15th July 2020

GRADE 2 : COMPUTER SCIENCE : WEEK 3

NEW APPROACH

TERM/WEEK: THIRD TERM/ WEEK 3

DATE: 4th July, 2020

CLASS: Grade 2

SUBJECT: COMPUTER SCIENCE

TOPIC: Parts of A Computer

REFERENCE: Hapans Computer Simplified for Primary 3 by A. N. Udofia / Internet.

BRIEF EXPLANATION:

A computer system is a set of integrated devices that input, output, process, and store data and information. Computer systems are currently built around at least one digital processing device. There are five main hardware components in a computer system: Input, Processing, Storage, output and Communication devices.

The basic parts of a computer system are:

  1. monitor
  2. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
  3. keyboard
  4. mouse
  5. speakers
  6. printer
  7. projector
  8. scanner
  9. joystick
  10. plotter
  11. hard disk
  12. floppy disk
  13. compact disc (CD-ROM)
  14. flash drive
  15. System Unit
  16. MODEM (Modulator-Demodulator)

The CPU

The Flash

The Hard disk

The Mouse

The Motherboard

Exercises/Assignment

  1. List 16 parts of a computer.