Secondary storage can refer to Hard Disk Drives (HDD) and Sold-State Drives (SSD). Hard disk drives (HDD) are the most common method used to store data on a computer. Data is stored in a digital format on magnetic surfaces of…
There are two types of primary memory: Random Access Memory (RAM) and Read Only Memory (ROM). The features of Random Access Memory (RAM) are: – It is volatile (the contents of the memory are lost when the power to the…
An input device is any device that allows data to be entered into a computer, e.g. keyboards, mice, scanners, etc. An output device on the other hand, is any device that allows information from a computer to be transferred to…
An interrupt is a signal sent from a device attached to the computer or from a software that the computer is running, which causes the operating system to temporarily stop what it is doing and service the interrupt. Interrupts can…
What is an operating system? The operating system is a fundamental piece of software that runs in the background of a computer system to manage many of its basic functions. Without the operating system, most computers would be very user-unfriendly…
The futurist and former executive editor at Wired, Kevin Kelly, provides stellar insight into the future of our digital world in his book, The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future . In order to help with…
The Intuos Draw Wacom Tablet is the perfect tool for starting out in digital art. I recently purchased a class set of these pen tablets, and I have started to put together a series of lesson plans to get the…
The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the brain of the computer because it is what makes all the decisions and it is where all programs are executed. The purpose of the CPU is to process data. The CPU works by following a process…
Logic circuits are designed to perform specific functions that enable computers to run properly. Every logic circuit is made up of several logic gates, which take binary inputs and produce binary outputs. The relationship between these inputs and outputs is…
As part of a Geometry & Art ICT unit, we use the free online 3D design application, Tinkercad. This is particularly useful for helping students to understand that all objects they see on a daily basis are made up of…
