How computers work?

By Charlie Mahon

Mother board

• The motherboard is the main part of the computer that makes it actually start up.

Hard disk

• A hard disk is the part of the computer that stores all the memory

Cpu

• The cpu is the brain of the computer

• Cpu stands for – central progressing unit

Ram

• The ram has 240 pins and it is used for a extra mother board & it lets you do loads of different things at once.

Graphics card

• The graphics card is where you can play games etc

Power supply

• The graphics card is where you can play games etc The power supply is how you actually get the computer to start

Quiz about Coloussus

Fill out the table.When you’ve finished look

Through the slides.

Colouss

Where was Colossus built andmade?

Colossus was built 1944 at bletchley park

What was the main reason Colossus was built?

To help end world war II

How many valves were used on each of the 10 Colossus machines?

1500

Many years later transistors were invented

2 billion

There was no such thing as software when Colossus was

developed. How did they get it to work?

Re wiring