KS3 ICT HOMEWORK BOOKLET - Project 1

Week 1
1. Insert the image which has been emailed to you of the inside of a machine into a new Prezi OR presentation. 2. Research - what is a computer? 3. If you can remember what the different parts of the machine are from your lesson, then label them in your Prezi. 4. Explain what each part does . Try out this link to help you: http://tinyurl.com/y2uy4jm

Week 2
Every computer Consists of the following basic components: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ CPU RAM Motherboard Power Supply Hard Drive Disk Drives Data cables

Task 2
1. Are there an more components (parts) that you can think of. 2. In your Prezi or presentation, where you previously labelled the diagram, you should now explain what all the parts of the machine do, what is their purpose? Try out this link to help you: http://tinyurl.com/dbmpw2

A Computer is a bunch of circuits! Week 3

Above are two pictures of transistors. Transistors are used to communicate electrical information. 1. When was the first transistor made? 2. Approximately how many transistors are there in the Intel CPU microchip? 3. Find out in more detail how they work 4. Add all the information on transistors to your Prezi or presentation Prezi. Try out these links to help you: http://tinyurl.com/alpb6 http://tinyurl.com/eazkn

Week 4

Networks

1. What is a computer network? 2. How do computers communicate with each other on a network? 3. What are the different types of network? 4. Add all the information