Intro to Computers

An electronic, programmable device that can assemble, process and store data.

Very large computers that can process trillions of calculations per second

Uses symbols that represent data in the form of a code

Portable computer with a touchscreen.

How many bits are in a byte?

CPU is housed in a tower, basic home computer

The CPU is considered the ______ of a computer.

Uses mechanical operations

Portable computer, also called notebook or netbook.

Raw information with little meaning