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Computer Programs and Hardware

Introduction
My name is Kim, and I teach Computer Science.

The goal of this lesson is first to explain the difference between software and hardware. Then explain how hardware and software work together. Finally, identifying ways that everyone in the community uses them, and how using computers has changed our lives.

Standards
3.CCP.7   Describe ways that programs and/or hardware are used by groups within society.

What is a computer program?
All of us probably use a computer application every day. Have you wondered how we are able to watch a movie or listen to music on our smartphone? A computer program is a set of instructions written by a developer and executed by a computer. An application is a group of programs designed for end-users like you and me. If you have a smartphone, you are using applications and hardware. That is what the icons are you see on the screen.

Examples of application software include items like Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or any of the web browsers used navigate the Internet … or the actual software suites themselves, if they are intended for end users.

What is application software?

What is computer hardware?
The phone itself is an example of hardware. If you can touch it, it is hardware.

Computer hardware refers to the physical components that make up a computer system.

There are many different kinds of hardware that can be installed inside, and connected to the outside, of a computer.

What are some examples of hardware?
Some examples of hardware are:  monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, microphone, speakers, modem, and camera.

Computer Basics: Inside a Computer

How does a computer program and computer hardware work together?
Computer software and hardware work together. The software is loaded onto the hardware. Without the software, the hardware won’t do anything. If we have software with no hardware, the software has nothing to direct. It is like having a DVD without a DVD player, or like having a car without a driver.

Computer Basics

Computer Science - What is application software?

Computer and Internet Use in the United States
Computer and Internet Use in the United States:

Computer and Internet Use:


 * Among all households in 2018, 92% had at least one type of computer and 85% had a broadband internet subscription. The ACS considers desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones as computers, along with selected computing technologies such as smart home devices and single-board computers.
 * Smartphone ownership surpassed ownership of all other computing devices. Smartphones were present in 84% of households, while 78% of households owned a desktop or laptop. Tablet ownership fell behind at 63%.
 * Urban residents were more likely than rural residents to use computing devices (93% of urban households compared to 89% of rural households) and were more likely to have any sort of internet subscription (86% of urban households compared to 81% of rural households).
 * Higher rates of internet subscription were found in households with higher household income and those where the householder had a higher level of educational attainment. Characteristics associated with lower subscription rates were a householder who rented rather than owned a home, households with limited English speaking ability and households with at least one person who was disabled.
 * Over one-half of all households (53%) had “high connectivity” – a term used here to refer to households with a laptop or desktop computer, smartphone, tablet, and a broadband internet connection.
 * While many households had home-based internet connections, others relied on a cell phone provider and connected to the internet through a smartphone. Households relying only on a smartphone were more likely to make $25,000 or less, be headed by someone under 35 years old or have a Black or Hispanic householder.

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TN Standards

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