Grade 6 ICT – Worksheet 02: Functions and Characteristics of a Computer

 

✏️ STUDENT WORKSHEET

Name: ______________________________

Class: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

📚 Topic: Functions and Characteristics of a Computer

🎯 Learning Objectives

After completing this worksheet, you should be able to:

  • Identify the basic functions of a computer.
  • Explain input, processing, output and storage.
  • Distinguish between data and information.
  • Identify important characteristics of computers.
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Part A – Complete the computer cycle

Fill in the missing words.

Input → ____________ → Output → ____________

Part B – Identify the function

Write Input, Processing, Output or Storage.

  1. A student types her name using a keyboard. __________

  2. A computer calculates the total marks. __________

  3. A printer prints a report. __________

  4. A student saves a document to a USB drive. __________

  5. A microphone records a student's voice. __________

  6. A monitor displays the result. __________

Part C – Data or Information?

Write Data or Information.

  1. 65, 72, 80, 75 — __________

  2. The average mark is 73. __________

  3. A list of temperatures recorded during the day — __________

  4. "Today's highest temperature was 31°C." — __________

Part D – Characteristics of computers

Match the characteristic with its meaning.

CharacteristicMeaning
Speeda. Can store large amounts of data
Accuracyb. Can repeat tasks consistently
Storagec. Can process tasks quickly
Consistencyd. Can produce accurate results when correct data and instructions are used

Write:

  1. Speed — ______

  2. Accuracy — ______

  3. Storage — ______

  4. Consistency — ______

Part E – Short answers

1. What is input?

2. What is processing?

3. What is output?

4. What is storage?




Part F – Complete the Computer Cycle

A teacher wants to calculate the average marks of 40 students.

Describe what happens at each stage.

Input

What data is entered?

Processing

What does the computer do?

Output

What result is produced?

Storage

Where could the results be saved?

🧠 Think and Answer

1. Why are computers useful for processing large amounts of data?


2. Can a computer produce a wrong answer? Explain.



⭐ Challenge Yourself

Imagine that you have to prepare the final marks of 100 students.

Would you prefer to calculate them:

A. By hand

or

B. Using a computer?

Choose one and explain your answer.



🌟 What Have I Learned?

Complete the sentence:

A computer can ____________, ____________, ____________ and ____________ data.

One important characteristic of a computer is:


🌱 Learn • Practise • Create • Explore

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