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What are the differences between hardware and software? Computer hardware is any physical device used in or with your machine, whereas software is a collection of code installed onto your computer's hard drive. What are some examples of hardware? H
What is Input, output and storage devices? Input- An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer, and is able to enter raw dtata into a computer, allowing you to interact with and control it. Examples: Keyboard Trackballs Jo
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Whats are storage devices & examples? Storage devices- A storage device is any computing hardware that is used for storing, porting and extracting data files and objects. It can hold and store information both temporarily and permanently, and can b
How does the CPU work? The CPU itself is a core component of what makes a computer a computer, but it isn’t the computer itself — it’s just the brains of the operation. It’s a small computer chip that sits atop the main circuit board (motherboard) o
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What is ROM? Is Read-only-memory Data stored on ROM cant be changed or altered, not easily/quickly altered anways. ROM (which is attached to the Motherboard) sotred crucial information which the computer uses to start- the bios (basic input, output
What is RAM? Random access memory is type of computer storage Makes possible to access data in random order This makes it fast to find a piece of information Is volatile Memory- Stored information is lost when power turned off RAM is used by the CPU
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binary numeral system, which uses only two symbols: typically 0 (zero) and 1 (one). Bit- 1/0 Nibble- 4 bits Byte- 8 Bits (Can store a single letter) 1 Kilobyte (KB) = 1024 bytes 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1024 kilobytes I Gigabytes (GB) = 1024 megabytes
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Whats are storage devices & examples? Storage devices- A storage device is any computing hardware that is used for storing, porting and extracting data files and objects. It can hold and store information both temporarily and permanently, and can b

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How does the CPU work? The CPU itself is a core component of what makes a computer a computer, but it isn’t the computer itself — it’s just the brains of the operation. It’s a small computer chip that sits atop the main circuit board (motherboard) o

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What is ROM? Is Read-only-memory Data stored on ROM cant be changed or altered, not easily/quickly altered anways. ROM (which is attached to the Motherboard) sotred crucial information which the computer uses to start- the bios (basic input, output

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binary numeral system, which uses only two symbols: typically 0 (zero) and 1 (one). Bit- 1/0 Nibble- 4 bits Byte- 8 Bits (Can store a single letter) 1 Kilobyte (KB) = 1024 bytes 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1024 kilobytes I Gigabytes (GB) = 1024 megabytes

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