About computers

Your XO is a laptop computer.

What is a computer?

A computer is a tool, a classroom, a toy, a way to communicate with others. A computer can be whatever you want it to be. Many people use computers to write, to perform mathematics, to create art, to play games, to record sound and images, to communicate with others, to read, and to learn. The uses of the XO is only limited by your own imagination.

What can your XO do?

Your XO can store an entire library of written stories, videos, and pictures. It can make and play music. It contains Activities that you can use to learn math, play games, create pictures, and communicate with others. You interact with your XO using the touchpad, keyboard, microphone, or camera.

How does it do it?

Computers are built of component parts that work together to carry out tasks that you give to the computer by interacting with it. You can use your XO to figure out how computers work by reading about computers and learning the basics, and then learning about hardware and software and how it all works.