Lessons > 2. Intro to Hardware and Software

In today’s lesson, we’re going to think a little bit more about how computers interpret instructions.

It is important for you to generate your own model of how a computer processes your instructions so that you can get the feedback you need to write the program you intended.

Today's Activities

For today, please do the following:

1. Review the Slides

1. Intro to Hardware & Software
2. Live Lecture Activities

2. Watch the Lecture Video(s)

3. Review / Study the Supplemental Materials

Note: these readings / videos are suggested for additional context / examples, but not required.

1. Charles Severance Ch1: Intro to Computing. Python for Everybody
   reading • video
2. Brian Heinold Ch1: Getting Started. A Practical Introduction to Python Programming