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SECTION 1: COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING (cont’d)

5. Organise students in groups and assign the task of collecting samples of the different
categories of input and output devices. They should then set up an exhibition area and be
encouraged to invite the school population to visit booths.

6. Invite local software developers/software engineers/programmers to do guest lectures in
which they explain the types of software and their role in computer operation.

7. Allow students to mount a display on the major types of computers systems, using pictures
and other relevant information.

8. Encourage students to create a scrapbook with samples of information, data, sources of data
and information, as well as different document types.

9. Arrange visits to local archives, libraries and media houses to expose the students to the work
of appropriate file organisation and access.

10. Engage students in activities during a class session to write scenarios for their colleagues to
identify the appropriate data verification and validation checks that should be applied.

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