Comparing two devices in a spec table

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. You are comparing two laptops in a spec table. How should the table be laid out?

A One row per device, with all the specs squashed into one cell

B One row per spec, with both devices side by side

2. Your friend wants a phone mainly for taking photos and videos. Which spec row matters MOST to mark as better or worse?

A The colour of the phone case

B Camera quality and storage size

3. Laptop A has 8 GB RAM and Laptop B has 16 GB RAM. The task is running many browser tabs. What do you mark in the RAM row?

A Laptop B is better in this row

B Laptop A is better in this row

4. The task is writing school essays. Laptop A has a better GPU, but both laptops have the same CPU, RAM and storage. What should you do with the GPU row?

A Ignore it, because it does not matter much for essays

B Mark Laptop A as the winner because it has the better GPU

5. Which statement describes the weakest part of a device?

A The spec that is lowest compared with what the task needs

B The spec that has the longest name in the table

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1RAM \| 8 GB \| 16 GB \| B		ANames the part that holds Device A back the most for the task, which is its weakest part.
2Weakest part: A = 64 GB storage		BBattery \| 10 h \| 6 h \| A
3Ignore specs that do not matter for the task, such as colour when choosing a laptop for homework		COne row for one spec. It shows both devices' values and marks Device B as better because it has more RAM.
4Mark the better device in a row that matters. For battery life, more hours is better.		DColour \| Blue \| Red \| ignore
5RAM and Cores \| 8 GB, 4 \| 16 GB, 8 \| B		EThe wrong device is marked as better. Device B has more storage, so B should be marked.
6Storage \| 256 GB \| 512 GB \| A		FTwo specs are squeezed into one row. A spec table needs one row per spec.

Definitions

spec comparison table

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

Task: editing videos RAM | A: 8 GB | B: 16 GB | Better: _

Task: typing essays Colour | A: Blue | B: Red | Better: ______

Task: editing photos A: CPU 4 GHz, RAM 4 GB, SSD 512 GB Weakest of A: ___

Task: carrying in a bag Weight | A: 1.3 kg | B: 2.4 kg | Better: _

IF ramB _ ramA THEN better = "B"

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A Task: video editing

B RAM | 8GB | 16GB | B

C Cores | 4 | 8 | A

D Weakest A: RAM

Question 2

A Task: browsing with many tabs

B RAM | 4GB | 16MB | B

C Weakest A: RAM

Question 3

A Task: carrying to school

B Weight | 2.2kg | 1.1kg | A

C Battery | 8h | 6h | A

Question 4

A Spec | A | B

B RAM | 8GB | 16GB | B

C Storage | 256GB | 512GB | B

Question 5

A Task: photo editing

B RAM | 16GB | 8GB | A

C Screen | 13in | 15in | B

D Weakest A: RAM

Answer Key

Comparing two devices in a spec table

Section A: Quick Questions

B — One row per spec, with both devices side by side

B — Camera quality and storage size

A — Laptop B is better in this row

A — Ignore it, because it does not matter much for essays

A — The spec that is lowest compared with what the task needs

Section B: Match the Pairs

RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB | B → One row for one spec. It shows both devices' values and marks Device B as better because it has more RAM.

Weakest part: A = 64 GB storage → Names the part that holds Device A back the most for the task, which is its weakest part.

Ignore specs that do not matter for the task, such as colour when choosing a laptop for homework → Colour | Blue | Red | ignore

Mark the better device in a row that matters. For battery life, more hours is better. → Battery | 10 h | 6 h | A

RAM and Cores | 8 GB, 4 | 16 GB, 8 | B → Two specs are squeezed into one row. A spec table needs one row per spec.

Storage | 256 GB | 512 GB | A → The wrong device is marked as better. Device B has more storage, so B should be marked.

Section C: Definitions

spec comparison table — A table with one row per spec for two devices. Mark the better device in each row that matters to the task, ignore the rest, and spot each device's weakest part.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

Task: editing videos
RAM | A: 8 GB | B: 16 GB | Better: B

Task: typing essays
Colour | A: Blue | B: Red | Better: ignore

Task: editing photos
A: CPU 4 GHz, RAM 4 GB, SSD 512 GB
Weakest of A: RAM

Task: carrying in a bag
Weight | A: 1.3 kg | B: 2.4 kg | Better: A

IF ramB > ramA THEN better = "B"

Section E: Spot the Error

C — Video editing benefits from more cores, so the device with 8 cores (B) is better. The row should end with | B.

B — The two RAM values must use the same unit to compare fairly. 16MB is far smaller than 4GB, so it should be 16GB.

B — For carrying around, lighter is better. The 1.1kg device is B, so the row should end with | B.

A — The table needs a Better column so each row can mark the winning device. The header should be Spec | A | B | Better.

D — Device A wins the RAM row, so RAM is not its weakest part. It loses on screen size, so the line should be Weakest A: screen.