BTEC ITYears 10–13Information Technology

IT systems — hardware components

BTEC: Information Technology: IT systems — hardware components

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Think of a computer like a human body. 🧠 The CPU is the brain — it does all the thinking and calculations.

  2. 2

    Which part of a computer is like the brain? 🧠

  3. 3

    Let's see how the CPU works with other parts. 🖥️

  4. 4

    Drag each hardware part to its job. 🧩

  5. 5

    What does the CPU do? 🤔

  6. 6

    RAM is like your short-term memory. 🧠 It holds what you're using RIGHT NOW — like the game you're playing or the website you're on.

  7. 7

    Which is like short-term memory? 🧠

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