How Computers Talk · Networks & Security

Parts of a System

Identifying hardware and software components and how they work together.

Key Questions

  1. 1What is the difference between the physical machine and the programs inside it?
  2. 2How does a computer know when a human is giving it a command?
  3. 3What would happen if one part of the system stopped working?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9TDI4K02
Year: Year 3
Subject: Technologies
Unit: How Computers Talk
Period: Networks & Security

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