Computer Science Lesson Plan
Class: 6 - Lesson: 2 Windows

Purpose: To learn about Windows versions, the desktop and icons, and to learn about the computer and the use of the task manager.

No. of Classes

One class (teacher's decision).

Material Required

Computer.

Curriculum Content
  • 2.1) Windows Versions and usage of OS
  • 2.2) Task manager
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    Prior Knowledge

    Students should know:

  • About icons and the desktop.
  • That several windows can be open at the same time.

    • Exercises

    Exercise 1


    1. Find the details below for your computer.

    • Processor -
    • Windows edition -
    • Computer name -
    • RAM available -
    • Hard disk capacity -
    • Free disk space -
    • Operating system -
    • CPU type -
    • System directory -

    Exercise 2


    1. Open an OpenOffice,Google chrome then find the memory usage of the running applications, the CPU usage and the disk usage.

    Solutions


  • Link to view the model of the above information for Exercise 1.
  • Link to view the solution video for Exercise 1.
  • Link to view the solution image for Exercise 1.
  • Link to view the solution video for Exercise 2.

    • Teacher Instructions
    1. Teachers should teach the use of the 'This PC' icon and the Task Manager window.
    2. Teachers should make sure that students open more than one application at the same time, so they can see the RAM allocation and CPU usage.
    3. Teachers should explain terms such as RAM, CPU and operating system.
    4. Teachers should also explain how to find this information using Speccy.
    5. POINTS TO PONDER: Ask students to think about how the computer does its job. Then explain how apps are loaded from storage to memory and then the CPU executes instruction by instruction the various steps in the app. While doing that read and write from another area in the memory.