Primary Two First Term Computer (ICT) Lesson Note

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PRIMARY 2 IST TERM ICT E-NOTE

WEEK: 1

CLASS: BASIC 2

DATE:

TOPIC: What is a Computer?

Behavioural Objective: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

• 1) Meaning of Computer.
• 2) Examples of computers.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL/REFERENCE MATERIAL: Textbook, charts and pictures

BUILDING BACKGROUND /CONNECTION TO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: pupils are familiar with the topic.

Content:

Computer is an electronic device that performs tasks or calculations according to a set of instructions or programs.

Examples of Computer

• 1) Hand Set
• 2) Calculator
• 3) Digital Wrist Watch

Exercise:

• 1) What is a Computer?
• 2) Give two examples of a Computer.

WEEK: 2

CLASS: BASIC 2

DATE:

TOPIC: History of Computer

Behavioural Objective: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

• 1) Describe how Computer came into existence.
• 2) Mention the things that were formally used for counting before came into existence.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL/REFERENCE MATERIAL: Textbook, charts and pictures

BUILDING BACKGROUND /CONNECTION TO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: pupils are familiar with the topic.

CONTENT

Topic: History of Computer

Before the existence of Computer, people cut sticks into smaller parts for counting. People also used stone for counting.

First generation: 1937 – 1946 – In 1937 the first electronic digital computer was built by Dr. John V. Atanasoff and Clifford Berry. It was called the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC). In 1943 an electronic computer name the Colossus was built for the military. Other developments continued until in 1946 the first general– purpose digital computer, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) was built. It is said that this computer weighed 30 tons, and had 18,000 vacuum tubes which was used for processing. When this computer was turned on for the first-time lights dim in sections of Philadelphia. Computers of this generation could only perform single task, and they had no operating system.

Second generation: 1947 – 1962 – This generation of computers used transistors instead of vacuum tubes which were more reliable. In 1951 the first computer for commercial use was introduced to the public; the Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC 1). In 1953 the International Business Machine (IBM) 650 and 700 series computers made their mark in the computer world. During this generation of computers over 100 computer programming languages were developed, computers had memory and operating systems. Storage media such as tape and disk were in use also were printers for output.

Third generation: 1963 – present – The invention of the integrated circuit brought us the third generation of computers. With this invention computers became smaller, more powerful more reliable and they are able to run many different programs at the same time. In1980 Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-Dos) was born and in 1981 IBM introduced the personal computer (PC) for home and office use. Three years later Apple gave us the Macintosh computer with its icon-driven interface and the 90s gave us Windows operating system.

Exercise

1) Pupils should describe how computer came into existence.

2) Pupils should mention two things that were used for counting before the existence of Computer.

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