Inside the machine

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Lessons in order — finish one and the next lights up. Your progress is remembered.

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Lesson 1 · Opening a photo

Story · 6 steps · Computer

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  1. Unit 01 · 7 lessons · Start here

    Computer

    What happens when you click?

    1. 01NextOpening a photoStory · 6 steps
    2. 02Typing the letter AStory · 5 steps
    3. 03Power on & bootStory · 7 steps
    4. 04The Operating SystemSlides · 6 slides
    5. 05Lab: RAM sizeLab · Compare two settings
    6. 06The memory ladderSlides · 4 slides
    7. 07Saving a fileStory · 5 steps

  2. Unit 02 · 5 lessons · Not started yet

    Phone

    Is a phone a computer too?

    1. 08Opening an appStory · 4 steps
    2. 09Typing a letterStory · 4 steps
    3. 10Power onStory · 4 steps
    4. 11Lab: Why do apps reload?Lab · Compare two settings
    5. 12Sending a messageStory · 4 steps

  3. Unit 03 · 2 lessons · Not started yet

    Internet

    How does a message cross the world?

    1. 13Where does my message go?Story · 9 steps
    2. 14Lab: Wi-Fi vs 5GLab · Compare two settings

  4. Unit 04 · 4 lessons · Not started yet

    Servers

    Which computer answers you?

    1. 15Why not just a PC?Story · 4 steps
    2. 16Lab: One machine, many computersLab · Compare two settings
    3. 17Apps & dataSlides · 6 slides
    4. 18How does an app work?Story · 5 steps

  5. Unit 05 · 3 lessons · Not started yet

    Database

    Where is your message kept?

    1. 19A query's journeyStory · 5 steps
    2. 20From two tables at onceStory · 6 steps
    3. 21Where your message ends upStory · 5 steps

  6. Unit 06 · 2 lessons · Not started yet

    Cloud

    Why is your data everywhere?

    1. 22Virtualization → the cloudSlides · 4 slides
    2. 23Why doesn't my photo get lost?Story · 4 steps

  7. Unit 07 · 1 lesson · Not started yet

    AI

    How does a machine seem to think?

    1. 24Asking the machineStory · 4 steps

  8. Finale · Lesson 25

    Test yourself

    8 questions — check what you have learned.

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