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Inside a Computer System

Colour and annotate hardware, software, input, processing, storage, output and network. Trace one instruction and one item of data through the system.

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Colour and annotate hardware, software, input, processing, storage, output and network. Trace one instruction and one item of data through the system.

Use the parent guidance on page 2. Print on A4 paper at actual size or fit to printable area, then encourage careful colouring and discussion of the learning topic.

Use the guidance and answer key on page 2. Answer or assessment rubric: Hardware: physical components; software: instructions/programs; input: data entering; processing: operations performed, commonly by CPU; storage: retained data and programs; output: information produced; network: connected systems exchanging data. Components interact; the CPU is not the whole computer and storage is not the same as working memory.

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