Introduction
Definitions
Utility and Application Programs
Computer Health Problems for Kids
Random
100
What is input, processing, output, storage.
What are the four functions of a computer?
100
Output is data that has been processed into useful form.
What is output?
100
File management is making it easier to manage your files.
Define file management.
100
What is sitting comfortably in your chair.
What is the proper way to sit at the computer?
100
What is when you take a break from staring at the computer screen for too long.
What is break way?
200
What is the keyboard.
Give me an example of a piece of computer hardware.
200
Utility programs are used for maintaining your computers health, hardware, or data.
What are utility programs for?
200
what is temporarily.
Communication program...connect computers together to exchange information. A. Temporarily B. Always C. Sometimes D. All the above
200
What is right in front of you.
Where should the keyboard be placed?
200
What is right in front of you?
Where should your monitor be placed?
300
What is Microsoft windows.
Give me an example of computer software.
300
Application programs monitor the computer for the activity of viruses.
What are application programs?
300
What is sending information to someone without meeting them in person.
Email is good for what?
300
What is avoiding to bend your wrists too much since it makes it harder for your fingers to work.
What is "straight shot" with respect to keyboard?
300
What is searching the world wide web when you need something.
What is the computer used for?
400
What is hand-held, PDA Laptop
Give an example of three different types of computers.
400
A browser is a program that lets you navigate the world wide web. An example of this is Google.
What is a browser and give an example?
400
What is collection of data that you want to manage, rearrange, and add to later. An example is MS Access.
What is a data base and give an example?
400
What is holding the mouse lightly (not too hard ).
How should you hold the mouse?
400
What is if you have any data all that you want to keep around for a while.
What is a back up program?
500
a server runs a network of computers. It handles the sharing of equipment like printers and the communication between computers on the network.
Explain what a server does.
500
The operating system is a program that conducts the communication between the various pieces of hardware like the video card, sound card, and printer. We are using windows Xp.
What is an operating system? And which one are we currently using in the computer lab?
500
what is presentation program.
What kind of program is MS PowerPoint?
500
serial cable - sends only one bit at a time parallel cable - sends data 8 bits at a time USB cable - printer must be within 5 meters of the computer when connecting straight to the computer.
Describe the three kinds of cables used to connect printers.