BASIC 6 COMPUTING || QUESTION 3

STRAND 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING 

SUB-STRAND 1: GENERATION OF COMPUTERS AND PARTS OF A COMPUTER AND OTHER GADGETS

CONTENT STANDARDS: {B6.1.1.1:} Identify parts of a computer, technology tools and history of computers

INDICATORS AND EXEMPLARS: {B6.1.1.1.1} 

*Learn about the Generation of Computers

*Guide learners to discuss the Generation of Computers. Microprocessors - Super Computers, Mainframe, Minicomputers and the main computer mixed Microcomputers, Mobile Phones, etc

CREDIT: 

1. Book Reference: Don Series Computing {Premier Text Book For Basic 6}

2. Tutor: Collins Tawiah 

TIPS 1

Computers are classified according to their physical size, speed, storage capacity, cost and the number of users who can access the computer at a given time.

Ordinary desktop and laptop computers cannot handle tasks that involve very large volume of data and processing. There are special computers that are designed for such purpose which include Super computers, mainframe computers and minicomputers.

TIPS 2

Digital Computers can be classified according to their physical size, speed, storage capacity, cost, and the number of users who can access the computer at a given time.

Computers are classified into: Super Computers, Mainframe Computers, Minicomputers, Microcomputers.

NOW ANSWER THE QUESTION BELOW

(From the Indicator, we are to discuss the generation of computers, Super Computers, Mainframe Computer, Minicomputer and the main computer mixed Microcomputer, so this questions will focus on Super Computers)

In the passage below are missing patterns. Provide the appropriate answer to complete each pattern with the answers given in bracket below. The passage is about SUPERCOMPUTER

Supercomputers are high ______________{1} machines with hundreds to thousands of ________________{2} that can perform more than several trillion _______________{3} per second. These are the most ___________ {4} and ________ {5} computers available.

Supercomputers play an ________________ {6} role in the field of ____________ {7} science and are used for a wide range of computationally __________ {8}activities. They are used in various fields, including quantum __________{9}, __________ {10} forecasting, climate research, oil and gas __________{11}, molecular ____________ {12}, and breaking encryption ____________ {13}. They are also used in complex physical simulations which includes the simulation of the early moments of the universe, airplane and spacecraft _____________ {14}, the detonation of nuclear __________ {15}, and nuclear __________ {16}. More recently they have been employed for business purposes for instance, they are used in creating animations in the movie industry. Supercomputers are designed to occupy special air-conditioned rooms. Manufactures of Supercomputers include IBM, Control Data Corporation (CDC), UNISYS (United Information Systems) among others. As of November 2018, the Summit super computer is the fastest supercomputer in the world.

{Use these words to complete the above passage about Supercomputer}

(fusion, capacity, weapons, processors, aerodynamics, calculations, codes, expensive, modelling, fastest, exploration, important, weather, computational, mechanics, intensive)

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{NAME: Collins Kyei Tawiah}

Supercomputers are high Capacity{1} machines with hundreds to thousands of processors{2} that can perform more than several trillion calculations{3} per second. These are the most expensive {4} and fastest {5} computers available.

Supercomputers play an important{6} role in the field of computational {7} science and are used for a wide range of computationally intensive{8}activities. They are used in various fields, including quantum mechanics{9}, weather {10} forecasting, climate research, oil and gas exploration{11}, molecular modelling{12}, and breaking encryption codes {13}. They are also used in complex physical simulations which includes the simulation of the early moments of the universe, airplane and spacecraft aerodynamics {14}, the detonation of nuclear weapons {15}, and nuclear fusion {16}. More recently they have been employed for business purposes for instance, they are used in creating animations in the movie industry. Supercomputers are designed to occupy special air-conditioned rooms. Manufactures of Supercomputers include IBM, Control Data Corporation (CDC), UNISYS (United Information Systems) among others. As of November 2018, the Summit super computer is the fastest supercomputer in the world.

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