Intro to Tech (S1)

Question 1

What is Technology?

Answer 1

Material, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Size.
Anything that makes something more efficient, cost-effective, last longer, easier to use, stronger

Question 2

Explain + Example… Material

Answer 2

What something is made of.
Dri-fit shirts: It was made up of natural fibres. Now we can air dry it with all those material blends for clothing that make it more suitable.

Question 3

Explain + Example… Mechanical

Answer 3

Anything that has moving mechanisms.
Fans: Before it was made by people swinging leaves at one another, now we have powered ones and no human labour for the fan to move.

Question 4

Explain + Example… Electrical

Answer 4

Anything that runs on power/electricity.
Lights: Before we had candles and the sun. Now we have artificial lighting to see in the dark.

Question 5

Explain + Example… Electronic

Answer 5

Has power and digital processing.
Digital Clock: Before we had to use the sun to tell what time it was. Now we can put a clock in our pockets, so we don’t have to go blind studying the sun

Question 6

Explain + Example… Size

Answer 6

Anything that has gotten bigger or smaller that helps it to be more efficient.
Computer: Before, computers could cover an entire acre of land just for a few things they could do, now we have portable laptops that can do a lot more and have less space taken up.

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

Liquid, Heat, Hacker, Drop, Virus, Magnets, Static, Corruption, Dust.

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 all components and peripherals.

Question 15

Main Functions of the… RAM

Answer 15

Stores what current files you are using, opens files, and programs, is Temporary, and short-term, and 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 or comments.

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 built-in 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 built-in colors.

Question 30

What are Sheet defaults?

Answer 30

Arial, size 10, numbers: right align, letters: left align.

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 autofill series work in Sheets?

Answer 33

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