Below you can see different pictures. Try to think:
Which are computers?
Which are not computers?
Discuss the whole class / pair / group together and justify your answer.
phone / camera / elevator / sun / personal scale / microwave oven / cash register / green plant / scissors / toilet bowl / ear buds / rain cloud / game controller...
How can I tell if something is a computer or not?
For a thing to be called a computer, it should include:
software ("softa", engl. software) is hidden inside the device
hardware ("iron", engl. hardware) is outer shell
In this exercise, you can think about it simply.
Think about whether, in addition to the outer shell , the thing in the picture contains some softwarethat includes various commands for the device. Has someone programmed instructions for the device or the thing?
If it's a device with software inside, you can classify it in this task into a computer.
