A Computer Is Like a Restaurant

A Computer Is Like A Restaurant.

Paula M. ShubockWhat can I get?

Read the Menu.

MenuWindows 7 Start Menu

Windows 8.1 Start Menu

My NameAndroid Menu

What do I want?

Someone can write down your order and take it to the kitchen.

How many?How fast?How good?The kitchen staff goes to work.How many chefs?

Two Chefs

Four Chefs

But if a restaurant was a computerHow many central processors?

Two Processors (Dual Core)

Four Processors (Quad Core)

Back to the restaurant! How BIG is the kitchen?How many meals can the restaurant serve?How fast can they serve them?

How MANY ingredients can be stored- and WHAT KIND?

How much is enough?

What KIND of tools and appliances?

How MANY tools and appliances?

But if a restaurant was a computerWhat COMPUTER HARDWARE do you need to do your work?

What COMPUTER APPLICATION SOFTWARE do you need?

Back to the restaurant! How much counter space?How much can work can be done at the same time?Small Counter:one task at a time

Large Counter:many tasks at once

Hoosier Cabinet

Early Kitchen Cabinets & Counter

Modern Kitchen Cabinets & Counters

But if a restaurant was a computer

How much MEMORY do you need?1 GB = 1 foot of counter space4 GB = 4 feet of counter space.8 GB = 8 feet of counter space12 GB = 12 feet of counter space!

This is the main reason we replace computers!

How much removable memory? 1 GB = 1024 MB1.44 MB (1995)8 GB (8,192 MB) (2012)

1 flash drive = 5,688 floppy disksThe more memory the better!