CS04-01 Computer Science Watch
Hardware and software
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In this lesson
In this video you'll learn about hardware and software for GCSE Computer Science.
By the end: Define hardware in one precise sentence and software in one precise sentence, without using an example as the definition, and explain the relationship between them - that hardware without software does nothing and software without hardware runs nowhere.
What it covers
- 1:40 Common mistakes: hardware and software
- 2:55 Definitions on their own are only two-thirds of what's being asked here
Key words
For: AQA GCSE 8525
On the specification
| Board | Spec | Statement |
|---|---|---|
| AQA GCSE 8525 | 3.4.1 | Define hardware and software and explain the relationship between them. |
For teachers
This GCSE Computer Science lesson teaches hardware and software. By the end, students should be able to define hardware in one precise sentence and software in one precise sentence, without using an example as the definition, and explain the relationship between them - that hardware without software does nothing and software without hardware runs nowhere. It works through four worked examples and the mistakes examiners report.