TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

Lesson: Introduction to Computers

By: Mrs. Annoushka Ishmael
 OBJECTIVES:
Students should be able to:
 Define what a computer is.
 Give examples of computers.
 Identify the parts of a
computer.
 Explain what the meaning of
an “embedded” computer is.
 Give examples of how
 INTRODUCTION
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Is that a computer?

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 DEFINITION OF A
COMPUTER
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• What is a computer? with ‘we’
have mice
own
in ‘she’
• A computer is…. definition
pocket?

• …a device? Or a thing?...
• …used for?…
• …what benefits?...
 TYPES OF COMPUTERS

Example of a DESKTOP Example of a LAPTOP Example of a TABLET

COMPUTER COMPUTER PC
 PARTS OF A COMPUTER
• The parts of a computer
consist of input, output and
storage devices. All of these
devices are called
peripherals. Another term
for these devices that you
can see and touch is
hardware. Whilst software
refer to all the programs on a
computer.
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ACTIVITY:
now!

Make a list of all

the hardware
devices and
software
programs that
you are familiar
with.
 THE CENTRAL
PROCESSING
UNIT
• A.k.a. The C.P.U.
or System Unit or
Tower or “brain of
computer”

Question where is
the C.P.U. located
in a laptop
computer or the
tablet PC?
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 MONITOR
The monitor
is a.k.a. the
“screen”.
This is an
OUTPUT
device.
 SPEAKERS

The speakers are

OUTPUT devices.
They produce
“softcopy” output.
 SCROLL

MOUSE BUTTON

LEFT RIGHT
The mouse is an CLICK CLICK
INPUT device.
There are three
important
buttons.
KEYBOARD
The Keyboard is another popular
INPUT DEVICE. Notice the “QWERTY”
layout of the keys.

QW E R T Y
MICROPHONE Microphones
are used to
input sound into
the computer.
There are many
types and sizes.
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 PRINTER
The printer is an
OUTPUT device.
It produces
“hardcopy” output,
which is output on
paper.
 EMBEDDED COMPUTERS
 An embedded system is a computer system designed to
perform one or a few dedicated functions. It is embedded as
part of a complete device often including hardware and
mechanical parts.
 Embedded systems control many devices in common use
today.
 Examples include:
1) Portable devices such as digital watches
2) MP3 players
3) Large stationary installations like traffic lights, factory
controllers, or the systems controlling nuclear power plants.
 USES OF COMPUTERS IN
OUR EVERYDAY LIVES

Let’s talk it
CLASS DISCUSSION: out..NOW !

• Where are computers being used

everyday?
• What purposes are they being used for?
• Why are they used for these purposes?
ROBOTICS
HOUSEHOLD
APPLIANCES
SMARTPHONES &
P.D.A.’S
CARS
VIDEO GAMES
BIOMETRICS
 INFORMATION DEVICES
G.P.S. NAVIGATION HELMET
HEALTH CHECKUP
DEVICES
A DIGITAL GRAPHICS
NAIL ART STATION
 VIDEOS
Video on how computers are used
for other purposes:
 A U.W.I. student simulates an online biology
experiment on a website.

 An employee at a supermarket explains how

the ‘bar code inventory system’ operates.

 A ‘robotic arm’ in motion at NIHERST Science

centre.
 STUDENT CHECKLIST

 Interested in looking at a
tour of the insides of the
C.P.U?
Click here to watch video.

 Interested in watching the

steps of putting a C.P.U.
together?
Click here to watch
pictures of the steps.