Nativity Technology

Computer Questions
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

 

Directions: 
Answer the following questions in your own words - using your knowledge and other websites.
You need to be in Netscape.
Click on File/Edit Page and then type the answers below each question.

Save File:
SAVE in your folder (student/upper/grade/yourname) - SAVE AS: computerquestions



Computer Questions

Directions: 
Type the question and answer using Netscape Composer
 (note - click on the little icon below that looks like paper & pencil).
 The answers need to be complete sentences.


Computer Questions #1

Use the following link to help you answer the following:

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113882/homepage.shtml

What is a computer?
  1. What is Hardware? List some basic Hardware components in the computer.

  2. What is Software? List some software programs that you have used or are familiar with.

  3. What are input/output devices? Name 4 of them.

  4. What are the different types of memory?

Computer Questions #2


Use the following links to help you answer the following:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005753/index2.html
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/search.html
What is the Internet?
  1. When would you use the Internet for research?

  2. How do you send an Email to multiple people?

  3. What is a web browser used for?

  4. Name three web browsers?

  5. What is a URL (uniform resource location)?

  6. What is a search engine?

  7. Name two search engines?

  8. What are the fields for an advanced search engine?

  9.  How do you link web pages together?

  10. How can you tell the reliability of information on the Internet?


Computer Questions #3

5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Grade


  1. What is Power Point? [Open Power Point on your computer]
    1. When would you use a slideshow?

    2. What types of content can be placed on a slideshow in PowerPoint?

    3. What are the steps to insert sound clip? (try entertainment in sound gallery)

  2. What is Excel?  [Open Exel on your computer]
    1. How are spreadsheets organized? (What makes up a spreadsheet?)

    2. How do you enter formulas into a cell?

    3. How do you rename SHEET1 to "My Class List"?

    4. How do you copy the format of text into another cell? (Which icon do you use?)

  3. What is a Text Editors - (example - Microsoft Word)?[Open Word on your computer]
    1. What file types can Microsoft Word save a document in?

    2. What are the general uses, features, and restrictions on Microsoft Word?

    3. What happens to data after you place it on the clipboard?

Computer Questions #4

  1. What is a Database?
    1. What is a database?

    2. How do you search online databases?

  2. What is an End User License Agreement?
    1. What restrictions are placed on sharing software?

    2. Can software be installed on multiple computers?


Opening existing HTML File:
  • Open Netscape Composer (note - click on the little icon below that looks like paper & pencil)
  • Click file/open
  • Find your HTML/document --  the COMPQUEST....  you saved last week.