Hardware and Software Heroes · Digital Systems

Software and Apps

Differentiating between the physical device and the programs that run on it to perform tasks.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do we need different apps for drawing and for writing?
  2. 2Could a computer work if it had no software installed?
  3. 3How does an icon help us know what a program does?

ACARA Content Descriptions

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

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