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Digital Literacy Computer Basics Computer Basics Hardware

David Dong
David Dong
5,593 Points
Posted by David Dong
David Dong
5,593 Points

Weird Question

So I am on a very weird question. The question is, "Programs themselves and what you create when using them are all stored as data.", and it is a True/False question. Um... I mean, I got it right, but still, it's weird, right?

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey David,

No, not really weird.

Programs are stored on your hard drive as data. The computer reads the data (program) and know what to run (show on the screen and work with you). For example ... a word processor.

The word processor is just a program, which is data stored on you computer telling the computer what to do when you launch the program. When you use the program, you type words, paragraphs, pages into it, which is also stored as data on your computer (when you hit save). So, yes, it all just data that is stored on your device.

:dizzy:

David Dong
David Dong
5,593 Points
David Dong
David Dong
5,593 Points

OHHH, I didn't read the last part... Thanks!

Nigel Ames
Nigel Ames
822 Points

data is a renewable resource.