Computer Basics Review1. A computer (like the desktop Dell computers in class) is a box which has the basic parts to make a computer run. This box is called the

or the

2. Inside the box is the CPU which performs all of the calculations to make the computer run, and is a factor in the speed of the computer. The CPU is often called because everything that goes on in your PC at some point goes through your CPU.

3. Computer memory which can be used by computer programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on is called

The more applications you have open or you are working with a software that uses a lot of graphics or games with many features memory size is important to ba able to control everything. This is why the computer is freezing if you are running too many services with low RAM

4. When your computer has a lot of programs open and runs out of memory this is called

5..Do you know what the “three finger salute” is and why would you use it?

6. A computer is used for storing software programs and also files you create or download.This is My Computer where you can see all the drives (drives are basically used for storage)Which drive (what letter) are most of the files stored?

7. What else is this drive called

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete freezing

8. There is a D: Drive in My Computer. What is the D: drive used for

9. What software program is in that drive?

10. What drive do we save files to in the computer lab? A C M

11. What is this called?

12. When it goes into the computer, what drive letter is it? C M D E

13. What are 3 ways you can move a file from 1 computer to another?

Peripheral devices are just hardware items for your computer like a mouse. They get connected to the computer to do different tasks.

14. List 3 other peripherals

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete Freezing

Flash drive keyboard Attach file to email

Upload to web lockers

monitor speakers

CD Rom drive USB drive M: drive

The Operating System

Windows is the operating system used with pcs.

15. What company created Windows?

Mac OS X is an operating system developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc

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16. What does an Operating system do?

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17. When you are working with many applications open and you switch from one to another, this is called

One of the jobs an Operating system does is to manage files and folders.This is what a files looks like: this is a folder:

18. What are folders used for?

19. The 3 letter file extension .doc tells the operating system what software program (Microsoft Word) it needs to open up. What is the program that opens up when you click on these files?

.ppt

.xls

.pub

.kpx

.html

.jpg or .gif

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete Freezing

Flash drive keyboard Attach file to email

Upload to web lockers

monitor speakers

CD Rom drive USB drive M: drivePowerPoint Stores files KidPixImage files Publisher organize and control

hardware and softwareLets you communicate with the computer

The most important program that runs on a computer

Web page

20. One of these icons is the real file and should never be deleted. One of the files is a shortcut.Label them

An application is software that needs to be installed onto the computer’s hard drive - in order for it to work

21. What is Microsoft Office? (What is the software that is in it & what does each one do?)

22. List 4 different software applications other than Microsoft Office

23. We will be learning more about Web 2.0. These are Web applications that are used on the Internet & not software that is installed on the computer. List 4 different Web 2.0 applications that you have used.

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Word bankCD Rom drive USB drive M: drivePowerPoint Stores files KidPixImage files Publisher organize and control

hardware and softwareExcel Outlook Web pageLets you communicate with the computer

The most important program that runs on a computer

WordWord processing Presentation software Math &

spreadsheetsEmail Creates posters, cards,

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