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How Computers Work
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How Computers Work

Collector: Ann V.
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Computers have come a long way since John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert's room-sized ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator). While the size of computers has dramatically decreased, the complexity of these machines has dramatically increased. A collection of five videos details the features that make computers computers and explains how computers work.

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Concepts

binary code, circuits, computer hardware, computer software, information technology, inventions, inputs, computers, memory, computer code

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
STEM
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Collection Items

    How Computers Work: What Makes a Computer, a Computer?

    How Computers Work: What Makes a Computer, a Computer?

    Instructional Video
    How Computers Work: Binary and Data

    How Computers Work: Binary and Data

    Instructional Video
    How Computers Work: Circuits and Logic

    How Computers Work: Circuits and Logic

    Instructional Video
    How Computers Works: CPU, Memory, Input, and Output

    How Computers Works: CPU, Memory, Input, and Output

    Instructional Video
    How Computers Work: Hardware and Software

    How Computers Work: Hardware and Software

    Instructional Video
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