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🧠 How Do Computers Think?

📚 6 Sections
⏱️ ~10 Minutes
🎯 Level: Beginner
Computational Thinking

Computers don't "think" like humans do. They don't have feelings or ideas. Instead, they work by following simple instructions called programs.

At the deepest level, computers understand only two things: 1 and 0. That's it!

⚡ 1 = ON, 0 = OFF

Imagine a light switch. It's either ON or OFF, right? Computers think like that too!

💡 Tip: Everything you see on a computer — pictures, games, videos — is made from millions of 1s and 0s!

🧠 Computers Follow Instructions

Computers can't make decisions by themselves. They just follow the rules we give them, step by step.

🤔 Fact: A modern computer can follow billions of instructions per second!

🔗 True or False: Computer Logic

Computers also use something called logic gates — simple YES/NO rules that help them make choices. But remember, it's always based on 1s and 0s!

🎮 Fun Example: Video Games

When you play a video game, your computer is quickly checking things like:

🎯 Quiz

To complete this lesson, you must get at least 80% correct. Good luck!

🧠 What should you remember?

  • 🧠 Computers only understand 1s and 0s
  • 🔌 1 = ON, 0 = OFF
  • 🛠️ Computers follow instructions exactly
  • 🔗 Logic gates help computers make simple choices
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