Raspberry PI Introduction

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Basics of the Raspberry PI 

What is a Raspberry PI?


My Raspberry PI: Model three and runs the Raspbian operating system

The Raspberry PI is computer that is the size of a card. It has one sim card sized chip that controls the whole computer. It was created in Europe by multiple founders, and it is a British manufactured product. There are many ways to use this computer, the most common being connecting it to a monitor while using a keyboard and mouse. 

Way to figure out what version is being run:
There are different codes that can be run to determine which version is being run on your Raspberry. 

The codes are listed below: 
Check which version of the Raspberry PI you have

Operating systems
The Raspberry PI can run a multitude of operating systems such as Raspbian(a "water down" form of the Linux operating system), Lakka, OMSC, Windows IoT Core(from Windows), and more. These operating systems can be installed onto the Raspberry PI itself, allowing the users to have numerous choices to choose from.

Why Raspberry PI? What is so cool about it?

The Raspberry PI is a tiny device that holds wonders. This card sized computer can do anything that a regular computer can and more. This is why I was so drawn to exploring its features. One feature that I really enjoy about this device is the fact that I can use python programming, which is one of the basic object oriented languages. I have been acquainted with this programming language for a while now and cannot wait to see all the cool things I will be able to do with this device.

Ways to connect the Raspberry Pi:

While exploring numerous ways to connect the Raspberry PI, I found that the easiest way to do this was to connect it to a monitor. For my use, I decided to use a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. There are other ways to connect it to a computer, but it is more complicated due to the fact the Raspberry PI is a computer in itself. Below is a website that shows the other ways that the Raspberry PI can be connected without a monitor.

For both Mac and Windows:

Let me know if you have any questions on the information above!

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