Computer Hardware - Lesson 1

In this lesson you are going to think about what a computer is and think of a definition for a computer. 

Objectives and Outcomes

• Understand what a computer is and how they can come in various forms
• Be able to describe how computers receive commands and data
• Be able to explain what 'processing' means
• Be able to describe how computers can output information

1.  Open a new blog post and call it the same as this one.

2.  Here is a link to my slideshow.  Read through and then, on your post, write the answers to the Task 1 question on slide 3.

Link to slide show

3.  On your post, write your answers to Task 2 on slide 5.

4.  Go through slides 6 -14 and on your post, write the name of each device and then your answer.

5.  On your post, write down the name of the odd one out on slide 15 - the one that isn't a computer.

6.  On your post, answer Plenary 1 on slide 16.

7.  On your post, answer Plenary 2 on slide 16.

Make sure you have done as much work correctly as possible and then Publish!