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Smartwatch
A smartwatch can show you the time, track your fitness, and display notifications
from your phone (output). It can also let you respond to messages or make calls
using its touch screen (input).
Laptop
A laptop is a computer that you can use to type documents, browse the
internet, and play games (input). It also displays information on its screen,
plays sound through its speakers.
Smart Board
A smart board is a large interactive screen used in classrooms. You can write on
it and interact with it using touch or special pens (input). It can also show videos,
presentations, and diagrams (output).
Topic Flashback 21 st Century #Critical Thinking
Skills #Information Literacy
Answer the following in one word:
1. It is used to show you the time, track your fitness.
2. It is used to play games on a computer.
3. It is used to convert hard copy into a soft copy.
4. It is used to take pictures in digital form.
Experiential Learning Activity
Give two examples of input, process and output devices while talking to your friend on a phone call.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
A computer is an electronic machine. It cannot work by itself. A computer needs instructions
to do anything. These step-wise instructions are called software. Software tells the computer
what to do. The parts of a computer that we cannot see and touch is known as software.
For example, you play a movie on the computer from a pen drive. You can touch the pen drive
but you cannot touch the movie. This movie is the software and the pen drive is the hardware
which stores the movie and keeps it safe. There are two types of software: System software
and Application software.
System Software
The system software that controls and manages all the activities of a computer system is called
system software.
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