Grade 6 ICT – Worksheet 04: Software and the Need for Software

 

📝 Grade 6 ICT – Worksheet 04

Software and the Need for Software

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Name: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________

🎯 Learning Objectives

After completing this worksheet, you should be able to:

  • Explain what software is.
  • Explain why computers need software.
  • Distinguish between hardware and software.
  • Identify system software.
  • Identify application software.
  • Explain the basic purpose of an operating system.

Part A – Hardware or Software?

Write Hardware or Software.

  1. Keyboard — __________________

  2. Windows — __________________

  3. Monitor — __________________

  4. Microsoft Word — __________________

  5. Mouse — __________________

  6. Android — __________________

  7. Printer — __________________

  8. Web browser — __________________

  9. USB flash drive — __________________

  10. Drawing application — __________________

Part B – Complete the Sentences

  1. Software is a collection of __________________ and instructions.

  2. Hardware refers to the __________________ parts of a computer.

  3. Windows is an example of an __________________ system.

  4. Microsoft Word is an example of __________________ software.

  5. Software tells a computer __________________ to do.

  6. An operating system helps to manage computer __________________ and software.

Part C – System Software or Application Software?

Write System Software or Application Software.

  1. Windows — __________________

  2. Microsoft Word — __________________

  3. Android — __________________

  4. Spreadsheet program — __________________

  5. Linux — __________________

  6. Presentation software — __________________

  7. Web browser — __________________

Part D – Match the Software with Its Purpose

SoftwarePurpose
1. Word processora. Browse websites
2. Spreadsheetb. Create documents
3. Web browserc. Make calculations and organize data
4. Presentation softwared. Create presentations

Write your answers:

Part E – Short Answers

1. What is software?

2. What is the difference between hardware and software?

3. Why does a computer need software?

4. What is an operating system?

Part F – Software Around You 📱

Think about the devices you use every day.

Write the names of five software applications or programs that you use.

Choose one of them and explain what you use it for.

🧠 Think and Answer

Imagine you have a computer with:

CPU + RAM + keyboard + mouse + monitor

but there is no operating system and no application software.

1. Can you use the computer normally?

2. Why?

3. What software would you need first?

⭐ Challenge Yourself

A student says:

"Hardware is more important than software because hardware is what makes the computer."

Do you agree?

Explain your answer.




🌟 What Have I Learned?

Complete the sentences.

Hardware means __________________________________________.

Software means __________________________________________.

System software helps ____________________________________.

Application software helps _________________________________.

An operating system is important because ______________________.

🔄 Remember

Hardware + Software = Useful Computer System

🌱 Learn • Practise • Create • Explore

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