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Year 7 Computing is about solving problems - Coggle Diagram
Year 7
Computing is about solving problems
School Systems
Microsoft 365
PowerPoint
Teams
Word
Excel
Logging On
Password Setting
Keeps our data and identity secure
Don't share log in details with anyone
Use at least 3 characteristics
Numbers
Letters
Upper and lower case
symbols
Games Design
History of games
First games were created in science labs and used by the military
One of the first games in the 1950s / 1960s was OXo
Games in the 1970s included Pong and Space Invaders
Ralph Baer, Ted Dabney and Nolan Bushnell were early developers of computer games
Colour was introduced in the 1980s and one of the first games was Pacman
KODU
Visual programming language
Uses When: Do: commands
When:
Keyboard arrows pressed
Do:
Move
When: Bumped apple Do: Eat
Components of Games
Aim
Character
Environment
Objects
Rules and Reactions
Inside a computer
History of computers
Ishango Bone
Analytical Engine
Collosus
Abacus
Apple 1 and 2
BBC Micro
Micro:bit
Components
Central Processing Unit
Random Access Memory
Motherboard
Power Supply
Hard Drive
Optical Drive
Graphics Card/Processor
CPU Fan
Case
Computational Thinking
Abstraction
Decomposition
Algorithm
Micro:bit
Inputs
Outputs
Storage
Variables
Selection