The Journey Inside a Computer Website

WIRED Intel: The Journey Inside a Computer 4 Points

Name: ______You are going to explore the basics of computers by viewing information on Intel’s education website. Go to the following website:

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/k12/the-journey-inside/explore-the- curriculum.html

You need to show this document to Mrs. H for approval and credit.

I. From explore the curriculum home page, select “Introduction to Computers”. Complete the following:

1. Read Lesson 1: List one interesting fact you learned:

2. Read Lesson 2, complete the activity For each of the following, state whether each part of the computer is Input, Processing, Storage, or Output ITEM INPUT, ITEM INPUT, PROCESSING, PROCESSING, OUTPUT, OUTPUT, STORAGE? STORAGE? SPEAKERS RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY MICROPHONE READ ONLY MEMORY MONITOR MICROPROCESSOR

KEYBOARD MOTHERBOARD

MOUSE HARD DRIVE

PC CAMERA FLOPPY DRIVE

SCANNER OPTICAL STORAGE

PRINTER

1 3. Lesson 4: Read, complete the activities and then Define IN YOUR OWN WORDS:

Random Access Memory:

Read Only Memory:

4. Lesson 5: Read and then explain the difference between a microprocessor and an embedded processor.

5. Read Lesson 7 and complete this activity: 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:.

Keyboard eyes

2 II. Go back to the Explore the Curriculum tab and select “Digital Information”. Complete the following:

Read the introduction, watch the video, read lessons 1, 2, and 3, complete the activities and answer the following questions:

1. How is a transistor similar to a light switch?

2. What is the only information computers understand?

3. What are the dots called that allow you to see things on your computer screen?

III. Go back to the Explore the Curriculum tab and select “microprocessors”. Complete the following: Read Lessons 1 -4, complete the activities and answer these questions: 1. Explain why it’s so complicated to get a robot to wash the dishes.

2. What are three functions of a microprocessor?

3. Explain what a microprocessor is – including the size – all in “layman’s terms”.