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Understanding Computer Systems for Grade 5

A computer system is made up of three main components: the system unit, peripheral devices, and software. The system unit contains the internal parts of the computer like the CPU, hard drive, RAM, power supply, and motherboard. Peripheral devices are hardware like keyboards, mice, printers, and monitors that connect to the system unit and allow input and output. Software programs manage the hardware and allow users to interact with the computer system, with the main program being the operating system.

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Understanding Computer Systems for Grade 5

A computer system is made up of three main components: the system unit, peripheral devices, and software. The system unit contains the internal parts of the computer like the CPU, hard drive, RAM, power supply, and motherboard. Peripheral devices are hardware like keyboards, mice, printers, and monitors that connect to the system unit and allow input and output. Software programs manage the hardware and allow users to interact with the computer system, with the main program being the operating system.

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Name : _____________________________________ Grade 5 E/P

Information Technology
Lesson 2- Computer System
January __, 777777777777777
By the end of todays lesson :- Please tick the ones that apply.
I can explain what a computer system is?
I can explain what peripherals are and give examples.

A computer system is made up of the system unit


its peripheral devices and software. The Systems
Unit is the part of the computer that contains its
internal parts. These internal parts as you should
remember include the CPU, hard drive, RAM chips,
power supply unit and mother board.
Peripheral
are

devices

any hardware devices that are attached


to the system unit. These devices
allow the computer to carry out input
and

output

peripheral

jobs.

This

devices

are

is

why

popularly

known as input/output devices. Some


peripheral devices therefore are keyboard,
mouse,

scanner, printer, camera, monitor, speaker, plotter

and microphone. Some peripheral devices are important to the


computer; others are only used to do special jobs. All peripherals are
attached to the system unit, therefore the system unit and its internal
parts are not peripheral devices.
Software or programs also make up a computer system. These
programs allow people to talk to hardware. They do this by managing
Date: ________________________

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internal hardware, peripheral devices and other programs. The main


program on the computer is the operating system.
CLASSWORK
Please visit [Link], Click on the Grade 5
link then click on the link for Computer Systems Class work.
HOMEWORK- Please answer the following questions.
1. Name three parts that make up a computer system.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
2. What is the System Unit?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
3. Name four parts that are found in the system unit.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
4. What are peripheral devices?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
5. Name six peripheral devices.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
6. What is the job of software?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
7. What is the main software of the computer system?
_________________________________________________
**** TEST NEXT WEEK ON MICROCOMPUTERS & COMPUTER SYSTEMS*****

Date: ________________________

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