Essential Components Riney1

Computer Hardware and Software

Created By David McLean
Edited by Melody Riney

Input

Output

Storage​

Five parts of a computer

What is this stuff????

Arithmetic and Logic

Control​

How can information get into a human?

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Eyes (sight), ears (sound), nose (smell), mouth (taste), touch​

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I thought this was about computers...

Input​

Open Ended

How can we get information into a computer?

Multiple Select

Select the input devices.

How can information get from a human?

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Body (gestures), writing, speaking​

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Output​

Open Ended

How can we get information out of a computer?

Multiple Choice

• projector

• keyboard

• microphone

• digital camera

Multiple Choice

• keyboard

• mouse

• digital camera

• display / monitor

Where do you keep food in your house?

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Refrigerator (long-term)

Kitchen table (short-term)​

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Storage​

Multiple Choice

SD Card

Multiple Choice

USB Memory

Multiple Choice

Compact Flash

Multiple Choice

Popular with professional photographers because it is very fast.

​演算装置と制御装置を兼ねる

​脳

The motherboard is like the body. It connects everything.

The Motherboard​

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​The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is like the brain. It does the math and makes decisions.

The CPU​

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The chassis is like armor. It protects the parts inside and makes it easy to install new parts.

The Case​

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Multiple Choice

You are assembling a new computer. Where do you install the CPU?

新しいコンピューターを組み立てています。 CPUはどこにインストールしますか？

It needs a fan, too!​

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The CPU is like the chef in a kitchen. She does a lot of work and gets very hot!​

​The CPU gets REALLY hot

Too many apps open and the computer will become slow.​

When you turn off your computer, the data in RAM is cleared.

When you have too many things on the table, it is difficult to work.

When you are finished cooking / eating, you clean the table.​

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​It's like a refrigerator. But the refrigerator is outside.

A hard disk drive (HDD) is for storing data long-term.

Open Ended

What is one reason you might suspect that your hard drive is damaged?

​It's like a refrigerator in your kitchen.

A solid state drive (SSD) is for storing data long-term.

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Which do you think needs more power? HDD or SDD?

Multiple Choice

A friend needs a computer with a lot of space to store photos.

Which should she choose?

• Computer A

• Computer B

Multiple Choice

Your friend has bad eyes, so he needs a computer with a big monitor.

Which should he choose?

• Computer A

• Computer B

Multiple Choice

Your friend likes computer games, so he needs a computer with a fast processor.

Which should he choose?

• Computer A

• Computer B

Multiple Select

Which computer can connect to wifi?

• Computer A

• Computer B