Richard D. Solomon's Blog on Mentoring Jewish Students and Teachers: RetSam Zhang, guest contributor, on understanding computers

Monday, February 14, 2011

RetSam Zhang, guest contributor, on understanding computers

Occasionally I invite a colleague to contribute to this blog. Today we are sharing the graphic and written work of RetSam Zhang who has created the graphic depicted below which explains the computer.

Well. It's like a kid being grounded to do all the

calculation works on a limited table.

Inspirations:

It's good to have a smart kid who can calculate fast, or to have 2 or more kids working together.
When the table is full, he can't open any more books.
It's good to have a bigger table.
A bigger bookshelf will allow you to store more informations.
The kid works so hard that he always need a fan to cool him down(poor kid).
what do you see? feel free to add your ideas ...

Notes:

Computer Case - A computer case (also known as a computer chassis, cabinet, box, tower, enclosure, housing, system unit or simply case) is the enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer (usually excluding the display, keyboard and mouse).
CPU - The central processing unit (CPU) is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, and is the primary element carrying out the computer's functions.
Motherboard - In personal computers, a motherboard is the central printed circuit board (PCB) in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, while providing connectors for other peripherals.
RAM - Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of computer data storage.
Program - A computer program (also a software program, or just a program) is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task for a computer.
Process - In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. It contains the program code and its current activity.
Data - In computer science, data is information in a form suitable for use with a computer. Data is often distinguished from programs. A program is a set of instructions that detail a task for the computer to perform. In this sense, data is thus everything that is not program code
Input - An input device is any peripheral used to provide data and control signals to a computer. Examples - Pointing device (Joystick · Light pen · Mouse · Touchpad · Touchscreen · Trackball) · Microphone · Scanner · Webcam
Output - An output device is any piece of computer hardware equipment used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by a computer. Examples - Monitor · Speakers · Printer