Instructions:For your midterm project, complete the following using screenshots,
images or diagram of sample products, processes, etc. to illustrate and
descriptive texts to address the items below (you may also consult
YouTube.com as a source). This is not a research paper; however,
provide your source(s):
1. Identify at least three types of computers, how they process
information, and the purpose and function of each computer.
2. Identify how software and hardware work together to perform
computing tasks and how software is developed and upgraded.
3. Identify at least three different types of application software and
provide a general description of application software.
4. Using an operating system, identify what is an operating system, how
it works, and how it solves common problems related to the operating
systems.
5. Illustrate the process of using an operating system to manipulate a
computer’s desktop, files and disks.
6. Use screenshots, images or diagram of sample products, processes,
etc. to illustrate and descriptive texts to explain each item provided.
7. Provide substance-based content and delivery
Identify at
least three
types of
computers,
how they
process
information,
and the
purpose and
function of
each
computer.
15 points
12.75 points
The
student effectively identified
at least three types of
computers, how they process
information, and the purpose
and function of each
computer.
The
The
student mostly identified at student partially identifie
least two types of
at least three types of
computers, how they
computers, how they
process information, and
process information, and
the purpose and function purpose and function of
of each computer.
each computer.
Identify how 15 points
software and The
hardware
student effectively identified
work
how software and hardware
together to
work together to perform
perform
computing tasks and how
computing
software is developed and
tasks and
upgraded.
how software
is developed
and
upgraded.
12.75 points
11.25 points
11.25 points
The
The
student mostly identified student partially identifie
how software and
how software and hardw
hardware work together to work together to perform
perform computing
computing tasks and how
tasks but not how software software is developed an
is developed and upgraded. upgraded.
Identify at
least three
different
types of
application
software and
provide a
general
description
each
application
software.
15 points
12.75 points
11.25 points
The
The
The
student effectively identified student mostly identified at student partially identifie
at least three different types of least two different types of at least three different ty
application software and
application software and
of application software a
provide a general description provide a general
provide a general
each application software.
description each
description each applicat
application software.
software.
Using an
15 points
12.75 points
operating
The student effectively used The student mostly used
system,
an operating system, identified an operating system,
identify what what is an operating system,
identified what is an
is an
how it works, and how it
operating system, but did
operating
solves common problems
not explain how it works,
system, how related to the operating
and how it solves common
it works, and systems.
problems related to the
how it solves
operating systems.
common
problems
related to the
operating
systems.
11.25 points
The student partially use
an operating system,
identified what is an
operating system, how it
works, and how it solves
common problems relate
to the operating systems
Illustrate the
process of
using an
operating
system to
manipulate a
computer’s
desktop, files
and disks.
15 points
12.75 points
11.25 points
The
student effectively illustrated
the process of using an
operating system to
manipulate a computer’s
desktop, files and disks.
The
student mostly illustrated
the process of using an
operating system to
manipulate a computer’s
desktop, files and disks.
The
student partially illustrate
the process of using an
operating system to
manipulate a computer’s
desktop, files and disks.
Use
screenshots,
images or
diagram of
sample
products,
processes,
etc. to
illustrate and
descriptive
texts to
explain each
item
provided.
15 points
12.75 points
11.25 points
The student effectively used The student mostly used
The student partially use
screenshots, images or diagram screenshots, images or
screenshots, images or
of sample products, processes, diagram of sample
diagram of sample produ
etc. to illustrate and
products, processes, etc. to processes, etc. to illustrat
descriptive texts to explain
illustrate and descriptive
and descriptive texts to
each item provided.
texts to explain each item explain each item provide
provided.
Provide
10 points
substanceThe
based content student effectively provided
and delivery substance-based content and
delivery.
8.5 points
7.5 points
The
student mostly provided
substance-based content
and delivery.
The
student partially provided
substance-based content
and delivery.
