LAC 28:CIV.301. Hardware and Software

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Identify and select the appropriate hardware to complete computing tasks. 2. Identify and select the appropriate software to complete computing tasks. 3. Evaluate hardware and software types to meet users’ needs in completing various computing tasks. B. Grade Band: 6-8. By the end of eighth grade, students will: 1. Analyze the functions and interactions of core components within a computer system. 2. Explain how hardware and software components work together to perform specific tasks. C. Grade Band: 9-12. By the end of twelfth grade, students will: 1. Explain how abstractions hide the underlying implementation details of computing systems embedded in everyday things. 2. Analyze the levels of interactions between application software and system software as well as the hardware layers.