1. Parts of a computer Hardware and Software
How do computers work?
Parts of a computer
Hardware and Software

2. Parts of a computer The computer is made of
Programs or instructions that tell the machine how to work = SOFTWARE
e.g. Operating system, Word…
Physical parts of the computer= HARDWARE
e.g. monitor…
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All the parts work together to make the machine work

3. CPU CPU stands for CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
The CPU processes data and makes sure you can do several tasks at the same time
E.g. listen to music whilst you are doing your homework on Word, and searching on the Internet.

5. Parts of a computer - HARDWARE
Parts that ENTER data - INPUT
Parts that STORE data - STORAGE
Parts that PROCESS data
Parts that PRESENT data - OUPUT

6. Software questions Q1. Find a definition for ‘software’
Q2. What is ‘system software’?
Q3. What is application software?

7. Answer 1 Q1. Find a definition for ‘software’
Software is the part of the computer that we cannot physically touch. Software are computer programs that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it.
Definition from Wikipedia

8. Answer 2 Q2. What is ‘system software’?
System software are the files and programs that make up your computer’s operating system. The operating system co-ordinates and recognises the hardware.
An example of an operating system is Windows 7

9. Answer 3 Q3. What is application software?
Application software is the everyday programs that you use such as Microsoft Office, graphics packages and web browsers

10. Parts of a computer - SOFTWARE
Programs that make work the parts together
Programs that process text
Programs that make calculations
Programs that play music
Prgrams that play games
Operating system (e.g. Windows)

11. End of unit project Title: What are computers? Definition
Computers that are part of our lives
How does a computer work
Binary system and storage (memory) units
Parts of a computer: HARDWARE and SOFTWARE
What computers do for us
Computers that do not look like computers