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Raspberry Pi is a microcomputer called a ""single board computer"" released by the British Raspberry Pi Foundation. It is developed and produced for educational purposes. A typical product appearance is shown in the picture above, equipped with electronic components and pins.
Boards with such electronic devices mounted on them are often called ""circuit boards"" or ""boards"". In particular, boards such as the Raspberry Pi are called ""single board computers"", which condense the necessary components to function as a microcomputer. components and are designed with the goals of ""small size"", ""low price"" and ""low power consumption"".Raspberry Pi was originally developed as an educational computer. In recent years, with the popularization of electronic terminals such as smartphones and computers, many young people can learn to use these devices proficiently without attending classes in school. However, few people understand the working mechanism of these devices, and few people have experience in programming their own software to make software. I think one of the reasons is that the functions of electronic devices are becoming more and more advanced, and there are more and more products readily available, so There are fewer opportunities to break down equipment and make your own hardware and software.
Against this background, Mr. Eban Upton, the founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, thought of a cheap computer that even children could easily program (with little risk of damage), so he began to develop a prototype. This is the beginning of Raspberry Pi. Today, Raspberry Pi is not only used in education, many users also use it for hobby applications such as electronic creation and robotics.
The name ""Raspberry Pi"" comes from the fruit ""Raspberry pie"". This is because there is a culture in the computer field of naming companies and products after fruit names such as ""Apple"" and ""apricot."" In addition, the naming of ""Pi"" is also related to the programming language ""Python"". ""Raspberry Pi"" is often referred to simply as ""RPi"", ""RasPi"" or ""RPI""."
