1. What is a computer?
In pairs come up with a short definition that answers the following two questions:
What is a computer?
What does a computer do?

2. Definition
A computer is a machine whose job it is to store, process and present data.

3. What do these terms mean?
Do you understand the following terms when related to computers?
Data
Store data
Process data
Present data

4. Group task
Draw three columns on your sheet of paper and write the following headings:
Storing data
Processing data
Presenting data
Photographs
Calculating the scores in a game you are playing
Showing your work on a computer screen

5. Group task Storing data Processing data Presenting data Photographs
Music
Documents
Videos
Software programs e.g. Office, Games
Calculating the scores in a game you are playing
Opening an application to play music or videos
Recognising that you have chosen a different font style / size to use
Working out a calculation in a spreadsheet
Sending a document to the printer ready for printing
Resizing a photograph
Saving a file in a different format e.g. .png to .jpg
Showing your work on a computer screen
Playing a music track through the speakers
Displaying a web page correctly so that you can view it

6. Binary data
Find out the answers to the following questions and be prepared to tell the class:
What does the term ‘binary’ mean?
What is ‘binary data’?
Why does a computer only use binary data?