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 Click Start

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 Introduction
The international edition of Click Start: Computing for Schools is
designed around the latest developments in the field of computer science,
information and communication technology. Based on Windows 7 and
MS Office 2010, with extensive updates on Windows 10 and MS Office
2016, the series aids the understanding of the essentials of computer
science including computer basics, office applications, creative software,
programming concepts and programming languages.

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Each level of the series has been designed keeping in mind the age of the
learners as well as their interests. Efforts have been made to use examples
from day-to-day life, which will help the learners to bridge the gap between

KEY FEATURES
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their knowledge of the subject and the real world. The books are designed to
offer a holistic approach and help in the overall development of the learners.

• Snap Recap: Probing questions to begin a chapter and assess pre-knowledge

• Learning Objectives: List of the learning outcomes of the chapter
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Activity: Interactive exercise after every major topic to reinforce analytical skills and
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application-based learning
• Exercise: A variety of questions to test understanding
• Fact File: Interesting concept-related snippets to improve concept knowledge
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• Quick Key and Try This: Shortcuts and useful tips on options available for different
operations
• Glossary: Chapter-end list of important terms along with their definitions
• You Are Here: Quick recap
• Lab Work: Practical exercises to enable application of concepts through learning-by-doing
• Project Work: Situational tasks to test practical application of the concepts learnt
• Who Am I?: Biographies to inspire young learners
Sample Paper: Practice and preparation for exams
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• Poster: Informative infographics to help students stay safe in a connected digital environment

The aim of this book is not only to make learning fun but also to help the learners achieve a certain
level of expertise in this fast-changing world of computer science.
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Colour the keyboard given
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for arrow keys.
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green colour for special
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keys on the keyboard.

4. Most keyboards have
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GLOSSARY
Arrow keys These are used EXERCISE
for moving the cursor to
up or down. the left, to the right,
Backspace key It is used
for erasing anything typed A. Match the following.
Caps Lock key It is used on the left of the cursor.

Exercise
for typing capital letters.
Delete key It is used for
erasing anything typed on
Enter key It is used for the right of the cursor. 1.
starting a new line or a new a. Space Bar key
paragraph.
A variety of questions
Input device It is a devic
e that is used to enter inform
Letter keys These are used ation into the computer. 2.
for typing words and sente b. Number key
Number keys These are nces.
used for typing numbers.
to test understanding
3.
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for giving a one letter space
a letter. /gap between each word or 4.
Early calculating devices d. Delete key
were not like those 22
we have today. The first
calculating device B. Fill in the blanks using
was an abacus. A computer the given help box.
is also a
calculating device.
104 left numeric cursor

How to start Paint 1. Number keys are also

called ………………… keys.

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GLOSSARY
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Computer A machine that
Machine These are made
runs on electricity and make
s our work easy.
Quick
Paint. Key Click on the Start button
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by humans and help make
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Fact File
our work easy.
and This
ick on the Start button.
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2. Select All Programs search
Interesting concept-related Shortcuts and useful. ‘lens’ icon. The computer
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HERE easy.
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and energy.
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3. A computer is a smart
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concept knowledge
5. We can do a lot of work
icity.
on a computer.
available
4. Click on for different
the Pa int option.
operations
EXERCISE

A True or false?
 colour for number keys, colour for letter keys, blue
green colour for special
for arrow keys. keys and orange colour

GLOSSARY
Arrow keys These are used
for moving the cursor to
up or down. the left, to the right,

Glossary Backspace key It is used

Caps Lock key It is used
Delete key It is used for
for erasing anything typed
for typing capital letters
.
on the left of the cursor.

erasing anything typed on

Chapter-end list of Enter key It is used for the right of the cursor.
starting a new line or a new
Input device It is a device paragraph.
that is used to enter inform
Letter keys These are used ation into the computer.
for typing words and senten

important terms along Number keys These are

Space Bar key It is used
used for typing numbers.
for giving a one letter space/
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gap between each word

a letter. or

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GLOSSARY
Desktop It is the screen
that appears once the compu

Summary for a quick

completely and ready for ter is switched on
use.
Icons These are the small
items appearing on the desktop
of the monitor.

