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COMPUTER FORM 1 SCHEMES OF WORK – TERM 2

COMPUTER SYSTEMS
WEE LES TOPIC SUB - TOPIC OBJECTIVES LEARNING/TEACHING LEARNING/TEACHING REFERENCES REMARKS
K SO ACTIVITIES RESOURCES
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1 1 COMPUTER By the end of the lesson, Learner to: ● Pictures from ● Lomghorn
SYSTEMS the learner should be able ● Through question books and Secondary.
DIGITIZERS to and answer define newspapers S.Mburu, G.
SPEECH ● Define digitizer digitizer ● PDA’s Chemwa page 37-
RECOGNITION ● List other input ● Through 38
DEVICES technologies brainstorming to list ● Foundations of
● Describe the other input Computer studies
listed input technologies by Pepela pg 76
technologies ● Through group
discussion, discuss
the listed input
technologies

2-3 CENTRAL By the end of the lesson, ● Through questions ● A working ● Gateway
PROCESSING UNIT the learner should be able and answer define personal Secondary
to the term CPU computer Revision, S.Mburu
● Define term CPU
● Through G.Chemwa pg 40
● List functional
brainstorming, list ● Foundations of
elements of CPU
and illustrate the Computer studies
functional elements by Pepela pg 77
of CPU
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2 1 CONTROL UNIT ● Describe the ● Through ● Charts ● Longhorn

AND ARITHMETIC control Unit and brainstorming, Secondary.
LOGIC UNIT Arithmetic Logic describe the Control S.Mburu, G.
Unit Unit and Arithmetic Chemwa page 41-
Logic Unit 42

2-3 MAIN MEMORY Learner to:

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By the end of the lesson, ● Through question ● Pictures from ● Gateway

the learner should be able and answer classify books Secondary
to computer memories ● RAM module Revision, S.Mburu
● Classify computer
● Trough G.Chemwa pg 41-
memories
brainstorming list 43
● List examples of
examples of primary
primary memory
memory and
and secondary
secondary memory
memory
● Through questions
● State
and answer state
characteristics of
characteristics of
RAM and ROM
RAM and ROM

3 1 SPECIAL PURPOSE ● Define special ● Through question ● Input/output ● Foundations of

MEMORIES purpose memory and answer define devices Computer studies
● List special special purpose ● microprocessor by Pepela pg 77
purpose memory and list
memories special purpose
● Describe Cache memories
memory and ● Through
Buffers brainstorming
describe Cache
memory and Buffers

2-3 SPECIAL PURPOSE ● Define registers ● Through question ● Chart ● Longhorn

MEMORIES ● List types of and answer define Secondary.
registers registers and list S.Mburu, G.
● Describe the types of registers Chemwa page 44-
listed types of ● In group of five, 45
registers discuss the listed
types of registers
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4 1 MEMORY By the end of the lesson, Learner to: ● RAM module ● Foundations of
CAPACITY the learner should be able ● Through questions ● Flash cards Computer studies
to and answer define by Pepela pg 79-
● Define byte byte 80
● Express memory ● Through teachers
quantities demonstration,
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● Calculate memory express memory

quantities quantities and
calculate memory
quantities

2-3 OVERALL ● Define computer ● Through ● Schematic ● Gateway

FUNCTIONAL bus brainstorming, diagram from Secondary
ORGANIZATION OF ● List types of define computer the book Revision, S.Mburu
THE CPU
computer buses bus G.Chemwa pg 48
● Describe the ● In group of five,
listed computer discuss the listed
buses types of computer
● Give an buses
illustration of the ● Through group
overall functional discussion, illustrate
organization of the overall
the CPU functional
organization of the
CPU

5 1 TYPES OF ● Classify ● Through question ● Photograph ● Gateway

PROCESSORS processors and answer Classify Secondary
● Discuss the listed processors Revision, S.Mburu
processor ● Through group G.Chemwa pg 48
classifications discussion, discuss
the listed processor
classification
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2-3 TRENDS IN ● List processors ● Through question ● Photograph

PROCESSORS Type and answer, list ● Longhorn
TECHNOLOGY AND Manufactures processors Type, Secondary.
SPEED S.Mburu, G.
Year and manufactures, year
speed and speed Chemwa page 44-
47

6 1 OUTPUT DEVICES By the end of the lesson, Learner to: ● CRT,LCD, TFT ● Gateway
the learner should be able (a) Through question monitors Secondary
to and answer define ● Speakers Revision, S.Mburu
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● Define output output device and ● LED G.Chemwa pg 51-

device classify output 60
● Classify output devices ● Foundations of
devices (b) Through group Computer studies
● List softcopy discussion, discuss by Pepela pg 80
output devices the listed softcopy
● Describe monitor output devices
as a soft copy
output device

2-3 MONITOR DISPLAY ● Define the ● Through question ● Photograph from ● Longhorn
TERMINOLOGIES terminologies and answer define books Secondary.
AND VIDEO used in terminologies S.Mburu, G.
GRAPHIC
monitor ● Through group Chemwa page 49-
ADAPTERS
● List and describe discussion, describe 52
the video graphic the listed video
adapters graphic adapters

7 1 HARDCOPY ● Describe hard ● Through group ● Printers ● Foundations of

OUTPUT DEVICES copy output discussion, describe ● Pictures from Computer studies
devices hard copy output magazines by Pepela pg 81
devices ● Newspapers

2-3 HARD COPY ● List factors to ● Through question ● Longhorn

OUTPUT DEVICES consider when and answer list ● Printers Secondary.
purchasing a factors to consider ● Pictures from S.Mburu, G.
printer when purchasing a magazines Chemwa page
printer ● Newspapers 53
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2-3 SECONDARY By the end of the lesson, ● Through ● Flash disc ● Foundations of
STORAGE DEVICES the learner should be able brainstorming, ● Floppy Computer studies
AND MEDIA to discuss fixed storage ● Diskettes by Pepela pg 101
● Discuss fixed
device ● Memory sticks
storage device
● Compact disk
● Hard disk
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