INSIDE TECHNOLOGY INSIDE COMPUTERS BY ANGIE SMIBERT CONTENT CONSULTANT Ahmed Banafa General Engineering Professor San Jose State University Core Library Cover image Computers can use design software to create models of different machines An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdobooks com
CHAPTER ONE
WHAT MAKES A COMPUTER Emma types away on her laptop over the internet It plays through She is writing a report Music streams speakers Emma reads her words on the screen She clicks a button on the trackpad This opens the web browser She has to do more research A message pops up on social media It is from her friend Jen Jen typed Help I don’t get the assignment Emma video chats with Jen She explains the homework Then she goes back to her report Emma works for another hour Then she saves her schoolwork She connects to her printer through Wi-Fi Powerful computers can display advanced graphics for detailed video games movies and TV shows