YOU ARE
HERE
1. You should follow the
down a computer.
correct steps for starting
and shutting
recap
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3. You should not sit too
ter covered.
close to the monitor.
4. You should not switch
off the CPU directly.
5. You should not touch
a computer with wet hands.
6. You should always keep
7. You should not play with
8. You should not touch
9. You should not eat or
10.You should not make

EXERCISE

A. Circle the correct option

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A. 2.Right
WORK

Use a click
wet/dr
various sizes
on
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B. Take help of/shoul
4.compu
We should
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1. Keep the computer covere

the main
the mouse on a mouse pad.
electric wires.
a computer with dirty hands.
drink on the computer table.
noise in the computer room.

d/uncovered when not

screen
to clean
desktop items.
d not play with
/shoul.dType
ter system not always

PROJECT WORK
Take help of your elder/t
sometkeep
select any word on the screen
and choose
the compu

any
your teacher and open wires.
hingthe
in use.
ter. ‘view’ option to try viewin

Notepad application in your

mouse
about your friend
on a mouse
, then click right and copy
pad.click left
. Now,
the word.
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Practical exercises to
enable application of
concepts through learning-by-doing
LAB WORK

A. Label the different parts

B. Count the number of
C. Request your teache
computer. Press the correc
name, favourite colour and

PROJECT WORK
Find out pictures of types
design your own compu
of a computer using post-it
keys on the keyboard.
r to open Notepad applic

animal.

of mouse, keyboard, monito

ter including all the parts.
slips.

ation on your
t keys on the keyboard to
write your

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eacher and ask
them to open Paint applic Types of mouse
ation in your
computer system.
A. Create an animal face
Sample
Project Work
mask by dragging
and dropping different shapes
on a blank

Paper
face.
B. Drag and drop parts
of a face to create a

Situational tasks to test practical

smiley. Now, place a crown
on top of the
head and print the same
for board display. Tick (✓) the correct option.

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WHO AM I?
I was born on 30 Januar
y 1925 in Portland, U.S.
application of the concepts learnt 1. Which of the following parts
power failure?
would run our computer during

a. b.
I joined the Navy and servic c. d.
ed for two years as a
radar technician in the Philip
pines.
I created the first compu
ter mouse in 1964.
I won ACM Turing award
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in 1997. 2. Which key must be used to give

space between two words?
WHO AM I?
I am ……………………… a. b.
……… c. d.
I was born on 28 Octobe

Sample Paper
r 1955 in Seattle, 3. Which of the following words
is NOT related to the Mouse?
Washington.
a. Backspace
33 b. Drag and Drop
c. Double-click
I am known as the co-foun d. Cursor
der of Microsoft
Corporation.

At the age of 13, I discove

red my interest in
Helps to test learner’s 4. What does CPU stand for?
a. Calculations Practice Unit
c. Compact Processing Unit
b. Central Processing Unit

understanding at the end

computer programming. d. Closed Process Unit
5. Which part of the computer shows
you the output?
I am ………………………
………………… a. Mouse
c. Monitor

of the course
b. Keyboard
d. All of the above

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Who Am I?
Follow all
safety rules in
the computer lab.
Properly shut down
Print under your computer
guidance, system before
only when leaving.

Biographies to inspire Poster

required.

Follow your teacher’s

young learners Informative infographics to

instructions
while using the
computer.
Handle the computer
system with
respect and

help students stay safe in a

care. Do not change
seats without
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Learn to type.
Position your hand
correctly on the
connected digital environment
keyboard. Press Focus on your
the keyboard keys own work.
gently.

Do not
drink and eat
near the computer
Keep your work system. Avoid
area clean. disturbing
others.

