📚 Topic Summary
This unplugged activity lets you explore the basic parts of a computer without using any actual electronics! You'll learn about the Central Processing Unit (CPU), memory (RAM), input devices (like a keyboard), and output devices (like a monitor) by creating them from paper. It’s a fun and interactive way to understand how these components work together to make a computer function.
Imagine your paper computer as a tiny office. The CPU is the manager making decisions, the RAM is the desk where they keep important papers, the keyboard is how you give instructions, and the monitor is how the manager shows you the results. By building each part, you'll see how information flows through the system.
🧠 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the terms with their definitions:
| Terms |
Definitions |
| 1. CPU |
A. Displays information (like words and images) |
| 2. RAM |
B. Allows you to enter information into the computer |
| 3. Monitor |
C. The "brain" of the computer, performs calculations |
| 4. Keyboard |
D. Temporary storage for data the computer is actively using |
| 5. Input |
E. Information or commands given to the computer |
Match the correct term to the definition! Answers below.
Answers: 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B, 5-E
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the missing words in the paragraph below. Use these words: CPU, Monitor, Keyboard, Memory, Instructions.
The __________ is the "brain" of the computer, following __________. The __________ displays the output, so you can see what the computer is doing. You use the __________ to give the computer commands. The __________ stores information temporarily.
Fill in the blanks and see if you got it right! Answers below.
Answers: CPU, Instructions, Monitor, Keyboard, Memory
🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
How do you think computers will change in the future? What new things will they be able to do?