Computer Grade 6

Intermediate Level

Computer

OBJECTIVES

• To be able to identify the basic parts of a computer
• To be able to know and understand the importance of knowing them

01

Computer Literacy, its meaning and importance

Why are computers important?

https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=WYPAAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=computer+literacy&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=computer%20literacy&f=false

Morrison, Wells, Ruffolo

"Overall, computers assist you in most parts of your daily life. They play a central role in worldwide communications, entertainment, education, commerce, and other business activity."

What is a Computer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu3R5it4cQs&ab_channel=GCFLearnFree.org

• Programs (Word Documents, Games, Other Applications, etc.)
• Operating System (Windows, MAC iOS, Linux, Chrome OS)

Software

• Internal Parts (Hard Drive/ Solid State Drive, Processor or the CPU itself, RAM, Power Supply Unit, Motherboard, Graphics Card, Fans)
• External Parts / Peripherals (mouse, monitor, keyboard, speakers, microphone, webcam)

Hardware

Important Parts to Note

Computer literacy is the ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with a range of skills covering levels from elementary use to programming and advanced problem solving. By another measure, computer literacy requires some understanding of computer programming and how computers work.- Wikipedia

Computer Literacy

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224510/time-spent-per-day-on-smartphone-us/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20survey%20conducted,average%20on%20their%20phone%20daily.

in 17 hours of being awake, a person spends around 5-6 hours using a smart phone. This does not include uses for work-related matters.

Average Smart Phone Use

in 17 hours of being awake, a person spends around 7.3 hours using the computer per day. (2014 data) While on laptops, 4.8 hours per day.

Average Computer Use

https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5k12d7q0

say a person has 7 hours of sleep, a person who works for 8 hours spends only 9 hours for food, chores, responsibilities, leisure, etc

Average working hours

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/computer-skills-list-2063738

Is Computer Literacy Important?

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