ACTIVITIES: COMPUTER HARDWARE

Video activities: computer hardware

1)      At the beginning of the video what 3 types of computers can you see?

 laptop, tower pc and desk computer.

2)      Listen and complete the text:

You’ve seen them. They come in all shapes and types but work pretty much in the same ways. In fact, if you could watch inside these computers, they have the same basic parts. It’s these parts, the processor that do all of the work in computers.

3)      What can be compared to the basement of a house? Why?

 Hard disk, stores somethings.

4)      What disadvantage do hard disks have?

Few more things you have, the slower it goes.

5)      What can be compared to a closet? Why?

 RAM, you can clean quickly. 

6)      What can be compared to a butler? Why?

The processor, because it help you all time.

7)      Match the two parts of the sentences:

1-The hard disk	a-out every time you restart your computer.
2-RAM	b-takes too much time whenever you need something.
3-RAM gets cleaned	c-makes some information quick and easy to access.
4-Going to the basement (hard disk)	d-stores all the things you need for later.
5-The bigger the hardware,	e-makes things work together.
6-The processor  1-d 2-c 3-a 4-b 5-f 6-e	f-the more you can store.