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    Lesson 3 – Types

    and Components
    of Computer
    Systems
    Ali Papila
    Year 8 Computing
    Lesson Objectives
    • To understand hardware and software

    Success Criteria
    • I can tell the difference between hardware and software
    • I can give examples of internal/external hardware devices
    • I can explain the difference between system/application software
    • I can give examples of system/application software
    • I can tell how analogue data can be converted to digital and visa versa
    • I can tell you the name of devices that converts analogue/digital data
    Hardware and Software
    Hardware – What does it mean to you? Do you think computers? Do you think of other objects that
    doesn’t relate to computers?

    Can you write your own definition of hardware (computers) without giving any examples?

    Hardware is physical components that make up a computer system

    Can you think of any examples of hardware that makes up a computer system?
    Hardware and Software
    Can you spot the odd
    one out?
    Hardware and Software
    Hardware falls into two categories

    Any idea what these categories be?

    The ones you can see straight away and the one that needs a
    bit of effort to see

    Internal Hardware – Inside the computer

    External Hardware – Outside the computer


    Hardware and Software
    Can you sort the list of hardware – Internal or External

    Motherboard RAM ROM Sound Card

    Keyboard Mouse
    Monitor

    Graphic card
    Flash Drive

    Hard Disk Drive (HDD)


    Solid State Drive (SSD)
    Hardware and Software
    Remember – Hardware is any physical components that make up a computer system

    So, when you hear the word software, what do you think of?

    Software are programs that control the computer system and process data

    Software falls into two categories

    Application Software System Software


    Programs that allows Allows hardware to run
    user to do specific tasks properly. Allow user to
    communicate with the
    computer
    Application and System Software
    Application Software System Software
    Word processor Operating Systems
    Spreadsheet Utilities (Security, file manager, screen
    Video Editing savers, etc)
    Device drivers (allows hardware to
    communicate with the computer system)
    Linkers (Combines small codes called
    modules to create final program)
    Compiler (Transfers code into machine
    language)

    In Summary
    Application software are programs that user use directly
    System software are programs that runs in the background to help computer system to run properly
    Application and System Software
    Can you sort the list below according to application or system software

    • Image editing software


    • Windows 10
    • Android
    • Software that helps you translate languages
    • Software that monitors storage devices and send message if it is full or not functioning properly
    • Word Processor
    • A program that identifies and block viruses
    • A program that monitors browsing the Internet
    • A program that combines small codes to create a final program
    • Operating System
    • Software that helps you measure temperature
    Analogue to Digital Data
    Everything in real world is analogue. So how can the computer represent analogue data in digital?

    Computers can only understand 0s and 1s (Digital Data)

    Data in real world is analogue in nature

    To represent this analogue data in digital, it needs to be converted

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