1. What are computers?
Year 8

2. What is a computer?
We are going to be looking at and learning about computers and how they work and some parts that make up the computer

3. What is a computer?
Come up with a short definition that answers the following two questions:
What is a computer?
What does a computer do?

4. Definition
A computer is a machine or device that performs processes, calculations and operations based on instructions provided by a software or hardware program.
Monitor
Speakers
Mouse
Keyboard
Printer

5. What do these terms mean?
Now lets understand the following terms related to computers?
Data
Store data
Process data
Present data

6. What do computers look like?
Not every computer looks like a PC
What devices do you see in your everyday life that contain computer chips?

7. Computers are a part of our daily lives
Write a list of at least 5 or more devices in your daily life that are or contain computers chips.
Computer related device list

8. How do computers work?
Draw three columns on your sheet of paper and write the following headings:
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Types of data that can be stored in a computer
Ways of Processing data
Ways of presenting data
Photographs
Calculating the scores in a game you are playing
Showing your work on a computer screen

9. How do computers work? Types of data that can be stored in a computer
Ways of processing data
Ways of 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

10. 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