The parts of a computer slideshow for grades 3-4. Includes a quiz and activity. The activity is supposed to have the students act out the parts of a computer. *ROM is READ ONLY MEMORY - I had a typo...sorry!

1. The Parts of a Computer

2. The TOWER contains all of the parts of a computer

3. The MOTHERBOARD is the backbone of a computer – all other parts plug into it

4. The CPU ( C entral P rocessing U nit) is the brain of a computer – it tells the other parts what to do

5. The RAM ( R andom A ccess M emory) is the temporary memory of a computer

6. The ROM ( R andom O nly M emory) is the permanent memory of a computer

7. An INPUT DEVICE lets you TALK TO the computer

8. An OUTPUT DEVICE lets the computer TALK TO you