Sixth Grade

Free Online Dictionary of Computing

We learn how to:

• Log in with a user name and password, open programs on a Mac or PC
• Type with proper fingering on the QWERTY keyboard
• Save a file into the Documents folder inside the Home folder
• Locate and open a previously-saved file
• Create and work with Excel Documents, including formulas and advanced formatting
• Create and present PowerPoint presentations
• Format documents with pictures and styles
• Browse the Internet and use it effectively for research, citing sources
• Quit a program, log out and shut down a computer
  

Q: What is/are the operating system(s) on the computer(s) you use most at home or at school.

Handout: Computer Data - How a Computer "Thinks"

Q: The U.S. Constitution has about 26,840 characters in its text. If each character is represented by one byte of data, how many 1's and 0's will it take to save the entire U.S. Constitution on a computer?

Handout: Operating Systems - Mac OS X vs. Windows 2000

Due : Fill out the Operating Systems - Mac OS X vs. Windows 2000 handout as described in class, question 2, method 2.

Due 11/1/04: Complete the Operating Systems - Mac OS X vs. Windows 2000 handout and have it ready to hand in at the beginning of class.

Handout: Mouse, Monitor, Keyboard, Case InfoQuest

Due : Fill out the Mouse, Monitor, Keyboard, Case InfoQuest handout.