Computers

Your children may come into contact with computers in their individual classrooms, a computer center in their school, in their school library, or in their neighborhood public library.

Select a question below to learn more about computers. Use the navigation to the left to learn about other technologies.

1. How many computers are there in schools and libraries?
2. Are all computers the same?
3. Are computers used only in certain subject areas, like mathematics?
4. At what grade level will my child starting using computers?
5. Can my child break a computer?
6. How does a computer actually work?

How does a Computer Actually Work?

There are many good places to go on the Web to find information about how computers work. Here are several:

Fact Monster
How do computers work?
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774696.html
This is a very basic explanation of how microcomputers work.

HowStuffWorks
How PC's work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm
This site offers a bit more information about the workings of the Personal Computer.

Hardware Central
Hardware
http://systems.webopedia.com/TERM/H/hardware.html
This site provides considerably more information about various aspects of how personal computers work.

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