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Term: 1st Term

Week: 9

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Computer studies

Topic:-       Generations of computer

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Discuss the fifth generation of computers
  2. Mention examples of fifth generation of computers
  3. State the features of fifth generation of computers

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on the generations of computer

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She discusses the fifth generation of computers and lists examples

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She states and explains the features of the fifth generation of computers

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

GENERATION OF COMPUTERS

5th Generation of Computer (1980 to till date)

These are computers from 1980 to date. It uses Ultra Large Scale Integration (ULSI) technology. It supports Parallel processing hardware and Artificial Intelligence (AI) software.

It support all the high-level languages like

  1. C ii. C++ iii. Java.Net etc

Examples are;

  1. Desktop
  2. Laptop
  3. Notebook
  4. Ultra-book
  5. Chrome-book etc

FEATURES OR CHARACTERISTICS

  1. Based on ULSI (Ultra Large Scale Integration) technology
  2. True artificial intelligence
  3. Multimedia features
  4. Development of Natural language processing
  5. More user-friendly interface
  6. Advancement in Parallel Processing
  7. Advancement in Superconductor technology
  8. Faster Solid State Drive (SSD) memory and It is faster than Hard Disk Drives (HDD).
  9. Availability of very powerful and compact computers at cheaper rates.

EVALUATION:    1. Discuss briefly the fifth generation of computers

  1. List two examples of the fifth generation computers
  2. State four features of the fifth generation of computers

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively