Raspberry Pi in easy steps is written to guide anyone new to computer programming, including children and students, through setting up and programming their new Raspberry Pi.

The Raspberry Pi is a cheap, basic, programmable credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It can be used for many of the things that your PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and playing games, but its real purpose is to inspire children (and grown-ups) to learn how to program.

The Raspberry Pi comes in several models:

• Model A has 256MB RAM, one USB port and no Ethernet (network connection)
• Model B has 512MB RAM, two USB ports and an Ethernet port
• Model B+ has four USB ports, an expanded GPIO header and microSD storage

Raspberry Pi in Easy Steps starts with the basic components you will need, the desktop and how to command the system. Then in easy steps, it shows how to use Python to create games, develop windowed apps using Tkinter, add animations using Scratch, control electrical input and output, and much more.

Use Raspberry Pi in easy steps to have fun going back to basics and creating your own applications.