Class III

Computer
Assignment 4
Chapter 2
Hardware and Software

I. Fill in the blanks

1. The two basic parts of computer are Hardware and Software.
2. The physical parts that we can touch are called Hardware.
3. Hardware is further classified into three parts: Input, Output and Storage devices.
4. The devices that are used to input words, numbers, pictures sound etc are called Input
devices.
5. Examples of Input devices are Mouse, Keyboard, Trackball, Scanner,
Microphone, Light pen and Joystick.
6. A Trackball has a ball on its top to move the pointer on the screen.
7. The devices which display the information and results are called Output devices.
8. Examples of output devices are Printer, Monitor and Speaker.
9. Alan Turing is known as father of modern computers.
10. The first lady computer programmer is lady Ada Lovelace.

II. Answer in one word.

1. What helps to record our voice and other sounds in to the computer?
Ans:- Microphone
2. Which input device is used for playing games on
the screen?
Ans:- Joystick
3. Which device shares pictures and have live chat
with friends and relatives?
Ans:- Web camera
4. Which device gives output on the paper?
Ans:- Printer
5. Which part of our body act as an input unit?
Ans:- Eyes, Hands
III. Identify me
1. I am round with flat shiny surface used to store lot of information.
CD ( Compact disc)
2. I am present inside the CPU with lot of storage capacity.
Hard disk
3. I am very small storage device used for transferring data from one device to another.
Pen drive
4. I look like a pen used for writing on a special pad that can be seen on the monitor.
Light pen
5. I am the world’s largest processor company.
Intel