Pre -Existing Knowledge exploration

Review activity

Description:

This activity is designed to evaluate your prior(pre-existing) knowledge of computer fundamentals. In this activity students are required to apply their knowledge of computers.

Instructions:

In your notebook(e-notebook) answer the following questions.

1.What is exactly a computer?

2. What does it mean "compute"?

3. What are the main components of a computer?

4. What are the hardware components that determine the computer performance? (use images)

5. What is a hard disk drive? (importance)

6. What is the storage capacity unit of measurement ?

7. What is RAM memory?

8. What is a CPU?

9. What are input/output devices?

10. Make a list with different types of software?

11. What is an operating system?