Computer Fundamentals and Execution Model

Under construction

This chapter is planned but not yet written. See the Curriculum Tracker for details.

What you'll learn

• Explain CPU, RAM, disk, and operating system roles in plain language
• Describe what happens when running python script.py
• Distinguish temporary memory from persistent storage
• Use terminal basics to move through folders and run scripts

Planned content

• CPU, RAM, disk, OS, scripts, interpreter, process lifecycle
• Runtime flow: file → interpreter → process → output
• Running and modifying a first script from terminal

Exercises

Exercises for this module will be added to the Foundations Exercises.