Nativity Technology
Computer Questions

Directions: 

Click on File Edit Page.

Click on File Save As.
Save File in Your File Folder - under Computer Lab.
Answer the questions 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

1. Answer the following:

  1. What is a computer?
  2. What is Hardware?
  3. What is Software?
  4. What are input/output devices?
  5. What are the different types of memory?
Computer Questions #2


  1. What is the Internet?
  2. When would you use the Internet for research?
  3. How do you send an Email to multiple people? 
  4. What is a web browser used for?
  5. Name three web browsers?
  6. What is a URL (uniform resource location)?
  7. What is a search engine?
  8. Name two search engines?
  9. What are the fields for an advanced search engine?
  10. How do you link web pages together?
  11. How can you tell the reliability of information on the Internet?


Computer Questions #3

 


3. Answer the following:
  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?
  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

4. Answer the following:
  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?