Software's Role: Apps and Programs
Students differentiate between hardware and software, understanding that software provides instructions for hardware to perform tasks.
Key Questions
- Differentiate between a physical computer part and a program that runs on it.
- Explain how software makes a piece of hardware useful.
- Predict what would happen if a computer had no software installed.
ACARA Content Descriptions
Suggested Methodologies
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