COMPUTER TERMINOLOGY

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This activity can be introduced before you introduce the vocabulary to check students� knowledge or after to check understanding.

Instructions: In pairs, define each of the following words:

1. Computer
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2. Hardware
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3. Software
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4. Give examples of input devices (at least three):
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5. Give examples of output devices (at least three):
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6. How can a computer be connected to another?
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7. What is it called when computers are hooked up locally?

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