Definiton:
USB-short for Universal Serial Bus- is a connection to the computer used by all sorts of devices like scanners, flash drives, cameras, etc.
Explanation:
USB ports and cables are used to connect devices such as printers, scanners, flash drives, external hard drives and more to a computer. In fact, USB has become so popular, it's even used in nontraditional computer-like devices such as video game consoles, wireless phones and more.
Sentence:
My printer is connected to my computer by a USB cord.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Vocabulary Word #23
Definition:
A device that links a computer to other computers through a telephone line.
Explanation:
The modem lets a computer send and receive binary data over a telephone line by changing the bits into sound waves that can be sent over the phone lines.
Sentence:
"You can always use a faster modem."
A device that links a computer to other computers through a telephone line.
Explanation:
The modem lets a computer send and receive binary data over a telephone line by changing the bits into sound waves that can be sent over the phone lines.
Sentence:
"You can always use a faster modem."
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Vocabulary Word #22
Definition:
An icon is a tiny picture on the screen that represents a program, file or folder.
Explanation:
Icons make it easy to find what you are looking for. To tell the computer to open a file, folder or program, double-click on the icon. To select an item, click only once on the icon.
Sentence:
"Double-click on the KidPix icon to launch the program."
Assignment: e-mail format
An icon is a tiny picture on the screen that represents a program, file or folder.
Explanation:
Icons make it easy to find what you are looking for. To tell the computer to open a file, folder or program, double-click on the icon. To select an item, click only once on the icon.
Sentence:
"Double-click on the KidPix icon to launch the program."
Assignment: e-mail format
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Vocabulary Word #21
Definition:
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also known as the processor.
Explanation:
The CPU processes data and instructions. It does calculations and does what the software programs tell it to do. The CPU is the most important part of a computer.
Sentence:
"You might say that the CPU runs the computer!"
Assignment:
letter format/email format with attachment
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also known as the processor.
Explanation:
The CPU processes data and instructions. It does calculations and does what the software programs tell it to do. The CPU is the most important part of a computer.
Sentence:
"You might say that the CPU runs the computer!"
Assignment:
letter format/email format with attachment
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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: letter format, binary code
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: letter format, binary code
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Vocabulary Word #19
Definition:
A 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 jump drives. 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:
Letter Format
A 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 jump drives. 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:
Letter Format
Friday, December 2, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Vocabulary Word #18
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: QUIZ TOMORROW WORDS !-18
E-mail format
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: QUIZ TOMORROW WORDS !-18
E-mail format
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