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Lots of computers have a mouse - but not this kind!

Computer Hardware

Computers have different parts that help us work and play. This quiz helps you spot common hardware and learn what each part is for.

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Fascinating Fact:

A keyboard has keys you press to type letters and numbers. You can use it to write and enter information.

In KS1 Computing, learning about computer hardware means recognising the real parts you can see and touch, like screens, speakers, and printers. Some parts help you put information into a computer, and others help the computer show information back to you.

Key Terms

Hardware: The parts of a computer you can see and touch.
Input device: Something you use to give information to a computer.
Output device: Something that shows or plays information from a computer.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is computer hardware in KS1 Computing?

Computer hardware is the physical parts of a computer that you can see and touch, such as a monitor, mouse, speakers, or a printer.

What is the difference between hardware and software?

Hardware is the equipment you can touch, while software is the programs and apps that run on the computer and tell it what to do.

How do input and output devices help a computer work?

Input devices help you send information to a computer, and output devices help the computer show results, like pictures on a screen or sound from speakers.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

A lot of computers have one of these. It sounds like a small animal.

Cat

Mouse

Mole

Rat

What can you do with a computer mouse?

2 .

Which one of these is an output device?

Mouse

Keyboard

Camera

Printer

Printers use ink and paper

3 .

Sam’s Mum is using her laptop. The laptop stores information on a ____ _____.

Keyboard

Printer

Hard Drive

Mouse

All laptops and big computers have hard-drives. They store lots and lots of information

4 .

Lots of 'phones and computers have a ______ to take pictures.

Microphone

Camera

Keyboard

Mouse

Do you like taking pictures? What do you take pictures of?

5 .

Both computers and 'phones have these. You look at them.

Walls

Screens

Doors

Blankets

You are looking at a screen now

6 .

Which one of these is used to type words into a computer?

Printer

Mouse

Keyboard

Internet

Are you good at typing?

7 .

Aysha is chatting to her friend on a 'phone. Aysha can hear her friend’s voice. This is because the 'phone gives out ______.

Sweets

Money

Sounds

Heat

'Phones have tiny speakers. These make sounds for us to hear

8 .

Which one of these is an input device?

Printer

Scanner

Speaker

Projector

Have you used a scanner? What did you use it for?

9 .

You put information in to a computer, and you get information out of a computer.

Lucy is using a smart-phone. It has a touch-screen. Lucy touches on an app. What is this?

Input

Output

Putting

Pouting

There are lots of input devices. Both mice and keyboards are input devices

10 .

When you speak into a 'phone, your voice is picked up by a tiny __________.

Loudspeaker

Printer

Keyboard

Microphone

Microphones are input devices

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What is a computer system?

Author: David Bland (Former Physics Teacher, KS1 Science & Geography Quiz Writer)

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