What's Really Under the Hood: Intro to Software and Operating Systems

In this lesson, we will be diving into the second main facet of computing: software. Last week you learned about the major physical components that go into a computer, pieces and parts that we can hold in our hand and that are usually made of metal, glass, or plastic . However, now it is time to get a little abstract.

Only a little, I promise. The concepts we will be studying in this lesson are not tangible. We cannot hold 1’s or 0’s in our hand. Information that is represented by numbers (a.k.a. data) flows in and out of our computer, but at the end of the day it is all just a bunch of electrons whizzing around inside these machines we call computers. Let's begin.