Hardware Task

Your job is to use hardware and software to describe hardware! You are allowed to be creative! You will hand in your work at the end of the period by emailing it as an attached file to fy@cashmere.school.nz

Hardware to use
· Your computer and its attached “peripherals”
· Headset and microphone
· Webcam

Software to use
· Anything you like that is on the school network

Questions to cover are:
Why do computers need hardware?
Find a definition of hardware - copy it and say where the definition came from.
Explain the difference between hardware and software in your own words.
Hardware can be split into four sorts: input, output, processing and storage. Give an example of each sort of hardware.
What special hardware do networks need?
What hardware is used by other sorts of DigiTech?

Things to do with hardware:

1. Use a webcam to take pictures of hardware in the room and add to your work.
2. Use a headset to record your voice talking about hardware. You could add this to your PowerPoint, or save it as a separate file.

Things to do with software:

1. Use PhotoStory to make a video about hardware.