Personalised Feedback Sheet for IGCSE Section 1 Types and Components of Computers

Name: Cameron Turner

Target grade:
Score on this assessment: 26/58
Grade for this assessment: E

General feedback/class needs:
On the plus side, most of you understood what hardware and software is and could identify
examples of each. Also, most of you managed to do well with a bit of common sense on the
true/false questions.
However, overall performance in this test by the whole class was poor. Basic knowledge was lacking
and it was painfully evident that most students had not prepared or revised properly for this test.
Worst of all, students were not even reading questions carefully and provided poor answers which
had nothing to do with the question.
Common issues:
USB is NOT a storage device. In fact the answer USB is useless in any question, it means
Universal Serial Bus, and there are countless devices that use it. You must specify WHAT USB device,
A USB Memory stick for example, otherwise your answer is meaningless.
RAM and ROM clearly many students had not learned the definitions, were confused as to the
meaning of the word Volatile and could not provide adequate descriptions as to what each does and
is for.
Operating Systems Students could not explain what it does, worse, virtually no one understood the
advantages and disadvantages of GUIs and CLIs, despite this being clearly written in your notes.
Reading the question countless marks were lost due to students not reading a question carefully
and giving a totally irrelevant answer.
Your personal targets (to be filled in during the lesson):
1. Read the question properly
2. Dont put the answer 3 times
3.
Review question 8 I got all of them right because I am good at things like that

Hardware

Software
Printer
*
Network Card
*
Microsoft Excel
*
Adobe Reader
*
Motherboard
*
Windows 7
*
Microphone
*
Printer driver
*



The one I got wrong was question 2 b
a. Label the diagram below: [5 marks]








The one I got completely wrong is
2. Give one use of a Smartphone. [1 mark]
(1 mark for 1 of below or any other appropriate answer)

Answer:
- Make phone calls
- Send text messages
- Use of GPS
- Lots of applications
- PIM (Personal Information Management)
- Use the Internet


Input
Backing Storage
Main Memory
Process Output
Challenge/Extension
You will have been allocated an exam question to further your knowledge or help you to overcome a
misconception. Copy out the question here in full and answer it.

Explain why computers have backing storage

So they can store more stuff in the background