Instructions
Answer all questions in a text editor of your choosing. Then copy and paste answers into an email and send it to ifloyd2@illinois.edu
This quiz is worth 25 points.
Question 1 (8 points)
What is your computer's hard drive? What does it do? On what principle does it work (I'm looking for a very general account--metaphors are fine)?
Question 2 (8 points)
What is a file? What is an application? What is an operating system? How do they relate?
Question 3 (9 points)
How do we use the principle of abstraction in computers? Give an example. (Hint: your answer should include the word "layers")