Technology

Lesson 1

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 Starter

Label the parts of the

computer and then
name the computer
equipment at the
bottom of the page.

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 Objective of the lesson
Understand some of the hardware which is used with
modern computers.

• All of you will:

– Know that hardware can be grouped into input devices, output devices and
storage devices and identify at least one piece of hardware for each category.
• Most of you will:
– Describe the difference between hardware and software.
– Identify several pieces of hardware for each category.
– Perform internet research into other input devices.
• Some of you will:
– Perform internet research into some more unusual input devices such as OCR
and MICR.

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 Hardware v Software
Hardware Software
This is the physical parts of This is the set of
the computer which you can instructions for the
touch, for example monitors, computer to run a
keyboard, printers, wiring particular task or boot up,
etc. for example a word
processor will be used to
create documents and a
virus checker can be used
to check and clear viruses
on the system.

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 Hardware
• Hardware can be grouped into three main
areas:
– Input Devices: these are used to control the
computer and are used to put data into the
system.
– Output Devices: these get something out of the
computer for instance data or sound.
– Storage Devices: these are used to save data onto
and can be inside the computer or portable so the
Complete Worksheet 1
data can be taken with the user.
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Task: Label up these
input devices

Input Devices

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Task: Label up these
output devices

Output Devices

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Task: Label up these
storage devices

Storage Devices

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 What is it?
Is this an input, output or storage device?

Scanner

Input Device

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 What is it?
Is this an input, output or storage device?

USB Drive

Storage Device

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 What is it?
Is this an input, output or storage device?

Speakers

Output Device

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 What is it?
Is this an input, output or storage device?

Game Controller

Input Device

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 What is it?
Is this an input, output or storage device?

Bar Code Reader

Input Device

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 Printer
Is this an input, output or storage device?

Output Device

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 What is it?
Is this an input, output or storage device?

Monitor

Output Device

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 What are they?
Are they input, output or storage devices?

Keyboard
and Mouse
Input Devices

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 What is it?
Is this an input, output or storage device?

Hard Drive

Storage Device

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 What is it?
Is this an input, output or storage device?

Motion Sensor

Input Device

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 What is it?
Is this an input, output or storage device?

Headphones

Output Device

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 What is it?
Is this an input, output or storage device?

Microphone

Input Device

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 Internet Research
• Use the internet to find an image and a definition
of the following pieces of input hardware:
– Concept Keyboard
– Trackball
– Digital Camera
– Touchscreen
– Graphics Tablet
– Magnetic Strip Reader
– Magnetic Ink Character Reader (MICR)
– Optical Mark Reader (OMR)

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Technology

Lesson 2

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 Starter
Work in pairs to list as many
software packages as you can.

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 Objective of the lesson
Understand some of the software which is used with
modern computers.

• All of you will:

– List a number of applications and describe what they can be used for.
• Most of you will:
– Understand the difference between applications software, operating
system software and utilities software and identify a few different
software names which would appear in each group.
• Some of you will:
– Be able to name several types and brands of software which fall into
each category.

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 Software
• Last lesson you looked at the different types of hardware
used in modern computers. This lesson we will concentrate
on the software that is used.
• Software is the name given to the programs which control
the computer.
• They can be grouped into three main groups:
– Operation Software: used to control the workings of a computer.
– Applications: installed onto the computer to perform a specific
task such as creating documents or spreadsheets.
– Utilities Software: These carry out specific tasks which help the
computer system run efficiently such as virus checking and
Winzip.

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 Operating System
• An operating system enables the hardware of a
computer system to run and allows the various
parts of the computer to exchange data and run
their tasks.
• Over 90% of the world’s computers use the
Microsoft operating software called Windows®.
• Other operating systems include:
– Unix
– Android
– Mac OS X

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 Application software
• This covers the software which is usually installed onto the
computer separate from the operating system and allows the user
to perform specific tasks. Some common ones include:
Word Processors: These allow the user to create documents
such as letters and reports.
Desk Top Publishers: These allow the user to create more
graphical document such as Posters and Newsletters.
Spreadsheets: These allow the user to perform calculations
and deal with numeric data.
Database: These allow the user to handle large lists of data
and perform tasks such as sorting and filtering the data
easily.
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Other types of Application Software
• Along with the main types of application there
are other more specific applications:
– Presentation software
– Website development
– Animation creation
– Video and sound editing
– Graphics manipulation
– Email and internet software

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 Utilities software
• Utilities software helps the computer system run
smoothly. Common utilities software include:
– Anti Virus: Scans for computer viruses and clears them
up when they are discovered.
– Backup: This makes a copy of all information on the
disk.
– Data Compression: Squashes the data into a smaller
size so it can be transferred easily.
– Disk Checkers and Cleaners: These scan the hard drive
and find files that are not used or are unnecessary.

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 Application Types
• Put the software listed
into the correct columns.
• Add in any other software
that you listed at the
beginning of the lesson.

• Make the picture bigger, if

you cant see it

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Software Crossword
• Complete the
crossword.
• You may have to do
some further research
using the internet in
order to solve some of
the clues.

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 Extension Activity
• Create a presentation to describe the
difference between the three different types
of software, using suitable examples where
necessary:
– Operating system
– Applications software
– Utilities software

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