Thursday, October 11, 2007

1. Glencoe's Online Keyboarding Lesson 3- (10 minutes)- MAVIS
2. WARM UP
What word completes the analogy?
(What is an analogy?)
KITTEN : MILK :: 3. wet : rain
1. storm
2. garden
3. wet

What does it mean?
viscous
"I was going to get one of those lizards," said Willa, "but they are too viscous.

1. "They can bite for no reason."
2. "They have a slimy feel."
3. "They hide all day long."

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Your Results:


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Name two types of telephone networks.

Your Answer: Sound (voice), Images (fax documents)





2
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Why are telephone and Internet networks able to function across countries?

Your Answer: Satellite





3
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Name four different types of Internet connections.

Your Answer: Dial-up modem, Cable modem, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), Wireless





4
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What are the three types of information transmitted on the telephone network?

Your Answer: Sound (voice) Images (fax documents) Data (modem)

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Your Results:


1
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Name two examples of financial and accounting software.

Your Answer: Quicken Microsoft Money





2
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Name one drawback to upgrading software.

Your Answer: Drawbacks could include incompatibility with older hardware and software, conflicts with existing programs, and the time it takes to learn new software.





3
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Software applies rules, called ____, to data in a way that allows a computer to process information.

Your Answer: algorithms





4
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Identify the part of the following filename that indicates the type of data it contains: 010106_MyResearchPaper.doc

Your Answer: programming,debugging,beta review
Your Results:


1
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What type of storage device is ideal to transfer data from one computer system to another?

Your Answer: Portable storage





2
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What is one three-letter extension for a graphics file?

Your Answer: .bmp, .gif, and .jpg for graphics .wav and .mp3 for audio .mov for QuickTime video





3
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What is a method of safeguarding data in the event of a virus or computer crash?

Your Answer: It is important to regularly back up files to a safe location. Not only will this safeguard valuable information in case of a computer crash, but it will also allow full hard drives to be cleared out for new data.





4
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What is the primary storage for most personal computers?

Your Answer: Hard drive
ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____
1. cover
2. house
3. sky

feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem
1. wild as a tiger.
2. smart as a whip.
3. timid as a mouse

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Monday, October 1, 2007

1.
How many bytes in a Terabyte (TB)?
4000

2.
How many Kilobytes (KBs) in a 100MB file?
100000

3.
How many bits are used in the word “computer”?
64
4.
Write your first name in binary.
J=01001010
O=01001111
H=01001000
N=01001110
N=01001110
Y=01011001