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Importance of Computer
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Input _______ _______

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Data _______ _______

Data input to the computer system as well as the information produced by the computer
system can be storded withing it for future use, those devices are known as input devises.

Exercise 01

Identify the most appropriate word in brackets for the following statements.
(Output devices, input devices, storage devices, information, data)

(1.) Any device that is used to input _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ into a computer system is

called an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
(2.) Uses _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to store data and information in a computer system.

(3.) Uses _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to output _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that processed by the

computer system

Significunt Features That Can Be Found In A Computer System

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1. Speed and Efficiency

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2. Speed and Efficiency

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3. Reliability

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4. Consistency

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5. High Storage Capacity

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6. Cost Reduction

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6. No Inteligence

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Devices With Embedded Computers

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Exercise 02
Give three examples of devices with embedded computers other than the ones shown in
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Components of a computer system

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Exercise 03
(1) Identify each part of the computer system shown in the figure and write it in the boxes.

(1) Complete the table below, showing two examples of input and output devices from
the image above.

Input Devices Output Devices

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A computer system is a collection of components. Depending on the role of those

components they can be divided as follows.

1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Let us consider each of these tactics in more detail.

1) Input Devices

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Exercise 04
Identify each input device below and fill in the blanks.

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2) Output Devices

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Exercise 05
Fill in the blanks below with identifing 4 output devices.

i) ___________________________
ii) ___________________________

iii) ___________________________
iv) ___________________________

3) Central Processing Unit - CPU

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4) Primary Memory

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Exercise 06
Identify each device numbered 1 to 10 in the figure below.

1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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5) Storage Devices

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6) Communication Devices

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Exercise 06
Identify and connect the device shown by each figure in column A by column B.

A තීරුව B තීරුව

CD

RAM

Hard Disk

USB Flash Drive

SSD (Solid State Drive)

Floppy Disk
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Importance of Computer Software

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According to the task performed by the software, it can be categorized as follows

1. Performing documentary task - ______________________________
2. Playing computer games - ______________________________
3. Making changes to videos as needed - _____________________________
4. Drawing activities - ______________________________
5. Listening to music and watching videos - ______________________________

Activity 07
Match the each of the following software by identifying the software category that belongs to the
function it performs.
Software Software Category

Computer Games

Word Processing

Media Player

Drawing
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Application of Computers in Various Sectors

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The following are some of the areas where computer systems are most commonly used.

1. Schools

2. Banks

3. Agriculture

4. Hospitals

5. Factories

Using Computers in Schools

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Using ICT in Banks

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Using ICT in Hospitals

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Using ICT in Factories

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Using ICT for Agriculture

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