This document contains a series of homework tasks for students in Years 7 and 8 related to computing topics. The tasks cover researching computer components and their functions; the development of computers over time; how computing power may increase as transistors can no longer shrink; how tasks are scheduled on supercomputers; uses of databases; binary data; open source software; advantages of databases; HTML tags; the importance of HTML; PowerPoint features like hyperlinks, hotspots, animations and interactions; and creating a tutorial on adding hotspots/hyperlinks and sound to PowerPoint. For each task, students are instructed to write reports, create posters, PowerPoints or other media, and ensure their work has no spelling/grammar errors and properly cites sources

1. Distance Questions &
Homework
Year 7 & 8

2. Homework
Year 7 & 8

3. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
Find out what each component is and
state what it does.
• Hard disk
• CPU
• Motherboard
• RAM
• Graphics Card
• Power supply
• Find out which components in the
computer have fans and why they
are required Find out the role of a
data bus within a computer.
• Write a report using Microsoft Word,
check for spelling and grammar errors.
Should ensure that research relates to
computer science and do not go off-
point. You must reference all resources
used for your research. Make use of
relevant images. Check for spelling and
grammar errors.
• Provide examples
• You are more than welcome to create a
video, song, website or any form of
creative media when doing this task.
Please check wit your teacher first
though to make sure it is appropriate.
Autumn term 1: Homework

4. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
COMPUTER DEVELOPMENT
1) Find out what computers in the
future might be able to do i.e. in
around 20-30 years’ time. Write a
paragraph to explain your findings.
2) Design a Poster on computer
development through the decades.
• Write a report using Microsoft Word,
check for spelling and grammar errors.
Should ensure that research relates to
computer science and do not go off-
point. You must reference all resources
used for your research. Make use of
relevant images. Check for spelling and
grammar errors.
• You are more than welcome to create a
video, song, website or any form of
creative media when doing this task.
Please check wit your teacher first
though to make sure it is appropriate.
• Poster must include relevant images.
Appropriate timelines shown in poster.
Autumn term 2: Homework

5. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
Research
Find out what is likely to happen when
transistors can no longer be made
smaller – how will we increase
computing power?
• Write a report using Microsoft Word,
check for spelling and grammar
errors. Should ensure that research
relates to computer science and do
not go off-point. You must reference
all resources used for your
research. Check for spelling and
grammar errors.
• You are more than welcome to
create a video, song, website or any
form of creative media when doing
this task. Please check wit your
teacher first though to make sure it
is appropriate.
Spring term 1: Homework

6. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
• Research how to make an
interactive PowerPoint and create
an interactive guide for the
components that make up a
computer as well as what they might
be like in the future.
• Create a well structured interactive
PowerPoint guide.
Spring term 2: Homework

7. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
Research
Find out how tasks are scheduled in
super computers and main frame
computers
• Write a report using Microsoft Word,
check for spelling and grammar
errors. Should ensure that research
relates to super computers and do
not go off point. You must reference
all resources used for your
research. Make use of relevant
images. Check for spelling and
grammar errors.
• You are more than welcome to
create a video, song, website or any
form of creative media when doing
this task. Please check wit your
teacher first though to make sure it
is appropriate.
Summer term 1: Homework

8. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
What are databases used for?
Who might use a database? And what
for?
• Complete the table below, an
example has been done for you.
Provide examples of who might use
a database and what for.
Who Why?/ What for
1. A newsagent • To keep details of their customers
and what is delivered to each
address
2.
3.
4.
5
Summer term 2: Homework

9. Distance Questions
Year 7 & 8

10. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
BINARY DATA:
1. What does the term ‘binary’ mean?
2. What is ‘binary data’?
3. Why does a computer only use
binary data?
• Use appropriate keywords, use
relevant images, provide examples
of binary data.

11. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
What is meant by open source
software?
Find three examples of open source
software.
• Type up/Handwrite detailed answers
to questions. Provide examples as
requested

12. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
What are the advantages of using a
database?
• Type up/Handwrite 3 advantages of
using a database

13. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
• What does the abbreviation HTML
mean?
• What are tags?
• What two characters surround a
tag?
• Type up/Handwrite detailed answers
to question.
• Students aiming for a Grade 6
should also give examples for each
question

14. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
• Explain the importance of HTML as
a standard for the creation of web
pages.
• Type up/Handwrite detailed answers
to question. Look online as well and
reference all resources used.

15. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
• Define the following keywords :
• Hyperlinks
• Hotspots
• Slideshow
• Transitions
• Animations
• Interactive
• Type up/Handwrite detailed answers
to the question. Look online as well
and reference all resources used.

16. Task: For your work to be successful you
must:
• How would you create a
hotspot/hyperlink in PowerPoint?
• How would you record or insert
sound into PowerPoint?
• Create a short guide/tutorial on how
this can be done using relevant
screen shots