Review from Homework/Reading

1) What are the four basic functions of a computer?
- to store information
- to recieve input
- to produce output
- to proccess information

2) What does CPU stand for?
- CPU stands for Central Processing Unit.

3) Explain what a bit is.
A bit is the smallest unit of information a computer can read.

4) Name two codes used to convert words, etc. into bits.
- ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
- Unicode

5) Why is informations stored in some kind of binary format in computers?
- Information is stored in binary format because computers can't read text in its original format.