Year 7 - Hardware vs Software 2026

• Computing
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Year 7 - Hardware vs Software 2026

THINK

PAIR

Windows, IOS, Android, OSX and Linux are what type of software?

1. Utility
2. Application
3. System
4. I don't know yet

Word processor is what type of software?

1. Utility
2. Application
3. System
4. I don't know yet

Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and Brave are what type of software?

1. Utility
2. Application
3. System
4. I don't know yet

Share 3 apps you use frequently,
How do they help you?

Antivirus is what type of software?

1. Utility
2. Application
3. System
4. I don't know yet

File explore is what type of software?

1. Utility
2. Application
3. System
4. I don't know yet

Utilities - Drag and drop: 

Which text describes the icons?

Deleting data

Tracking devices

Software Updates

Firewall

Antivirus

User accounts

Managing files

Look at the images,
what do you think
the system software does?

Operating Systems

• The operating system is part of the System Software.

• All computers have an operating system, they cannot function without one.

• It manages and monitors all system resources

• It also allows the software to communicate with the hardware.

Word processors like Google Docs are...

1. Application software
2. Utility software
3. Operating systems
4. Apple software

Web browsers like Edge are...

1. Application software
2. Utility software
3. Operating systems
4. Microsoft software

Firewalls and antivirus are...

1. Application software
2. Utility software
3. Operating systems
4. Android software

Image editing software like Photoshop is...

1. Application software
2. Utility software
3. Operating system
4. Linux software

Android is...

1. Application software
2. Utility software
3. Operating system
4. Hardware

Extension task

Choose a software that is either application, utilities or systems and create a poster in Canva explaining what it is with suitable examples.

“This software is classed as … because …”; 

“An example of this software is …”; 

“This software is important because …”