Month: May 2022

Would you Rather? (W1, T2)

WOULD YOU RATHER

I would choose to go into a world with no video games because computers can help people in many ways. Video games are fun but are not important to use.

 Like in a hospital, patients need to be treated with computers to make medicine. This is also how they make special chemicals to make the medicine by mixing them together in a special way.

 For education, computers can be useful for many reasons. Kids get really used to using computers and it is easy to learn with computers.

For research on something, computers can be smart enough to research a specific topic like astronomy, science, etc.

 

Task Description: This week for writing, I wrote a would you rather about no computers or no video games. I chose video games.

Wednesday 4 facts: Computers

Fact 1: The first computer was invented in 1946. It was in 1943 when it was starting to be built.

Fact 2: Did you know that about 90 percent of money exists on computers. This is how advanced money will be.

Fact 3: To not get confused, the RAM was the memory of the computer. The CPU is the microprocessor (The brain) of the computer.

Fact 4: Over 6 thousand computer viurses are released every month. So beware of what you are clicking on…

Task Description: This week’s reading is about computers. I wrote 4 facts about computers.

Wednesday Response: Computers (Pt.2)

Computers Pt. 2

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

 

  1. What is the name of the inventor of the first computer?

 

  1. a) Charlie Babbage 
  2. b) Charles Cabbage
  3. c) Charlie Cabbage
  4. d) Charles Babbage

 

  1. In the first electronic computers, what were the electronic switching devices called? 

 

  1. a) Vacuum Cleaners        b) Transistors
  2. c) Vacuum Tubes     d) Microprocessors

 

  1. What is the language of 1s and 0s that computers are able to understand called?

 

  1. a) English           b) Javascript
  2. c) Binary Code d) None of the above

 

  1. Rearrange the letters of DOG in binary code to read GOD? Put the Binary Code below

 

→01100111 01101111 01100100

 

  1. True or False: The first electronic computers cost millions of dollars.

 

  1. a) True b) False

 

  1. Which piece of hardware made personal computers possible, and more affordable in the 1960s?

 

  1. a) CPUs b) Transistors
  2. c) Vacuum Tubes d) Motherboards

 

WORD DEFINITION YOUR OWN SENTENCE
Mechanical

Mechanical

 Parts that operates the machine. The part needs to be powered by electricity. There was a mechanical issue.
complex An area of different and congested parts. The computer tower was a complex one.
coding The process is entering a special keyword into something. I was coding to control my robot.

 

  1. Explain: What do you think computers of the future will be like? What will be different from our computers now?

 

→ All computers will not be bulky but will be thin as paper. Mice will be long gone and will be replaced with a digital mouse.

Tuesday Response: Computers

Computers Pt. 1

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

 

  1. What is the huge network that connects computers around the world called?

 

  1. a) Google 
  2. b) Intranet
  3. c) Internet
  4. d) Bitcoin

 

  1. What is “hardware”? 

 

  1. a) The physical parts of a computer b) A new game from Activision
  2. c) The programs used to run a computer       d) None of the above

 

  1. Which piece of hardware works as the computer’s “brain”?

 

  1. a) Hard Drive           b) Modem
  2. c) Microprocessor d) Keyboard & Mouse

 

  1. What are some examples of output devices?

 

→Monitor, printer, speaker, headset, any type of video card.

 

  1. True or False: There is a computer in your family car.

 

  1. a) True b) False

 

  1. Which devices, starting with the letter A, are used to send signals without wires?

 

  1. a) Apple b) Antenna
  2. c) Aristocrats d) Applications

 

WORD DEFINITION YOUR OWN SENTENCE
network A system that connects to others. I connected to the network.
software A system that can activate applications. The software is too hard to use.
data Facts and informations for the computer to use. The data is downloaded onto my computer.

 

  1. Explain: What do you think life would be like with no computers?

 

→ It will contain more paper again and more outside time.