-What are the four basic functions of a computer?
Recieve input, from outside. Process information, arithmetic or logical, produce output, store information
- What does CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit
- Explain what a bit is.
The smallest unit of information a computer can process.
- Name two codes used to convert words, etc. into bits.
01101010-used to tell the computer to convert into two numbers or 01000001 into the letter A

- Why is informations stored in some kind of binary format in computers?
computers are built from switching devices that reduce all information to 0's and 1's.