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ERIC Number: EJ394269
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Computers but Were Afraid to Ask.
DiSpezio, Michael A.
Science and Children, v26 n8 p26-28 May 1989
An overview of the basics of computers is presented. Definitions and discussions of processing, programs, memory, DOS, anatomy and design, central processing unit (CPU), disk drives, floppy disks, and peripherals are included. This article was designed to help teachers to understand basic computer terminology. (CW)
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Definitions, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Information Storage, Microcomputers, Science Teachers, Technological Advancement, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Vocabularies/Classifications
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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