Computer & Online Safety Basics / How computers work
Lesson 1 of 30
What a computer really is
A computer takes input, processes it, stores it and produces output. Phones, laptops, game consoles and servers all follow that same pattern, just at different sizes.
Key points
- Input: keyboard, mouse, touch, microphone, network
- Processing: the CPU runs instructions
- Output: screen, speakers, files, network
Quiz · +10 XP
Which part of a computer runs program instructions?
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