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CONVEY CONCEPT: OFFER OVERALL CONCEPT:

CONCEPT DIAGRAM
Computer
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keyboard mouse

3 NOTE KEY WORDS: 4 CLASSIFY CHARACTERISTICS:

Technology Concepts
Never Present

Always Present

Sometimes Present

Operating System Software Hardware keybaord screen Central Processing Unit

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EXPLORE EXAMPLES :

mouse/mouse pad sound card graphics card peripherals Internet connection modem

paper

screen CPU
Operating System

Examples Desktop PC or Mac Laptop PC or Mac

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Non-Examples typewriter

Mouse Sound card

video/graphics card

pencil/paper

paper printer
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iPad/iPod/Smart Phone
6 PRACTICE WITH NEW EXAMPLE 7
TIE DOWN A DEFINITION:

A computer is a machine with four functions: input, output, processing, and storage, that has an operating system, software, hardware, keyboard, screen and central processing unit.

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