Y7 - SP2.6 - Consolidating Storage and Software

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Lesson 6 - Spring 2 - Consolidation


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⏱️ Do It Now

Questions:

  • Identify the type of secondary storage that uses electron pools
  • Describe more than one feature of an operating system
  • Explain exactly how data can be read from an optical disk

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Extension Activity Describe how a PC operating system might differ from the operating system of a mobile phone

🎯 Learning Objectives

  • LO1: We will be able to produce an engaging presentation
  • LO2: We will be able to describe the roles played by key hardware and software in a system
  • L03: We will be able to explain the stages of the fetch-decode-execute cycle

✅ Setting up PowerPoint

  • Your teacher will demonstrate how you can set up a PowerPoint presentation all about computer Hardware.
  • This will involve going to your Computing Folder in OneDrive and creating a presentation
  • We will work exclusively in the Microsoft Edge browser, using PowerPoint Online
  • Your teacher will show you how to create a sharable link to your work

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🖼️ Computers Presentation

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⁉️ Activity Instructions

You will produce an engaging presentation about computer hardware and software

This presentation must carefully utilise images and text in order to explain the following:

(1) The Fetch Decode Execute Cycle

  • The fetch stage
  • The decode stage
  • The execute stage

(2) Secondary Storage

  • An overview of why we need secondary storage
  • Magnetic Hard Disks
  • Optical Storage
  • Solid State Storage

(3) Types of Software

  • Operating Systems
  • Applications
  • Utilities
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If you have completed all of the above, complete a section about these key components

(4) Basic Computer Components

  • The CPU
  • Primary Memory
  • Motherboard
  • Graphic and Sound Cards

✅ Reflection Activity

As a class we will complete either a peer review activity or a mini-whiteboard task

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