Hardware Basics Review

Questions 12/08/09

1)What are the four basic functions of a computer?
-Recieve Input
-Process information
-Produce Output
-Store Information

2)Waht oes CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit

3) Explain what a bit is.
A computer must break down information input to it into binary numbers. The smallest Binary digit or unit of information is a bit.

4)Name two codes used to convert words into bits:
-Unicode
-ASCII

5)Why is information stored in some kind of binary format in computers?
A computer cannot read text,images,etc unless it first converts it into binary digits.