Vocab 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 Safety

Vocab Word #5

Definition:
Browser: a program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.

Explanation:
A browser helps you link to pages on websites around the world. To find a website, type in a URL (web address) or click a link or a button in the toolbar.

Sentence:
"What is your favorite browser, Firefox or Explorer?"

Assignment:
Internet Safety

Vocab Word #4

Definition:
Memory: Memory is temporary storage space on chips in your computer.

Explanation:
Memory holds programs and data temporarily while you use them. RAM is the most important kind of memory, and "memory" usually refers to RAM.

Sentence:
"I have so much memory I can run several programs at once."

Assignment: Internet Safety

Vocab Word #3

Definition:
Monitor- is the TV-like part of the computer that you look at to see information.

Explanation:
Monitors are sometimes called displays or screens. "Screen" refers to the glass front only, while "monitor" refers to the screen, the case and everything inside the case. Information on a monitor is displayed in pixels.

Sentence:
"Look at the monitor to see my slide show on volcanoes."

Assignment: Internet Search_web

Friday's

No Vocab

Keyboarding with Pandora

Assignment:
Internet Search_web

Vocab Word #2

Definition:
Network: is a number of computers connected together to share information and hardware.

Explanation:
A Local Area Network (LAN) is small, perhaps a few computer together.
A Wide Area Network (WAN) is large, with many computers linked between towns or countries.

Sentence:
"Let's get on the network and send e-mail to Jane."

Assignment:
Internet Search_WEB

Vocab Word #1

Welcome Back
Welcome Back to Technology. This is the first Vocabulary word.

Word:
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

Assignment:
-expectations
-keyboarding
-folders
-Internet Search_web

Vocabulary Quiz Word 1-10

Vocabulary Quiz 1-10!!!!!

Computer
Network
Monitor
Memory
Browser
WWW
Pixel
Hard disk
Internet
e-mail

Assignment: continue Evaluating Website with partner

Vocabulary Word #20

Definition:
Binary-means "two," or "base two." The binary system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1.

Explanation:
Computers use the binary system to work with data. All data in the computer is stored in binary code as 1's and 0's (bits). For example, the letter "A" is stored as 01000001.

Sentence:
"The decimal number 186 is the binary number 10111010."

Assignment:
continue Internet Search_WEB, study for Vocab Quiz 1-10

Vocabulary Word #19

Definition:
virus- is a computer program that was written to purposely damage computer systems.

Explanation:
Your computer can get a virus from another computer, through modems, networks or disks. You can protect your computer from viruses by using virus protection software, and by only downloading programs from sources you trust.

Sentence:
"My computer got a virus from the game I downloaded from the Internet."

Assignment:
continue Internet Search WEB