HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
INTRODUCTION TO THE INFORMATION PROCESSING CYCLE
Instructions:
Access the following sites and/or complete your own Internet search to help you answer the
following questions about The Information Processing Cycle.
www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/lessonintro.htm
www.grassrootsdesign.com (select “Introduction to Computers”)
1. What is a computer?
2. Describe the difference between Hardware and Software.
3. Label each diagram as either Application Software or Operating System Software and
describe the difference.
WP
Word
Excel
a) ______________
b) ______________
4. List the four main functions of the Information Processing Cycle under the diagrams below:
a) _____________
b) _____________
c) _____________
d) ____________