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ICT student textbook/How is a computer different from a fridge (view source)
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{{font color|brown|In this activity, you will develop an appreciation of what the computer is and what makes the computer work.}}
{{font color|brown|In this activity, you will develop an appreciation of what the computer is and what makes the computer work.}}
===Check your readiness===
===Objectives===
# Getting introduced to the ICT environment
# Understanding the role of hardware and software and what makes digital ICT special
===What prior skills are assumed===
===What prior skills are assumed===
===Description of activity with detailed steps===
===Description of activity with detailed steps===
====Teacher-led component====
====Teacher-led component====
#Your teacher may ask you, in small groups, to make a of list all the items a fridge does and a list of all the things you think a computer can do.
#Your teacher may ask you, in small groups, to make a of list all the things a fridge does and a list of all the things you think a computer can do.
#In a group activity your teacher will compile all the group comments in a digital mind map using a [[Learn_Freeplane|concept mapping]] tool, called [[Learn Freeplane|Freeplane.]] She will encourage you to classify the various things the computer will do.
#In a group activity your teacher will compile all the group comments in a digital mind map using a [[Learn_Freeplane|concept mapping]] tool, called [[Learn Freeplane|Freeplane.]] She will encourage you to classify the various things the computer will do.
#The teacher will discuss why an operating system needed is and how it works with different applications, for processing your inputs and providing outputs.
#The teacher will discuss why an operating system is needed and how it works with different applications, for processing your inputs and providing outputs.
#With the help of a image, the teacher will discuss the parts of a [[Explore_a_computer|computer]].
#With the help of an image, the teacher will discuss the parts of a [[Explore_a_computer|computer]].
<gallery mode=packed heights=350px style="text-align:left">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="350px" style="text-align:left">
File:Operating system placement.svg|'''What does an operating system do'''
File:Operating system placement.svg|'''What does an operating system do'''
File:Personal computer, exploded.svg|'''What does a personal computer contain'''
File:Personal computer, exploded.svg|'''What does a personal computer contain'''