Hardware Component Worksheet

Worksheet: Classroom & Lab Activity

Time Allotted: 30 Minutes | Total Marks: 25 Marks

Part A: The Hardware Triage (10 Marks)

Classify each hardware item below into its primary category (Input, Processing, Primary Storage, Secondary Storage, Output, Communication, or Hybrid Input/Output) and state one defining technical feature.

Check the attached worksheet. [The table contains some devices, you are required to provide the category of each and 1 key function or feature]

Part B: Trace the Packet (7 Marks)

Fill in the numbered blanks (1–7) using accurate hardware terminology:

Ama is recording a podcast episode on her laptop. When she speaks, her voice waves strike the (1) ____________ , which converts analog sound into digital binary. The binary data travels across the motherboard's system bus into (2) ____________ so the audio software can work on it immediately. Inside the CPU, the (3) ____________ coordinates the timing of instructions while the (4) ____________ calculates audio noise-reduction filters. Ama hears the live playback through her studio (5) ____________ . When she clicks "Save," the file is written permanently onto the laptop's (6) ____________. Finally, her laptop's wireless (7) ____________ transmits the episode to her Wi-Fi router for upload to Spotify.

Part C: Real-World Consultancy Scenario (8 Marks)

Scenario: The Municipal Hospital in Agona Swedru is upgrading from paper folders to a computerized Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Nurses move rapidly between wards with rolling carts, power outages occasionally happen, and patient wrist-tags must be scanned without typing mistakes.

1. Recommend two specific input devices for the nurses and justify why they beat a standard keyboard and mouse in a busy ward. (3 marks)

2. Should the hospital laptops use HDDs or SSDs for secondary storage? Give two technical reasons tied to the hospital environment. (3 marks)

3. Identify one communication device required on each hospital floor so the rolling carts can stay connected to the central server room without trailing cables. (2 marks)