Hardware

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which describes hardware?

A The physical parts of a digital system that you can touch

B The programs and instructions that run on a device

2. Which of these is an example of hardware?

A A web browser

B A keyboard

3. Which one is internal hardware (inside the device)?

A CPU

B Mouse

4. Which one is external hardware (outside the device)?

A RAM

B Monitor

5. True or false: A computer's hardware can do useful work without any software.

A False - hardware needs software to tell it what to do

B True - hardware works fine by itself

Match the Pairs

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

Left column		Right column
1hardware		AThe physical parts of a digital system that you can touch, like a keyboard, screen or CPU
2external hardware		BCPU, RAM, motherboard
3Internal hardware sits inside the computer case and you usually cannot see it		Chardware + software = working system
4Hardware cannot work without software telling it what to do		DA keyboard is external hardware because it is outside the computer and plugs in.
5Hardware is the programs and apps you cannot touch		EPhysical parts outside the computer case that you plug in, such as a mouse, monitor or printer
6A keyboard is internal hardware inside the case		FThis describes software, not hardware. Hardware is the physical parts you can touch.

Definitions

hardware

Fill in the Blanks

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

________ = ["keyboard", "screen", "CPU"]

________ = ["CPU", "RAM", "motherboard"]

________ = ["mouse", "printer", "speaker"]

hardware = "screen" ________ = "driver" print(hardware, "needs", software)

hardwareIsPhysical = ____ softwareIsPhysical = False

Spot the Error

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

Question 1

A hardware = ["CPU", "RAM"]

B software = ["app", "OS"]

C for item in hardware:

D print(item, "is software")

Question 2

A keyboard = hardware

B print(keyboard)

C app = "software"

D print(app)

Question 3

A internal = ["CPU", "RAM"]

B external = ["mouse", "screen"

C print(internal)

D print(external)

Question 4

A def is_hardware(part):

B parts = ["mouse", "CPU"]

C return part not in parts

D print(is_hardware("CPU"))

Question 5

A part = "mouse"

B touch = True

C if touch = True:

D print(part, "is hardware")

Answer Key

Hardware

Section A: Quick Questions

A — The physical parts of a digital system that you can touch

B — A keyboard

A — CPU

B — Monitor

A — False - hardware needs software to tell it what to do

Section B: Match the Pairs

hardware → The physical parts of a digital system that you can touch, like a keyboard, screen or CPU

external hardware → Physical parts outside the computer case that you plug in, such as a mouse, monitor or printer

Internal hardware sits inside the computer case and you usually cannot see it → CPU, RAM, motherboard

Hardware cannot work without software telling it what to do → hardware + software = working system

Hardware is the programs and apps you cannot touch → This describes software, not hardware. Hardware is the physical parts you can touch.

A keyboard is internal hardware inside the case → A keyboard is external hardware because it is outside the computer and plugs in.

Section C: Definitions

hardware — The physical parts of a digital system that you can touch, such as a keyboard, screen or CPU. Hardware needs software to tell it what to do.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

hardware = ["keyboard", "screen", "CPU"]

internal = ["CPU", "RAM", "motherboard"]

external = ["mouse", "printer", "speaker"]

hardware = "screen"
software = "driver"
print(hardware, "needs", software)

hardwareIsPhysical = True
softwareIsPhysical = False

Section E: Spot the Error

D — The loop goes through the hardware list, so each item is physical hardware, not software. The message should say "is hardware".

A — The text hardware needs quotation marks to be a string. Without them Python looks for a variable called hardware. It should be keyboard = "hardware".

B — The list of external hardware is missing its closing square bracket. It should end with ].

C — The function should return True when the part is in the hardware list. Using not in reverses the check. It should be return part in parts.

C — A single = assigns a value, but an if statement needs to compare values. It should be if touch == True:.