Digital Literacy Instructional Guide

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

● Identify Computer Hardware ● Understand Software Roles ● Operating Input Devices ● Understanding Processing ● Managing Memory and Storage ● Utilizing Output Devices ● Troubleshooting Techniques

VOCABULARY ● Hardware

● Peripheral device ● Software ● System software ● Application software ● Operating system ● Input Device ● Processing ● Central Processing Unit (CPU) ● Algorithm ● Loop ● Conditional ● Memory ● Random Access Memory (RAM) ● Read Only Memory (ROM) ● Storage ● Harddrive ● External hard drive ● Flash Drive ● Cloud storage ● Output

● Output Device ● Troubleshooting END OF UNIT COMPETENCIES- Performance Skill ● Students will research, evaluate, and support the selection of purchasing a computing device based on personal interests and needs. ○ Students will identify and explain the benefts of the selected peripheral devices, hardware, software, memory, and storage within the computing device.