Operating Systems
Emerging Technology
Microcomputer
Microsoft Application
Acronyms
100

What four operating systems did we discuss?

*Must be signed/spelled correctly

*Windows

*Mac

*Linux

*DOS

100

Which one uses wires and cables to connect to the network?

Home Network
100

Give 1 example of a microcomputer

Laptop

100

What are all the Microsoft Applications we have learned about so far?


Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Access

100

What does DOS stand for?

D-

O-

S-

Disk

Operating 

System

200

Which two operating systems are owned by Microsoft?

Windows

DOS

200

What is the difference between Wireless Network and Home Network?

Wireless = No wires

Home Network = 1 place, with wires

200

Which part of the microcomputer is like the brain?

CPU

200

Which Microsoft Application is best for writing a story?

Word

200

What does CPU stand for?

C-

P-

U-

Central 

Processing

Unit

300

This is the 1st operating system

DOS

300

This technology works with really small things

Nanotechnology

300

Which part of the microcomputer looks like a chocolate bar?

RAM

300

Google has its own version of this, it is called Google Slides. What is Microsoft's version?

PowerPoint

300

What does GUI stand for?

G-

U-

I-

Graphical 

User

Interface

400

The most popular and widely used operating system

Windows

400

The technology used to create GPS

Satellite

400

What are the two storage parts of the microcomputer called AND how are they different?

Hard Drive- Long term memory

RAM- Short term memory

400
What is the difference between Excel and Access?

Excel - Uses formulas for budgeting and tracking information

Access- Used for A LOT of information

400

What does RAM stand for?

R-

A- 

M-

Random 

Access

Memory

500

What is the difference between command line and GUI?

Command line is code

GUI allows you to interact with your computer

500

Explain how nanotechnology can kill cancer. BE SPECIFIC

1st - Nanotechnology is used to enter blood stream

2nd- Nanotechnology attaches to the cancer

3rd- Nanotechnology destroys the cancer

500

How do input and output devices communicate with each other and the CPU?

Input -> CPU -> Output

500

Which Microsoft Application would most people say is the hardest to use?

Access

500

DOUBLE POINTS!!!!! Worth 1000

What does GPS stand for?

G-

P-

S-

Global 

Positioning 

System