Thursday, October 4, 2007

2.3

1.
Name two examples of financial and accounting software.

quicken and microsoft money

2.
Name one drawback to upgrading software.

reduced prices

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

upgrading

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

2.2

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


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


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


4.
What is the primary storage for most personal computers?
take of care of it
ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : __house___
1. cover
2. house
3. sky

feral
Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem
1. wild as a tiger.
2. smart as a whip.
3. timid as a mouse.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Monday, October 1, 2007


1. How many bytes in a Terabyte (TB)?2

2. How many Kilobytes (KBs) in a 100MB file?50

3. How many bits are used in the word “computer”?1

4. Write your first name in binary. demica