COMPUTE-IT 1

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UNIT 1: UNDER THE HOOD OF A COMPUTER
1.1 Under the hood of a computer
To compute
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To compute definition
Data definition
Computing machines

What is under the hood of a modern computer?

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Components
Input device
Output device
Processor
Memory
Storage device

CPU Central Processing Unit

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CPU definition
How works the CPU
Cycle
Fetch

Decode

1.2 Code Breakers

Enigma and the Lorenz machine
Colossus
The decimal number system
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Decimal system definition

Binary system definition

Circuit semaphore
Binary

Execute

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Bits and bytes / Kilobytes and Megabytes

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Bit definition
Byte definition
Common units for measuring digital data:
Bit Byte kilobyte (kB) megabyte (MB) gigabyte (GB) terabyte (TB)

From binary to information

KEY TERM:

Data

Compute

Input device

Output device

Processor

Memory

Storage device

CPU Central Processing Unit

Decimal

Binary

Bit

Byte