S4 Computer Studies Revision Kit: Introduction to Computers

This three-page revision kit for Senior Four Computer Studies has twelve structured questions on the topic Introduction to Computers. Learners define a computer and give its characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. They also explain how computing developed from the mechanical era through five generations and name early inventors such as Pascal, Napier, Hollerith and Zuse. Other questions ask how computers are classified, how supercomputers, mainframes, minicomputers and microcomputers differ, and how computers are used in sectors like education, transport and the military. The kit also covers keyboard sections and keys, shortcuts, common abbreviations, what to check before buying a computer, how to look after one, and the basic functions of a computer system. No answers are included.