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How computers compute

Video How computers compute

TLF ID M021122

Watch as Jamie Teherani from MIT, demonstrates how a big, mechanical computer made from wood works. What does it have in common with the high-tech computers of today?

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Educational details

Educational value
  • Teaching and learning
Year level

5; 6; 7; 8

Topics Data processing Binary numeral system Data representation Computers Computer programming Integers Computational thinking
Learning area
  • Technologies
  • Digital Technologies

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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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  • Video
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