Starter
What is the purpose of a CPU ?What is the purpose of the motherboard?
Main
RED TASKLog on to your blog
Carry on with your CPU AND MOTHERBOARD post from last lesson
On your blog post:
1. What does CPU stand for?
2. What does the CPU do?
3. What are the different components of the CPU?
4. What do these different components do?
5. What is the clock speed? How is it measured? Why is this important?
6. An image of a CPU
7. What is the motherboard?
8. What is the purpose of the motherboard?
9. A diagram showing the different parts of the motherboard labelled
These websites might be useful if you need help:
- http://www.oocities.org/cfleri/main.html
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/hardware/0inputandoutputdevicesrev3.shtml
- http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_new/computer%20systems/cpu/miniweb/index.htm
- http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-motherboard-definition-function-diagram.html#lesson
ORANGE TASK
Go to www.jigsawplanet.com
Create an account using your school email
Create your own computer science related puzzles
Find a suitable image and edit it by adding key facts that you have learnt
- Input / Output Devices
- Storage Devices
- RAM / ROM
- CPU
- Motherboard
GREEN TASK
- Share your completed puzzle
- Copy the embed code and add it to the HTML of a new post on your blog
