Build an 8‑slide revision PowerPoint

Follow the cards in order. Use Google Images to find pictures of devices and add them to your slides. You must explain in your own words why each device is input, output or storage, and what it does.

Rules

✅ You may search for images of devices.
✅ You must write explanations in your own words.
🛑 Do not copy and paste text from the internet.
🎯 You should have 8 slides by the end.

Resources

Open the Video Open Slides PDF

Open the video link and slides

What is hardware?

Click to open full size

How to use the video

Watch ~30–60 seconds.
Pause.
Build that part of your slide.
Repeat.

Tasks (follow in order)

Create a new PowerPoint and set up 8 blank slides (you will fill them in as you go).

Slide titles

Title: Computer Hardware
What is hardware?
Input devices
Output devices
Storage devices
Primary vs Secondary storage
Real‑life example
Knowledge check

Quick reminder

Use the infographic + PDF to help.
Use Google Images for pictures.
Write in your own words.

▶ Jump to 0:30

Write‑up (use your own words)

Hardware is the physical parts of a computer that you can touch.

Most hardware fits into 3 groups:

Input – sends data into the computer
Output – shows/plays data from the computer
Storage – keeps data for later

On your slide, include:

A definition of hardware (your own words)
Input / Output / Storage (with one sentence each)
An image showing computer hardware

Google Images search: hardware components diagram

Example image to support your slide

▶ Jump to 1:17

Write‑up (use your own words)

An input device is any hardware that sends data into the computer.

Input can be: text, clicks, movement, sound, photos, video, or commands.

Task

Pick 6 different input devices.
For each one: add an image + explain what it sends into the computer.
Finish with: “This is an input device because…”

Google Images search: input devices examples

Example image to support your slide

▶ Jump to 2:08

Write‑up (use your own words)

An output device is hardware that receives data from the computer and presents the results.

Output can be: images, text, sound, video, or printed work.

Task

Pick 5 different output devices.
For each one: add an image + explain what the computer sends to it.
Finish with: “This is an output device because…”

Google Images search: output devices examples

Example image to support your slide

▶ Jump to 3:01

Write‑up (use your own words)

Storage keeps data so it can be used again later (files, programs, photos, games).

Without storage, the computer would forget everything when turned off.

Task

Pick 5 storage devices (e.g., HDD, SSD, USB stick, memory card, external drive).
For each: add an image + explain what it stores and why it is storage.

Google Images search: storage devices examples

Example image to support your slide

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Primary storage (RAM / cache)

Inside the computer
Very fast
Temporary (clears when powered off)
Holds data and instructions while programs are running

Secondary storage (SSD / HDD / USB)

Long‑term storage
Permanent
Slower than RAM
Stores the OS, programs and files

Task

Create a comparison table on Slide 6 with headings: Primary vs Secondary.
Include: speed, temporary/permanent, where it is found, examples, what it’s used for.
Write 2 sentences explaining the difference in your own words.

Example image to support your slide

Primary vs Secondary storage comparison diagram

Slide 7 — Real‑life example

Answer in your own words:

When you open a game, what is secondary storage doing?
What is primary storage doing?
When you save a file, where does it go?

Slide 8 — Knowledge check

Name 3 input devices.
Name 3 output devices.
Give 2 examples of primary storage.
Give 3 examples of secondary storage.
Explain the difference between primary and secondary storage.

✅ Finish early?

Improve your slides: better explanations, better images, and add a “fun fact” for one device in each category.