Final Study Guide

Question 1

What is Technology?

Answer 1

Material, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Size; anything that makes your life easier, stronger, more effective, better than what you had before, etc…

Question 2

Explain + Example… Material

Answer 2

What something is made of, Dri-fit shirts: were made out of cotton or wool, but now we mixed them so they’re more comfortable

Question 3

Explain + Example… Mechanical

Answer 3

Used to have to do it by hand, anything that has moving parts, fan: it used just to be that you would a something thin and wave it, but they made it electrical, and now it moves by itself and creates a lot more air

Question 4

Explain + Example… Electrical

Answer 4

Anything that runs on electricity, lights: you used to have to use a candle which was dim and didn’t last forever, but now with light bulbs they electrical and you flip a switch and they shine brightly

Question 5

Explain + Example… Electronic

Answer 5

Anything you can program that runs on electricity, the scoreboard: it used to be a person would have to flip numbers and do the scores all by hand, but ever since it got a computer chip, it does it electronically and it’s a lot faster

Question 6

Explain + Example… Size

Answer 6

Anything that has gotten bigger or smaller that helps it to be more efficient, plane: it was originally only able to carry like 2 people but as it got bigger it has become more efficient and can now carry tons of people

Question 7

What are the Four Main functions of a computer?

Answer 7

input, process, storage, output

Question 8

What is Input

Answer 8

keyboard, mouse/trackpad

Question 9

What is Process?

Answer 9

CPU

Question 10

What is Storage?

Answer 10

RAM, SSD, HDD (hard disk drive)

Question 11

What is Output?

Answer 11

Screen, Printer, Speaker

Question 12

What are the Nine enemies of a computer?

Answer 12

• Corruption
• Drop
• Dust
• Hacker
• Heat
• Liquid
• Magnets
• Static
• Virus

Question 13

What are the Main three components?

Answer 13

CPU, RAM, and SSD

Question 14

Main Functions of the… CPU

Answer 14

Handles all communication between components and peripherals

Question 15

Main Functions of the… RAM

Answer 15

• Stores what current files/open files/ programs
• Temporary
• Short-term
• Only works when the computer is ON

Question 16

Main Functions of the… SSD

Answer 16

• Store saved files and programs
• Long-Term
• ON and OFF, open/closed
• All files

Question 17

Size measurements… smallest is the…

Answer 17

Bit

Question 18

Size measurements… order goes…

Answer 18

Bit, Byte, Kb, MB, GB, TB

Question 19

8 Bit =…

Answer 19

1 Byte

Question 20

Dates of the Internet…

Answer 20

1960s-1970s

Question 21

Purpose of the Internet…

Answer 21

Military

Question 22

What are the 3 Google apps (that we used)?

Answer 22

Sheets, Docs, and Drive

Question 23

What are the sharing options?

Answer 23

Editor, Viewer, Commenter

Question 24

What are the differences between the sharing options?

Answer 24

The editor can type on the document, the viewer can only view it, and the commenter can write ideas

Question 25

What are the similarities between the sharing options?

Answer 25

All have access to the document

Question 26

What are the 2 types of lists?

Answer 26

Bulleted (order doesn’t matter) and Numbered (order matters)

Question 27

What are Docs defaults?

Answer 27

Arial, size 11, *80 color options

Question 28

What is a hyperlink?

Answer 28

A link

Question 29

What are the main commands of Sheets?

Answer 29

Underline, Bold, Italics, Highlight, Color, Fill *80 colors

Question 30

What are Sheet defaults?

Answer 30

Arial, size 10, numbers move to right, letters to left

Question 31

What are the defaults for borders?

Answer 31

Default, black

Question 32

What are the alignments?

Answer 32

Horizontal - left, right, center, Vertical - top, middle, bottom

Question 33

How do series work in Sheets?

Answer 33

Well known you only need one, for numbers you need 2