Definition:
megabyte-is a unit of measure equal to 1,048,576 bytes, which is about a million bytes.
Explanation:
"Mega" means "million." Measuring the number of megabytes tells you how big a file, a hard drive or your memory capacity is, by counting millions of bytes.
Sentence:
"The Home Page program is 1.6 megabytes."
Assignment:
Internet Search
Study for Vocabulary Quiz #3
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Vocabulary Word #17
Definition:
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: Internet Search
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: Internet Search
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Vocabulary Word #16
Definition:
HTML:is known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages.
Explanation:
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the coded instructions that tell a browser how and where to place information, graphics and links on a web page.
Sentence:
"I changed the HTML to put a link to NASA at the top of my web page."
Assignment:
World Wide Math
HTML:is known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages.
Explanation:
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the coded instructions that tell a browser how and where to place information, graphics and links on a web page.
Sentence:
"I changed the HTML to put a link to NASA at the top of my web page."
Assignment:
World Wide Math
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Vocabulary Word #15
Definition:
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:
Math Fact Search
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:
Math Fact Search
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Vocabulary Word #14
Definiton:
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:
MS Word/Internet Math Facts
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:
MS Word/Internet Math Facts
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Vocabulary Word #13
Definition:
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:
Review for Word Quiz
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:
Review for Word Quiz
Friday, September 16, 2011
Vocabulary Quiz
Vocabulary Quiz Words 7-12 Today!!
after quiz please go into Type to Learn 4 or Keyboarding games on Website.
after quiz please go into Type to Learn 4 or Keyboarding games on Website.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Vocabulary Word #12
Definition:
Software- is the programs that run on your computer
Explanation:
Software is made up of instructions that tell the computer what to do. It is stored on disks in bits and bytes. Kidpix and Word are examples of software.
Sentence:
"Please load the Kidpix Software on the computer."
Assignment:
Go over Quiz. Review for Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
Software- is the programs that run on your computer
Explanation:
Software is made up of instructions that tell the computer what to do. It is stored on disks in bits and bytes. Kidpix and Word are examples of software.
Sentence:
"Please load the Kidpix Software on the computer."
Assignment:
Go over Quiz. Review for Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Vocabulary Word #11
Definition:
URL-is the address of a website on the World Wide Web
Explanation:
To visit a website, you type the URL into a browser. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Other Internet resources have URL's, too. but if teh URL starts with "http://" then you know its on the World Wide Web.
Sentence:
The URL for the NASA website is http://www.nasa.gov
Assignment:
Quiz Today
URL-is the address of a website on the World Wide Web
Explanation:
To visit a website, you type the URL into a browser. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Other Internet resources have URL's, too. but if teh URL starts with "http://" then you know its on the World Wide Web.
Sentence:
The URL for the NASA website is http://www.nasa.gov
Assignment:
Quiz Today
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Vocabulary Word #10
Definition:
e-mail- is a way of sending messages from one computer to another
Explanation:
E-mail stands for "electronic mail." You send a message to someone, with attachments such as photos or files, using a modem or network. The message waits in another computer until the person goes online to get it.
Sentence:
"I got e-mail from Aunt Sue in Hawaii."
Assignment:
practice Word Quiz. Quiz tomorrow!!
e-mail- is a way of sending messages from one computer to another
Explanation:
E-mail stands for "electronic mail." You send a message to someone, with attachments such as photos or files, using a modem or network. The message waits in another computer until the person goes online to get it.
Sentence:
"I got e-mail from Aunt Sue in Hawaii."
Assignment:
practice Word Quiz. Quiz tomorrow!!
Friday, September 9, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Vocabulary Word #9
Definition:
Internet is millions of computers around the world connected to each other.
Explanation:
When you're on the Internet, your computer is connected to others by networks of telephone wire, cable and satellite. The Web, e-mail, chat, and newsgroups are things you can do on the Internet.
Sentence:
"Is this computer on the Internet?"
Assignment:
Word Assignment
Internet is millions of computers around the world connected to each other.
Explanation:
When you're on the Internet, your computer is connected to others by networks of telephone wire, cable and satellite. The Web, e-mail, chat, and newsgroups are things you can do on the Internet.
Sentence:
"Is this computer on the Internet?"
Assignment:
Word Assignment
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Vocabulary Word #8
Definition:
hard disk is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information.
Explanation:
The hard disk has a magnetic coating. It is sealed into the hard drive and often installed inside the computer where you can't see it.
Sentence:
"Let's save our HyperStudio stack in the Student Folder on the hard drive."
Assignment:
word menus continued
hard disk is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information.
Explanation:
The hard disk has a magnetic coating. It is sealed into the hard drive and often installed inside the computer where you can't see it.
Sentence:
"Let's save our HyperStudio stack in the Student Folder on the hard drive."
Assignment:
word menus continued
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Vocabulary Word #7
Definition:
Pixel-is a tiny dot of light on the monitor.
Explanation:
"Pixel" stands for Picture Element. It is the smallest part of every image you see on the monitor. The color of a pixel is partly determined by how many bits (on/off units) are used to store the pixel.
Sentence:
"This icon is 32 pixels wide by 32 pixels tall. It contains a total of 1024 pixels."
Assignment:
word menus
Pixel-is a tiny dot of light on the monitor.
Explanation:
"Pixel" stands for Picture Element. It is the smallest part of every image you see on the monitor. The color of a pixel is partly determined by how many bits (on/off units) are used to store the pixel.
Sentence:
"This icon is 32 pixels wide by 32 pixels tall. It contains a total of 1024 pixels."
Assignment:
word menus
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Vocabulary Word #6
Definition:
WWW-World Wide Web-the web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more.
Explanation:
A website can have many pages; the first is the Home Page. You use browser to point and click your way to other pages or to do research.
Sentence:
Do you have a site on the Web?
Assignment:
continue Internet Search and Internet Safety
WWW-World Wide Web-the web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more.
Explanation:
A website can have many pages; the first is the Home Page. You use browser to point and click your way to other pages or to do research.
Sentence:
Do you have a site on the Web?
Assignment:
continue Internet Search and Internet Safety
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