Playstation

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Purpose
//What is the fundamental purpose of the device?// The purpose of the playstation 2 is to allow audio, video and computer data to be accessed by the processor.

Energy
//What energy transformations are seen in its operation?// The energy transformation is mechanical and electrical. Mechanical Energy: The movement in the finger movement when using the controller. Electrical Energy: The Playstation is plugged into an outlet.

Controls
//What sensors/controls are designed into the device?// The controls of the Playstation 2 are in the front and the back. In the front the controls are the eject and reset button. The control in the back is to power the Playstation on and off.

Materials
//What material(s) are essential to the device?// Processor: the central unit that holds the data Operating System: used to hold the applications that run on the machine Graphics: forms the pixels on the screen Memory: used to hold data from games

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Science
//What is scientific principle is central to its operation?// When the game disc is inserted into the propper slot the pieces in the Central Proccesing Unit recongizes the game and then the pieces inside work together to make the Playstation work.

Design
//What does a typical device look like?//

Evolution
//What changes have there been (or could there be) in this device?// It has evolved into a PSP to make it portable. It has evolved into the PS3 to play blu-ray discs.

Competitors
//What other devices serve a similar purpose?// XBOX, Gamecube, Nintendo

Partners
//What other devices work in conjunction with this device?//

Siblings
//What other devices use the same scientific principle?// //Playstation 1, Playstation 3 and the PSP// https://uminfotech.wikispaces.com/Sega+Dreamcast http://uminfotech.wikispaces.com/Nintendo+64

**Playstation One (PSOne) Internal Design**




__**Central Processing Unit (CPU)**__:It carry's out the instruction's for the program's and is the primary element in completing the PSOne's functions

__**Graphics Processing Unit**__:It controls the Graphics

__**Sound Processing Unit**__:It controls the Sound


 * __Random Access Memory (RAM)__**:The data storage part of the PS One, the data can be acceded in any order

__**Bios**__: Basic Input and Output System the primary function is to start and load the system

__**CD Rom Drive**__: The part of the PS One that reads CD Roms (Compact Disc Read Only Memory)