Information-Processing Machine Tables

Computer Human
Input Is Done With: HID's (Human Interface Devices) Sensory Organs
Storage Is Done With: HDD's (Hard Disk Drives) Brain
Information Processing Is Done By: Central Processing Unit Brain
Output Is Done With: Monitor, Speakers, Printer, etc. Mouth, Nose, etc.


Device What Device Does What Embedded Processor Does
Oven Cooks Food Lets you set amount of time to cook
Lets you Change the cooking temperature
Basic Clock
(not digital)
Lets You see the time Cogwheels move around at a
uniform speed to keep time
Cd Player Plays Audio Cd's (some new ones can play mp3's) Laser reads the bottom of cd, and decodes data