Vocabulary

• Hardware - all the physical parts of a computer

• Input - information going IN to the computer

• Output - information going OUT of the computer

• CPU - part of the computer that processes information

• RAM - temporary memory your computer uses to store information it is currently working on

• HDD - hard disk drive, slower and cheaper than a SSD

• SSD - solid state drive, a fast permanent memory device

• kilo-, mega-, giga-, tera-

• Hertz - a measurement of speed, one thing per second

• Bottleneck - the slowest part of a computer, which determines it's speed overall

• HDMI & VGA - common video ports

• USB, USB-C, micro-USB - ports used for inputs, outputs, and storage devices

More Information Than You Require:

Code.org - Great introduction to how computers work.

Crash Course Computer Science - Computer Science series aimed at high-schoolers.

Computerphile - YouTube channel with in-depth computer science topics. Be warned - this site goes deep!

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