Friday, October 5, 2007

Letter to You!!

Analogy Vocabulary Tech Talk 2.5

1. Name one output device used by architects.
plotters


2. Name two examples of specialized output devices used by the visually impaired.
voice synthesizer, braille


3. Name an example of a video game device that can be considered input and output.
joysticks


4. What is the purpose of voice recognition software?
lets handicapped users speak computer input commands

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM
PARCHEESI : GAME :: jazz : _____
music

WORD
acme
You would probably say that the acme of Benji's career was when he
became a movie and television star.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Analogy Vocabulary Tech Talk 2.4

1. The ____ is a network user (or computer) that connects into the network to request or order information from the server.
client

2. The ____ is a computer that works behind-the-scenes in a network to provide shared resources to network users.
server

3. Name two ways a client computer can connect to the network.
physical or infared

4. An Internet connection that supports a wide range of frequencies and multiple signals is known as ____.
broadband

TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____
house


feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem
wild as a tiger.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Analogy Vocabulary Tech Talk 2.3

1. Name two examples of financial and accounting software.
quicken
microsoft money

2.Name one drawback to upgrading software.
incompatibility with older hardware and software

3.Software applies rules, called ____, to data in a way that allows a computer to process information.
algorithms

4.Identify the part of the following filename that indicates the type of data it contains: 010106_MyResearchPaper.doc


CAKE : BATTER :: window : _____
glass

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
perfunctory
Before leaving the house Sandy gave the dog a perfunctory hug—
it was just a quick squeeze.

More Movies...again

Befooooore:


Afteeeer:

Hannah Patrick and Joyce!!!



Hannah Patrick and Joyce's Genres!! :D

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

MORE MOVIES


PATRICK AND HANNAH'S MOVIES!!!


PATRICK AND HANNH'S GENRES!!!

MOVIEEES!

IGNORE THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!!! To many movies...i cant count

Analogy Vocabulary Bits and Bytes 2.2

1. What type of storage device is ideal to transfer data from one computer system to another?

Portable

2. What is one three-letter extension for a graphics file?

.jpg

3. What is a method of safeguarding data in the event of a virus or computer crash?

regularly backing up files

4. What is the primary storage for most personal computers?

Hard Drive

SNEAKY : FORTHRIGHT :: generous : _____
stingy

What does it mean?
skulk
If you decided to skulk through the school, you might look like
a spy.

Monday, October 1, 2007

10 Movies

-Romeo + Juliet
~1996
*Crime/Drama/Romance

-Titanic
~1997
*Adventure/Drama/Romance

-Mr. & Mrs. Smith
~2005
*Action/ Comedy/ Romance/ Thriller

-Mirror Mask
~2005
*Adventure/ Drama/ Family/ Fantasy

-Clue
~1985
*Comedy/ Crime/ Mystery

-Reno 911 Miami
~2007
*Comedy/ Crime

-AlphaDog
~2006
*Crime/ Drama

-Jackass Number 2
~2006
*Documentary/ Comedy

-Beauty and the Beast
~1991
*Family/ Fantasy/ Musical/ Romance

-Ferngully
~1992
*Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy

-The Phantm of the Opera
~2004
*Drama/ Fantasy/ Musical/ Romance

Analogy Vocabulary Bits and Bytes 2.1

1.
How many bytes in a Terabyte (TB)?
1,000,000,000,000


2.
How many Kilobytes (KBs) in a 100MB file?
100,000


3.
How many bits are used in the word “computer”?
64


4.
Write your first name in binary.
01001000 01000001 01001110 01001110 01000001 01001000
H A N N A H

What word completes the analogy?
HAIRBRUSH : BRISTLED :: _____ : mythical
dragon

Word Quiz
deface
Someone might deface a wall by
using spray paint to mess it up.