What do computers do better than humans?
Computers compute numbers better than humans. They also have more storage and search things more easily. Finally, they are faster at calculating than humans.
What do humans do better than computers?
Humans see and walk better than computers. Humans also have emotions and are better decision makers.
What is the difference between a Microprocessor and a Microcontroller?
A Microprocessor works as a computer, but much smaller. A Microcontroller converts the words into numbers and controls the actions of a computer.
What does the Assembler do (http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language)?
An Assembler converts high level languages to numbers.
What does the Compiler do?
A Compiler converts a programming language to a computer language. It is very similar to the Assembly.
What is an IDE?
An IDE is an integrated development environment. It helps develop a software program and “debugs,” or insanity checks, it.
What is the Processing IDE (http://processing.org/reference/environment/)?
A Processing IDE is an IDE that helps create software.
Why do we program in High Level Languages?
We program in High Level Languages because it is much simpler and more understandable for the computer to compute.
What is binary, octal, decimal, and hexidecimal?
Binary is a number system of base two. Octal is a number system of base eight. Decimal is a number system of base ten (our base). Finally, hexadecimal is a number system of base sixteen.