

11. technology and the future
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technology and the future
Where do you think technology will take us?
What new directions do you think technology will go?
What is one thing that you wish computers could do now that they might be able to do in the future?