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01 Know Your Computer������������������������������������������������������������������� 1
°° Machines
°° A computer as a smart machine
°° The uses of a computer

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°° CPU
°° Monitor
°° Keyboard
°° Mouse
°° Printer
°° Speakers
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03 Keyboard and Keys��������������������������������������������������������������������� 18
°° Keyboard
°° Keys

04 Computer Mouse������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27
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°° Mouse pointer
°° Mouse pad
°° How to hold the mouse
°° The functions of the mouse
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05 Starting and Shutting Down a Computer��������������������������������� 34

°° How to start a computer
°° How to shut down a computer
°° Do(s) and don’t(s) for using computers safely

06 Introduction to Paint������������������������������������������������������������������ 45
°° How to start Paint
°° Ribbon
°° Drawing Area
°° How to save a picture
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 Know Your
Computer

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SNAP RECAP LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Circle the odd one out. You will learn about:
1. Pen Tree Water • machines
2. Fire
3. Animal
Bird
Cloud
4. Mountain Pencil

Machines
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Glass
Book
Rainbow
• the computer as a
smart machine

Machines are made by humans and are objects that use power to help us to
work. They make our work easy. Machines also save time and energy.
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Here are some machines that you see in your daily life:
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A car takes you from one place to A refrigerator keeps food cold and
another. fresh.

An alarm clock helps you to be on A camera helps you to take

time. photographs.
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AC TIVIT
Look at the pictures carefully. Circle (  ) the image, if it is a machine.
Cross out (X) the image, if it is not a machine.
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A Computer as a smart machine
A computer runs on electricity.
It works very fast. It helps us save
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time and energy. A computer is

also called a smart machine.

FACT FILE
Some other smart machines are
smartphones, laptops, tablets and so on.

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The uses of a computer
A computer can be used to do many things.

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You can draw pictures on a You can solve sums on a
computer. computer.

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You can write on a computer. You can play games on a
computer.
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You can listen to music on a You can store a lot of

computer. information in a computer.

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 FACT FILE
Early calculating devices were not like those
we have today. The first calculating device
was an abacus. A computer is also a
calculating device.

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GLOSSARY

our work easy.

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Computer A machine that runs on electricity and makes our work easy.
Machine An object that is made by humans and uses power to help make

1. Machines make our work easy.

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HERE
2. Machines save our time and energy.

1 3. A computer is a smart machine.

4. A computer runs on electricity.
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5. We can do a lot of work on a computer.

EXERCISE

A. True or false?
1. Machines make our work easy.
2. A computer is not a smart machine.

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 3. A computer runs on electricity.
4. Machines help us save time and energy. 
5. Machines are natural things.

B. Fill in the blanks using the words in the box.

electricity  save  faster  sums  games

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1. A computer does the work ………………………. .

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2. A computer helps you ……………………… time.

3. You can play ……………………… on a computer.

4. You can solve ……………………… on a computer.

5. A computer runs on ………………………. .

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C. Tick (✓) the correct option for each statement.
1. Machines ………………… your time.
a. save b.  do not save
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2. A computer ………………… a smart machine.

a.  is b. 
is not
3. A computer ………………… tired.
a. gets b.  does not get
4. A computer ………………… on electricity.
a. runs b.  does not run
5. You can draw on a ………………….
a. computer b. calculator

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D. Match the following.
1. It helps you to wash
your clothes. a. 

2. It helps you to solve

sums. b. 

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on time.

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3. It helps you to be

4. It helps you to take

c. 

photographs. d. 
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5. It takes you from one
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place to another. e. 

E. Colour the tasks that a computer cannot do for you.

Play games Play music Eat food

Draw pictures Wash clothes Drink water

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 LAB WORK

Discuss the uses of machines with your classmates.

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PROJECT WORK
A. Make a collage using pictures of different types of smart machines
like computers.
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B. Make a chart of machines and non-machines using pictures.

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 WHO AM I?

I was born on 26 December 1791 in London.

I invented the first mechanical computer.

I am also known as the father of modern digital

computers.

