Computers, PAMS

Computers

100

An electronic device that manipulates information, or "data." It has the ability to store, retrieve, and process data

What is a computer.

200

Any part of your computer that has a physical structure, such as the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Chip, Motherboard, Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Memory chip, Hard Drive, and VGA card.

What is hardware.

300

Any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do. It is what guides the hardware and tells it how to accomplish each task

What is software.

400

Contains instructions and setup for how your system should boot and how it operates.

What is Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)

500

What are programs like Google Docs, Google Slides called?

What is "Applications"

Computers 2

100

A computer document that stores data. These stay around after you have logged out.

What is a file

200

Microsoft is the company that makes Apple/Mac Computers T/F

False

300

These files record ways to perform various processing procedures on data.

What are programs or commands

400

What do you have to do in Google Sites if you make a change on a page and want your teacher to see it?

PUBLISH the site

500

If you become a famous computer programmer, who deserves 10% of your income?

Ms Burrell!!!

Computers 3

100

What is the programming language of Webpages?

HTML

200

This is a location where you can store and organized related files (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.). You can create any number of these and even store these inside other types of these.

What are folders.

300

These are a link to file, folder, drive (C, flashdrive) or Software Application Program (Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, etc.). These are placed on the Desktop for easy access to the file, folder, drive or Software Application Program.

What are shortcuts.

400

Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8), OS 10 and iOS, Android and Chrome OS are all a type of these.

What are operating systems.

500

Apple makes Samsung phones T/F

False

Computers 4

100

When you do this, you are making a duplicate of the original file that you can then modify independently of the original file. If you do this to a file, it is a good idea to give it a different name so that you'll remember which file is new and which file is the original.

What is copying and pasting.

200

When you do this to a file, you're moving the original file that you can then modify independently of the original file. If you do this to a file, the file no longer exists in the original location, the file only exists in the latter location.

What is cutting and pasting.

300

In a graphical user interface, this icon typically displays an arrow pointing to the left, that may be selected in order to return to the previous page or screen.

What is a back button.

400

This program within a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, is used to navigate the World Wide Web.

What is a browser.

500

How do you mark a website that you like a lot and want to return to it

What is a "favorite."

Computers 5

100

This is a button on the toolbar which allows you to revisit locations, typically displayed as an arrow to the right.

What is a forward button.

200

On a webpage, if text is blue and underlined and when clicked it takes you to another page - this text is called: 

What is a hyperlink.

300

This act or function updates the display on a screen or updates a webpage

What is refresh.

400

With this type of website or program you can search anything on the Internet

What is a search engine.

500

This button on the toolbar allows you to stop a download process.

What is the stop button.