Basic Computer Basic 1 Basic Technology Lesson Note

Topic: What is a Computer?

What is a Computer?

A computer is a machine that can help us do many things. It can store information and help us learn.

Parts of a Computer

• Monitor – the screen we look at

• Keyboard – has letters and numbers

• Mouse – we use to point and click

• System unit – the main box

How We Use Computers

Computers help us in many ways:

• Playing educational games
• Learning to read and write
• Drawing pictures
• Listening to music
• Watching learning videos

Class Exercise

1. What do we call the screen of a computer?
2. Name one way computers help us learn.
3. Draw a simple computer and label the monitor.