4. Raspberry Pi Is…
• A credit card sized computer that can be plugged into a keyboard and
monitor.
• An affordable, low-cost computer that was designed to teach computer
science to students.The Model A costs $25 and the Model B costs $35.
• A computer that runs on Linux operating systems.The most common used
is Raspbian, which is a flavor of Debian.
• Capable of running everyday productivity, and graphics software.
• It is also capable of running games and displaying HD video.
5. Why use Raspberry Pi?
• Teach/Learn computer programming.
• Connect to other devices to build more powerful microcontrollers (Udoo,
Raspberry Pi AlaMode).
• Build a Supercomputer:YouTube
6. General Information
• What Operating System (OS) can be used?
• Any ARM Linux distribution (not Ubuntu)
• New Out Of Box Software (NOOBS)
• What Programming Language(s) can be used?
• Default language is Python
• Can use any other language that can compile forARMv6
• What size SD cards can be used?
• Recommended 4GB to 32 GB