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Set it as homework or classwork and every answer is marked as pupils go, with feedback on what they got wrong. The scores go straight into your mark book, so you can see who needs help before the next lesson.

  • 10 questions
  • 32 marks
  • about 35 minutes
  • marked instantly

Question types: multiple choice, label the diagram, short answer, matching, true or false.

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Which component processes images and video, and is especially important for smooth 3D gaming and video editing?

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About this resource

Inside the Machine capstone: recap every part inside a computer (including the PSU), then choose, cost and justify parts for real users within a budget, and spot bottlenecks.

16 slides.

Lesson outline

  1. Hook — Same Money, Different Computer?
  2. Do Now — Retrieval (Lessons 1 to 5)
  3. Label It — Inside the Computer
  4. Recap — What Each Part Does
  5. Quick Check — Which Part?
  6. Which Part Matters for Which Job?
  7. Byte Barn — Parts Price List
  8. I Do — Jaden the Gamer (Budget £1,000)
  9. Hinge Check — The Choppy Games
  10. We Do — Priya the Office Worker
  11. You Do — Spec a School Laptop
  12. Build It — Kai's Video Computer (Budget £800)
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