Year 7 - Hardware and Software

Yr7 Software

TODAY OUR LEARNING OBJECTIVE IS
•Explain why we need software
•Describe the different purposes of different types of software

Unlocking Potential | Creating Opportunity

YOU WILL SHOW YOUR LEARNING BY

• Defining the difference between hardware and software

• Give examples of different types of software

• GIve an example of a non-windows based operating system

TODAYS KEY WORDS ARE
Operating System
Peripheral
Application

LITERACY/NUMERACY/SMSC
Appreciation that not all software is free or legal or safe to use

​You should work on your own during this lesson and answer the questions provided clearly and in the best way you can.

Draw

Find the 6 differences on the second Christmas tree.

The quicker you find them, the more points you earn.

Your Learning Journey

Unlocking Potential | Creating Opportunity

Types of
Computer

•Personal •Portable •Embedded •Super Computer

Inside the
Computer

•Input- Process-Output Functions
•Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle

Computer
Hardware

•CPU Motherboard
•RAM PSU
•Hard Disk Graphics Card

History of
Computing

•Babbage & Lovelace
•Grace Hopper (debugging)
•Steve Jobs

Software

•Types
•Hardware, Operating Systems, Applications, User
•Purpose

​You are almost finished this unit.

At the end of the unit, you will complete an assessment on everything you have been learning since you joined the school.

If you have time at the end of this lesson, review and complete the work in your books that is unfinished or needs to be improved.
Respond to any feedback provided

Drag and Drop

The 3 functions that every computer can do are:

Placeholder

​instructions to the computer

Placeholder

​instructions in the computer

Placeholder

instructions from the computer

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

input

process

output

add

takeaway

fetch

execute

print

show

store

Categorize

Options (9)

Mouse

Speaker

Web Cam

Microphone

Keyboard

Scanner

Printer

Monitor

Projector

Organise these HARDWARE devices in to the correct category depending on whether they provide an input to the computer, or get an output from the computer.

Input

Output

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

Let see if you can tell the difference between Hardware and Software?

Hardware Inside and Outside the computer

Hardware inside the computer is needed to allow the computer perform the
Input, Process, Output
functions needed from the computer.

These parts all fit into the computer and connect to the motherboard.

Hardware outside the computer is sometimes known as peripherals. These are the devices, that plug into or connect to the computer to make using it easier, or to allow it to complete tasks that are not possible using the hardware inside on the motherboard alone.

​Inside

​Outside

A computer needs to be told what to do, otherwise it will just sit on your desk collecting dust and taking up space.

Software are the applications and programming instructions that tell your computer what to do and enable you to use it
for things such as playing games, writing an essay or
listening to music.

There are 4 different types of software which you will learn about.

Software

Categorize

Options (10)

CPU

Google Classroom

Hard Drive

Microphone

Keyboard

RAM

Microsoft Word

Minecraft

Fortnite

Talaxy

Organize these options into the right categories as either Hardware or Software

Hardware

Software

Software Types

There are four basic types of software to be aware of.

The most well known types of system software are Operating Systems, or “OS”. An OS is software that communicates with the hardware on a computer and allows basic functionality to be performed.

An Operating System will allow all other programs to run.
Common desktop operating systems include Windows, and Linux.
Common mobile phone operating systems include Android and i/OS.

Operating systems provide the main functionality of the computer and the GUI(graphical user interface). The GUI allows you to use a mouse, interact with icons and images, and scroll and click. Before we had GUIs, we had to type instructions using text!

Application software.
When instructions are provided to the Computer, the CPU will not carry out any instructions unless the software says it’s ok. Every desktop computer, tablet, and device also usually includes Utilities software for managing battery life, storage space, or running programs.

Software Types

There are four basic types of software to be aware of.

The most well known types of system software are Operating Systems, or “OS”. An OS is software that communicates with the hardware on a computer and allows basic functionality to be performed.

An Operating System will allow all other programs to run.
Common desktop operating systems include Windows, and Linux.
Common mobile phone operating systems include Android and i/OS.

Operating systems provide the main functionality of the computer and the GUI(graphical user interface). The GUI allows you to use a mouse, interact with icons and images, and scroll and click. Before we had GUIs, we had to type instructions using text!

Application software.
When instructions are provided to the Computer, the CPU will not carry out any instructions unless the software says it’s ok. Every desktop computer, tablet, and device also usually includes Utilities software for managing battery life, storage space, or running programs.

Match

Match the logos to the correct software

Chrome

Linux

Windows

Google Classroom

• Chrome

• Linux

• Windows

• Google Classroom

Multiple Choice

Which of the following logos are NOT an operating system?

• Chrome

What is Software?

​Software is the instructions stored on your computer that tell the computer what you want to do.


In the same way that there are 4 different categories of computer types, we also have 4 different types of software.
Each of these different types of software do different tasks.

​Operating systems provide the main functionality of the computer and the GUI(graphical user interface).

'​Apps' are the program you use every time you log into your computer. Examples are games, presentation, drawing, video editing

​Software is needed to operate the parts of the computer correctly. The software is also needed to be able to detect when new hardware is added to the computer eg new mouse, printer

​User software allows different users to use the same device securely

Multiple Select

Which of the following does a GUI provide?

• Mouse arrows on screen as you move it

• Scroll bars

• Icons and visual images

• Menus with selectable items

Open Ended

Why do you think we have so many different types of software?

Open Ended

Do you think the Android operating system is better than the Apple i/os operating system? Explain your reasons for your choice.

Open Ended

Plenary – 3,2,1

Give 3 reasons we need different software

Give 2 categories of different software

Give 2 examples of software and explain its purpose