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Look Inside a Computer: teacher key

How Computers Work, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. A program is a list of instructions. Find out how a computer keeps 0s and 1s.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. What is a bit?
    • A 0 or a 1 (answer)
    • A hat
    • A square
  2. How many bits are in a byte?
    • 20
    • 2
    • 8 (answer)
  3. What is a picture made of?
    • Paint
    • Sand
    • Tiny squares (answer)
  4. Who writes a program?
    • A programmer (answer)
    • A bit
    • A mouse
  5. What can a computer add?
    • Two numbers (answer)
    • Two hats
    • Two trees

Words

  • bit: zero or one
  • byte: 8 bits
  • RAM: fast memory