Vocabulary Word #17

Gigabyte: is a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes.

Explanation:
"Giga" means "billion." Measuring the number of gigabytes tells you how big your hard drive is, by counting billions of bytes.

Sentence:
"The size of my new hard drive is 200 gigabytes

Assignment: continue PowerPoint. Start presenting next class.

Vocabulary Word 16

Download: to download a file is to get it from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or floppy disk.

Explanation:
Download means "receive." You can download many kinds of files from the Internet, including images and software.

Sentence:
"Let's download the image of Lincoln."

Assignment:
continue with PowerPoint --Internet Safety-Cyberbullying-Social Networking

Friday Assignment

Assignment:
continue research on PowerPoint topic and start creating PowerPoint Presentation.

Vocabulary Words:
-Chat
-Computer
-Cursor

Vocabulary Word # 15

Cursor: A blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go.

Explanation:
In the example above, the I-beam is used to put the cursor in place. The definition of cursor is changing; I-beams and other pointers are often called cursors.

Sentence:
"Put the cursor before the letter N."

Assignment:
Social Networking Assignment. Start PowerPoint Research

Vocabulary Word #14

Computer: is an electronic machine that
1) takes in data and instructions (input)
2) works with the data (processing)
3) puts out information (output)

Explanation:
Computers are made of HARDWARE
- input devices like the keyboard and mouse
- the CPU and memory
- storage devices like hard drives
- output devices like printers and monitors

and SOFTWARE
- the instructions that tell the computer what to do)
- system software
- programs (application software)

Assignment:
Finish Cyberbullying #1-start #2. Start Social Networking Project.

Vocabulary Word #13

Chat: is a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer.

Explanation:
People chat on the Internet and on commercial services. Many people can chat at once in a "chat room."

Sentence:
"I had a chat with Aunt Sue over the Internet."

Assignment:
continue cyberbullying assignment. Quizzes and Internet Safety Assignment are grades in you network folders.

Friday Assignment

Assignment:
The next assignment--- you will be picking a topic to present to the class.

The topics are:
* Internet Safety
* Cyberbullying
* Social Networking

Be thinking about which topic you would like to discuss;)
Have A Great Weekend!!!

Vocabulary Quiz

Vocabulary Quiz #2 GOOD LUCK;)

WORDS and Definitions:

Words:

Browser
Memory
Monitor
CDROM
Cable
backup

Defintions:
1. Name an Internet Browser
2. What is a homepage?
3. Name a software program
4. What does .com mean?
5. What does .org mean?
6. What does .gov mean?
7. Name a piece of hardware

Vocabulary Word #12

CD-ROM: A round, shiny portable disk that stores large amounts of software and information.

Explanation:
CD-ROM stands for Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. Years ago, you could only "read" information from most CD-ROMs. Now you can also "write" (save) information on them.

Sentence:
"Let's see if the Grolier CD-ROM has any information about earthquakes."

Assignment: Internet Safety and Cyberbullying
Study For Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow!!

WORDS and Definitions:

Words
Browser
Memory
Monitor
CDROM
Cable
backup

Defintions:
1. Name an Internet Browser
2. What is a homepage?
3. Name a software program
4. What does .com mean?
5. What does .org mean?
6. What does .gov mean?
7. Name a piece of hardware

Vocabulary Word #11

Cable: is a long, rubber-coated bundle of wires, with plugs on either end, that connects computer parts.

Explanation:
You need a different cable for each device you hook up to your computer. Each end plugs into a port.

Sentence:
"My printer didn't work because one end of the cable wasn't plugged in."

Assignment: finish Internet Safety Assignment, if not finished come in for Study Hall today and tomorrow.

Note: Cables are also used to connect computers to other computers, and networks to other networks.

Friday Catch-up Day

Quiz
Vocabulary Quiz will be next Thursday-due to the Snow Days.
Vocabulary Words 7-12

Assignment
continue Internet Safety Assignment

Vocabulary Word #10

Backup:An extra copy of a document, file or program.

Explanation:
You should make backups of all important work. A backup of a file on the hard drive can be saved on a floppy or zip disk. A backup of a floppy disk file can be on the hard drive or another floppy or zip disk.

Sentence:
"Don't forget to make a backup of your book report!"

Assignment: continue Internet Safety Assignment