This unit provides at least 6 hours of lessons on the use computer hardware components in a computer system. At the end of the units students are provided with an assessment to assess their progress.

This unit includes a:

• PowerPoint presentation (56 Slides)
• Unit Test (including mark scheme)
• PDF Teaching File

These resources can be used by a computing teacher or a non-specialist teacher to teach “What is a Computer?”. This unit can be taught in a classroom with no computers.
What will students learn?
ALL STUDENTS
• I can identify the main hardware components (CPU, RAM, Motherboard, HDD, SSD, PSU and GPU) and software components (operating system, application software) that make up a computer system.
• I understand that devices such as smart phones and tablets are computer systems
MOST STUDENTS
• I can explain the role the main hardware components (CPU, RAM, Motherboard, HDD, PSU and GPU) and software components (operating system, application software) that make up a computer system.
• I understand the role of input, output and storage devices.
SOME STUDENTS
• I can select the components of a computer system to ensure that they meet the needs of a user.