Wednesday, May 14, 2008

exercise 2

Microsoft Windows XP

76487-641-2117485-23081

Celeron(r) CPU 2.66GHz

1.24 Gb Of RAM.

Sounds, Video and game controllers
-Audio Codecs
Processors
-Intel(r) Celeron(R) CPU 2.66 GHz

Exercise 1


Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Vocabulary

Mainframes- perform multiple tasks for many users

Supercomputers- processing trillions of calculations per second

Minicomputers- smaller multiuser systems

Professional Workstation- meets the needs of users requiring more computing power than a personal computer

IBM and IBM-Compatible Computers- personal computers

Apple Computers- personal computer

Hardware- encompasses all the physical components of a computer system

System Unit- case that houses the computer's internal processing circuitry

Motherboard- main circuit board

Central Processing Unit (CPU)- responsible for performing all of the artithmetic and logical instructions that the computer can do

Read-Only Memory (ROM)- information can be used by the computer at any time even when it is turned off

Random Access Memory (RAM)- data stored temporarily, data is erased when power is turned off

Expansion Slots- connections that let you install expansion boards

Input Devices- external to the system unit and are attached to it using specific connectors and ports

Output Devices- shows results of the computer's processing

Hard Drive- the storage device at the heart of most computer system

Flash Memory- Megabytes of data on small, thin, rectangular cards using a type of chip

Operating System- (OS)- the software program that oversees and controls everything that happens while your computer is turned on

User Interface- the weay in which the user interacts with the computer

System Software- pragrams that help operate and maintain your computer's data management tasks

Platform- the combination of a specific type of a computer system and specific version of operating system

Syntax- things used to communicate with the computer by using the computer

Graphical User Interface (GUI)- lets users point and click on recognizable, intuitive, and consistent objects, eliminating the need to memorize complex commands

Linux- a powerful operating system for PCs based on Unix

Utility Programs- the other part of the system software, performs "behind the scenes"

Monday, March 3, 2008

Daquan-Oregon

1. Year of statehood-150 years,February 14, 1859

2. Populations-3,700,758

3. Capital-Salem

4. Motto-Alis Volat Propiis

5. Bird- Western Meadowlark

6. Flower- Oregon Grape

7. Tree- Douglas Fir

8. Song Title- Oregon, My Oregon

9. Save a picture of the state flag, state shape, state bird, state flower, and state tree to your server folder. (Right click on the picture on the interent/save picture or image) List the filenames below that you used to save the picture
-o. flag
-oregon
-o. bird
-o. tree
-o. flower


10. Find 2 popular tourist attractions located in your state and know the following information for each ( Museum, Universities, National Forest, State Parks, Sports Team)
a. Name of each attraction

1. Prehistoric Gardens

2.Washington Park

b. The city where each attraction is located.
1. Port Orford, Oregon

2. Portland
c. Give a brief description of each attraction
1. Port Orford is a great place for prehistoric monsters. It's a genuine rain forest, sheltered in a small valley, mild in climate, drenched with rainfall; a place overrun with giant ferns, drippy mosses, and black muck soil that's not good for much else.

2. is a public urban park in Portland, Oregon. Its features include a zoo, forestry center, arboretum, children's museum, amphitheatre, archery range, tennis courts, and many acres of wild forest with miles of trails

d. Save a picture of each tourist attraction to your server folder (ID#) List below the filenames you used when you saved the pictures.



11. Find 4 fast facts about your state. Remember you are trying to entertain so pick interesting facts that make your state UNIQUE.
a. Formed more than 6,500 years ago, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. It is the only lake to be formed in the remains of a volcano and its crystal-blue waters are known around the world.

b. Mill Ends Park in Portland, the world’s smallest official park, measures two feet across. It was created in 1948 for the leprechauns, and a place to hold snail races on St. Patrick’s Day.

c. In 1905, the largest log cabin in the world was built in honor of the Lewis and Clark expedition

d.The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, built in 1880, is currently used as the site of the final resting place of up to 467,000 cremated individuals.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Vocabulary #2

color scheme -The eight colors used in the design of a PowerPoint presentation-colors for backgrounds, fonts, hyperlinks, etc. A presentation's color scgemem varies depending on the design template used in the presentation.
design template -A flile that contains the preprogrammed formatting available fro a powerpoint presentation, such as colors, background design, fonts, and bullets.
slide layout-A particular combination of placeholders on a Powerpoint slide, reserving space for text and/or graphical elments.

Friday, January 11, 2008

VOCABULARY

placeholder-A PRESET LOCATION RESEVING SPACE FOR A SLIDE ELEMENT

title area -A PLACE HOLDER THAT RESEVES SPACE FOR ASLIDE'S TITLE.

text area -A PLACEHOLDER THAT RESEVES SPACEFOR A SUBTITLE OR A NUMBERED OR BULLETED LIST.

object area-A PLACEHOLER ON POWER POINTSLIDE THAT ISRESERVING SPACE FOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TABLES,CHARTS, ORGRAPHIC IMAGES.

Rich Text Format (RTF) -A FILE FORMAT WITH THE EXTNSIONS ,RFT THAT ENABLES THE TEXT IN THE FILE

AutoContent Wizard (pg. 488)

boilerplate text (pg. 488)

indent level-A NUMBER THAT INDENT AND IMPORTANCE OF A SUBTITLE IN RELATION TO THE TITLE.

promote-TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF A SUBTITLE SO THAT IT HAS A SMALLER INDENT AND A LARGER TYPE SIZE.

demote-TO LOWER THE LEVEL OF A SUBTITILE SO THAT IT HAS A LARGER INDENT AND A SMALLER TYPE SIZE.

object-A NONTEXT ELEMENT SUCH AS A CHART,TABLE,CLIP ART IMAGE, PICTURES,PHOTO OR ANOTHER TYPE OF INFORMATION.

subtitle-ANY TEXT IN ONE OR TWO COLUMNS, OR A BULLETED ITEM IN A LIST, THAT FOLLOWS THE TITLE AND GIVES MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE TITLE.