Years 5–6 Digital Systems Word Scramble: Inside digital systems (Modules 1–10)
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Word scramble
Unscramble the letters and write each key term on the line.
1
LGDITIA YSSMTE
A combination of hardware and software that inputs, processes, stores and outputs data for a purpose, such as a laptop, tablet, smart speaker or games console.
2
DAAWRHRE
The physical parts of a digital system that you can touch, such as a keyboard, screen or CPU. ______ needs software to tell it what to do.
3
TAFREOSW
The set of instructions, or programs, that tells hardware what to do. You cannot touch it, and it needs hardware to run. Apps are one kind.
4
EELPRIRPAH
An external device, wired or wireless, that connects to a digital system to add input, output or storage, such as a mouse, printer or USB drive.
5
UITPN IVDECE
A piece of hardware, like a keyboard, mouse, microphone, camera, scanner, sensor or touchscreen, that sends data into a digital system.
6
TOTPUU ICDEEV
A piece of hardware that shows or gives the results of processing to the user, such as a monitor, projector, speakers, headphones or printer.
7
UPC
The central processing unit is the 'brain' of a digital system. It carries out program instructions one after another and processes data. Its speed affects how fast tasks run.
8
MAR
Random Access Memory: fast, temporary memory that holds the data and programs currently in use. It is volatile, so everything in it is lost when the power is turned off.
9
GTOAERS IDECEV
Hardware that keeps data permanently, even when the power is off. Examples are a hard disk drive, solid state drive and USB flash drive, which differ in storage capacity.
Answer Key
Years 5–6 Digital Systems · Modules 1–10
1LGDITIA YSSMTE → digital system — A combination of hardware and software that inputs, processes, stores and outputs data for a purpose, such as a laptop, tablet, smart speaker or games console.
2DAAWRHRE → 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.
3TAFREOSW → software — The set of instructions, or programs, that tells hardware what to do. You cannot touch it, and it needs hardware to run. Apps are one kind.
4EELPRIRPAH → peripheral — An external device, wired or wireless, that connects to a digital system to add input, output or storage, such as a mouse, printer or USB drive.
5UITPN IVDECE → input device — A piece of hardware, like a keyboard, mouse, microphone, camera, scanner, sensor or touchscreen, that sends data into a digital system.
6TOTPUU ICDEEV → output device — A piece of hardware that shows or gives the results of processing to the user, such as a monitor, projector, speakers, headphones or printer.
7UPC → CPU — The central processing unit is the 'brain' of a digital system. It carries out program instructions one after another and processes data. Its speed affects how fast tasks run.
8MAR → RAM — Random Access Memory: fast, temporary memory that holds the data and programs currently in use. It is volatile, so everything in it is lost when the power is turned off.
9GTOAERS IDECEV → storage device — Hardware that keeps data permanently, even when the power is off. Examples are a hard disk drive, solid state drive and USB flash drive, which differ in storage capacity.