Hello Ruby - Journey Inside the Computer

Ruby falls inside a computer and goes on an adventure to meet the components. Part storybook, part workbook, the book even includes a DIY paper computer. All while learning what a computer is, how it works and what kind of things it is good at. All important skills for a kid, who grows up in a world surrounded by computer.

Ruby is bored. She goes to play with the computer, but the mouse doesn’t work. Ruby, and the mouse, decide to solve the problem. Ruby meets the bits, logic gates, computer hardware (CPU, GPU, RAM and Mass storage) as well as the operating system and various programs. Finally, they expertly troubleshoot the computer. But does the computer still work?

A journey inside the machine that powers our world. The computers around us work tirelessly, but what if there was a way to peek inside? Where are the ones and zeros that the machine actually runs?

Ruby falls inside a computer and goes on an adventure to meet the components. Part storybook, part workbook, the book even includes a DIY paper computer. All while learning what a computer is, how it works and what kind of things it is good at. All important skills for a kid, who grows up in a world surrounded by computer.

Ruby is bored. She goes to play with the computer, but the mouse doesn’t work. Ruby, and the mouse, decide to solve the problem. Ruby meets the bits, logic gates, computer hardware (CPU, GPU, RAM and Mass storage) as well as the operating system and various programs. Finally, they expertly troubleshoot the computer. But does the computer still work?

A journey inside the machine that powers our world. The computers around us work tirelessly, but what if there was a way to peek inside? Where are the ones and zeros that the machine actually runs?

info

  • Year of publication

    2016

  • Original title

    Hello Ruby: Matka tietokoneeseen

  • Page count

    84

  • Original publisher

    Otava

  • Rights sold

    ChinaCzech RepublicGeorgiaGreeceIndiaIndonesiaThailandTurkeyUkraine

Reviews

  • The Wall Street Journal

    "Linda Liukas wants kids to understand and embrace basic computer logic, so that they later formulate code in the same effortless and creative way they build structures with LEGO."

  • GeekMom.com

    "Hello Ruby by Linda Liukas is half picture book and half activity book rolled into one adorable package. What I love about it is that it introduces programming without requiring a computer at all."

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