Literacy Guide

Literacy Guide

Introduction to Hardware and Software

Ch. 2

Objectives

After you read the "Hardware and software" chapter 2, you should be able to:

1. Identify common software and hardware.

2. Define types of software and hardware

3. Understanding of formal and applied methods for solving problems using computer theory, hardware and software.

4. Will demonstrate problem solving, think creatively, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively.

5. Outline the role of the operating system and discuss how operating systems work

Ch 2,

Here is a chapter comparison.

Comparison Table - Hardware vs. Software

Attribute Hardware Software

Chapter 2

As you read this section of the text, answer the questions and work the problems below.

These next questions will be in order with the chapter starting on page 40

1. What are the different types of hardware? Literal

2. What do each devise do or perform? Literal

3. What are the different types of software? Literal

4. How much data is represented by roughly 1,000,000,000 bytes Literal

5. What are the four parts of the information processing cycle? Literal

6. What component of data communications is defined by "the media that carries the message"? Literal, Page 80

7. What is the term used for the transmission of text, numeric, voice, or video from one computer to another computer? Literal

You will need to have read the whole chapter to answer these

8. What is the most import usage of software to you? Critical

9. What allows you to add additional memory to your computer? Inferential look b/w 45-50

10. A computer system consists of four parts. What are those four parts? Inferential

11. What type of software works with the operating system to help you complete specific types of work or tasks? Inferential, depending on what you want to do, explain which works best with what you want to accomplish

12. What tasks should be completed to help maintain your computer system? Inferential

13. Which type of port is used to connect a peripheral device to the computer? Inferential

You will need to use your past experiences, your peers or other sources for these

14. What are the four components of Data Communications and how would you use them Critical

15. What devices are known as input devices and how would you use them? Critical page 75. And look at www.devices.com Look at the go to settings, software and then accounts

16. What devices can be classified as hardware devices and which do you use more often? Critical, think whick ones you use in your daily life

17. There is a device on the motherboard which controls the flow or transfer of data from the computer to a peripheral device and vice versa. What is the name for this device? Critical

18. What is the term used for the intangible set of instructions that tell the computer what to do? Critical, these are items that you do not see or can touch. Think about this after you read p57

19. There are two types of memory on the motherboard of a computer. One is known as RAM which stands for Random Access Memory. Is this a good memory? Critical, Expalin from the reading and your research what kind of memory is this and are there better memory components out there, Explain

20. What other devices not discussed in this chapter can be classified as storage devices Critical look at page 82 and www.devices.com

Now that you've finished reading the section and completed the reading guide, take a few minutes to look back over the objectives. Check yourself to make sure you can do what they ask you to do; if you can't, you may want to review the parts of the reading that address the objectives you had trouble with.

Answer Key

1. What are the different types of hardware? A list of any hardware included in text

2. What are four input devises? monitor, keyboard, mouse

3. What are the different types of software? A list of any softwares included in text

4. How much data is represented by roughly 1,000,000,000 bytes 1G

5. What are the four parts of the information processing