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This document introduces the concepts of hard copies and soft copies. It defines a hard copy as a printed document from a computer, while a soft copy refers to the same information viewed on a computer display. Examples of hard copies include computer printouts and teleprinter pages. A lesson plan is outlined to teach students about hard and soft copies, including activities where students identify examples and label copies as soft or hard. Worksheets and an evaluation are also attached.

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Title:: Semeena Kader 3

This document introduces the concepts of hard copies and soft copies. It defines a hard copy as a printed document from a computer, while a soft copy refers to the same information viewed on a computer display. Examples of hard copies include computer printouts and teleprinter pages. A lesson plan is outlined to teach students about hard and soft copies, including activities where students identify examples and label copies as soft or hard. Worksheets and an evaluation are also attached.

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Title: Concepts of Hard copy and Soft copy .

 Such as: Printing a  
file as well as having it on the computer.
Contributers: Semeena Kader Std: 3
Reviewers:
Submission Date: Approval Date:
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Brief Description: This topic introduces concepts of soft copy and hard copy.
Goal: To familiarize the terms soft copy and hard copy.
Pre­requisites: Familiar with computer files . 
Learning  Able to differentiate between hard and soft copies . 
Outcome:
Duration: 1 hour
References:

Detailed  Attached page 2,3,4
Description:
Lesson Plan: Attached page 5
Worksheets: Attached page 6,7
Evaluation: Attached page 7
Other Notes:
Detailed Description : (For Teacher ­ Use to write Teacher's script)

HARD COPIES

A hard copy is a printed copy of information from a computer. This term is now used 
by many people to represent all paper documents, including memos, order forms, 
letters, print advertisements, books, catalogs, and so on. Hard copy has the advantage 
of being accessible to everyone everywhere, without the expense  of a computer . 
Sometimes it referred to as a printout.

HARD COPY
Printed on paper or another permanent media.

SOME EXAMPLES FOR HARDCOPIES 

1 . Computer printouts

It is the printed document from a computer printer .
2. Teleprinter pages

A typewriter­like terminal with a keyboard and built­in printer. Teleprinter­like devices 
are still used in retail applications (In super markets you can see it )where receipts are 
necessary.

SOFT COPIES

 The same information, viewed on a computer display is referred to as a soft copy. So 
a document that we created using text editor / Open Office /Microsoft word is an 
example for soft copy . Printout of the same file , is an example of hard copy. 

SOFT COPY
Displayed on screen or by other non­permanent means .
This is a file created using Open Office Writer (In Linux)
Lesson Plan Outline:

1. Prepare for the class : Create a sample doc file (for example you can create a 
file containing a nursery rhyme) and take a printout of the same file .

2. Fresh up previous lessons about files . Ask students 'How you create a file using 
MS word / Open Office Writer ?' etc . Ask them how can they save that files . 
Such  files that are stored in computer is called as Soft copy .

3. Show them sample doc file in the computer . You can show other similar files . 

4. Introduce the term Hard copy . Show them the printout of the file . You can say 
that printout taken from a computer printer is an example for hard copy .

5. Ask them to give other examples for hard copies . Ask them 'Have you ever 
went to supermarkets?' , 'How they are giving us Bills?' etc. Such bills are also 
example for a hard copy . 

Activities

      Activity No 1   [In lab]
      Objective : To make the kids understand soft/ hard copies
     

      Using scanner scan kid 's hand , and show them the scanned (soft) copy on the  
computer . You can say that what you see on the computer is the soft copy . Then  
take printout of the image using printer and give to him/her . Ask them whether it is  
soft/ hard copy . [Answer is  : hard copy]

  
      

Worksheets:

1. Soft copy or Hard copy ???

 Put a          Mark in the appropriate boxes.
  

Soft copy Hard copy

     

Soft copy Hard copy

Soft copy Hard copy
Soft copy Hard copy

2. Gave a circle around the names of machines that give you hard copies ... 

[suggestion :  Provide pictures of machines instead of giving their names]

Television  Printer  Computer 

Web camera Teleprinter 

Evaluation:

Ask the following questions in the  class

1. Name 2 machines that can give hard copies .

[Answers can be : Printer , Teleprinter]

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