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 2 Computer
Parts of a

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SNAP RECAP LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Think and tell: How does a

…………………………………
…………………………………
…………………………………
…………………………………
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computer make our work easy?
You will learn about:
• the basic parts of a computer
and their functions
  CPU
  keyboard
  printer
 monitor
 mouse
 speakers
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Introduction
As you can see in the picture, a computer is made of several parts.
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The parts of a computer

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 You will now learn about the basic parts of a computer.

CPU
CPU stands for Central Processing Unit.
The CPU is the most important part of a computer.
It is the brain of a computer. It stores information.
All the parts of a computer are connected to the CPU.
The CPU makes them work.

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CPU

Monitor

Monitor
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screen. Just as the CPU is the brain of a
computer, the monitor can be the face of the
computer. The monitor shows whatever you
type or draw on a computer.
You can also watch movies on it.
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Keyboard
A keyboard has many buttons. These are called keys. Some keys are
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used to type numbers and words.

You can see on the monitor whatever you type on the keyboard.

Keyboard

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Mouse
The mouse of a computer looks like a real mouse.
The wire attached to it looks like the tail of a real
mouse. Computer mouse
The mouse of a computer usually has two or
more buttons. The mouse is always kept on a
mouse pad. Real mouse

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The mouse is a pointing device. It helps

The mouse pointer

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another on the monitor.
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Let us learn about some devices that work with a computer.

Printer
A printer is used for printing information on
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paper.
If you type or draw something on a computer,
you can print it on paper with the help of a
printer. These are called printouts. Printer

FACT FILE
The UPS is normally used with a computer. UPS stands
for Uninterruptible Power Supply. It keeps the computer
working for some time, even after a power cut.

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 Speakers
Speakers help us to listen to the sound which is
played on a computer. You can even hear the voices
while watching movies on a computer.
Speakers

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word grid.

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 GLOSSARY
CPU The part of a computer that stores information. The ‘brain’ of the computer.
Keyboard The keyboard has many buttons called keys. These are used for typing.
Monitor The monitor shows whatever you type or draw on a computer.
Mouse A pointing device that helps us to move the pointer on the monitor.
Printer A printer prints information on paper.
Speakers Speakers help us to listen to sound which is played on a computer.

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YOU ARE
HERE

2
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1. A computer is made of many parts.
2. CPU stands for Central Processing Unit. It stores information.
3. Some keys of the keyboard are used to type numbers and words.
4. A computer mouse helps us to move the pointer from one place to
another on the monitor.
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A. Give one word for each of the following.

1. It is the brain of the computer.  …………………

2. The part of the computer which has many keys.  …………………

3. The part of a computer which usually has two or

more buttons. It is also called a pointing device.  …………………

4. The part of the computer used for printing

information on paper.  …………………

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 B. True or false?
1. A monitor shows whatever you type or draw on
a computer. 

2. The speakers are used to print pictures on paper.

3. The CPU is the most important part of the computer.

4. We should not keep the mouse on a mouse pad.

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5. The CPU is the brain of the computer.

6. A printer is used for typing.

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C. Look at the picture below. Cross out (X) the objects that are not part
of a computer system.
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D. Answer the following questions.

1. Name any two devices that work with a computer.

…………………………………………………………………………

2. What are keys?

…………………………………………………………………………

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3. Why do we need printers?

…………………………………………………………………………

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4. Why is the CPU sometimes called the brain of the computer?

…………………………………………………………………………

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5. What is a computer monitor for?

…………………………………………………………………………
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…………………………………………………………………………

6. Why is the mouse known as a pointing device?

…………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………

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 LAB WORK

A. Label the different parts of a computer using post-it notes.

B. Count the number of keys on the keyboard.
C. Ask your teacher to open the Notepad application on your
computer. Press the correct keys on the keyboard to write your

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name, favourite colour and animal.

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PROJECT WORK
Find some pictures of different types of mouse, keyboard, monitor and CPU.
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Then, design your own computer, including all the parts.
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Types of mouse

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 WHO AM I?

I was born on 28 October 1955 in Seattle,

Washington.

I am known as the co-founder of Microsoft

Corporation.

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At the age of 13, I discovered my interest in
computer programming.

I am …………………………………………

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