Hardware and Software Heroes · Digital Systems

Parts of a Computer

Identifying the screen, keyboard, mouse, and internal components that make digital devices function.

Key Questions

  1. 1What happens to a computer if one of its parts is missing?
  2. 2How do the mouse and keyboard help us talk to the computer?
  3. 3Why do different digital devices look so different from each other?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9TDE2K01
Year: Year 1
Subject: Technologies
Unit: Hardware and Software Heroes
Period: Digital Systems

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