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Review: Devices Help Us Send and Receive

Design a pretend drawing station with a tablet, speaker and printer. Explain one input, two outputs and one safe shared-use rule.

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Unit review questions
1. A crayon colors a sheet by hand. Classify it.
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  • Look for a device described as following a program, rather than deciding from its size or shape.
  • An object can be useful without being a computing device.
2. A child draws a circle on ordinary paper. Name the action.
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  • Follow the information arrow: into the device is input, out to the person is output.
  • A touchscreen can receive a touch and show an image; the action determines the role.
3. A learner wants an image displayed on the device. Choose the output.
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  • Match the required way of receiving information to the output tool described.
  • A keyboard is an input tool; typing does not itself provide a printed page.
4. A child is about to place a drink on a keyboard. Choose an action.
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  • Use gentle handling for ordinary use; pause and tell a trusted adult about damage or an unknown problem.
  • Do not pull wires, open a device or touch a wet plug to solve a problem.

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Design a pretend drawing station with a tablet, speaker and printer. Explain one input, two outputs and one safe shared-use rule.

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  • Use the pretend details in the task and name the rule you followed.
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  • Say one mistake to avoid or one thing this example cannot tell us.
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A touch is input to the drawing app. The screen shows the drawing and the printer gives a paper copy; a speaker could read directions. Keep drinks away and tell a trusted adult about a damaged cable.

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