Inspiraton – Battles of the Revolutionary War

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Math Word Problem Strategies

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The 33 Questions

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  1. 1 Byte = 1 keystroke and = 8 bits
  2. 1 K = 1 kilobyte = 1,000 bytes or 1 page
  3. 1 meg = 1 megabyte = 1,000 kilobytes (1,000 K) or 1 big book
  4. 1 gigabyte = 1G = 1,000 megabytes (1,000 MB) or 1 small library
  5. 1 terabyte = 1T = 1,000 gigabytes (1G) or the Library of Congress
  6. floppy disk = 1.44 MB = 1,400 K = 1,400,000 bytes
  7. memory stick = 512 MB
  8. blog = web log
  9. CD ROM = 650 MB to 700 MB which equals 650,000 K to 700,000 K
  10. DVD ROM = 4.7 G to 17 GB
  11. RAM = Random Access Memory = dynamic chip which is blank without electricity
  12. ROM = Read Only Memory = static chip with “frozen information”
  13. LB is ASCII = 76 and 66
  14. USB port
  15. Firewire
  16. Baud rate refers to the rate at which data travels on the phone line and is expressed in bits per second
  17. A file server is a computer responsible for the central storage of data in a network
  18. The Red Sox last won the World Series in 2004
  19. An MP3 file is a compressed music file and typically might be 3 megabytes
  20. WIKI
  21. RSS feeds
  22. Rule of 3 when saving: choose a name that makes sense (descriptive file name), save on the correct disk, and know where you are saving your file (correct folder)
  23. The fourth tip when saving is save often and back up your files regularly.
  24. Point size of 72 equals one inch
  25. Use 1 space between sentences
  26. Pushing the Enter (or Return) Key repeatedly is a sign you have not reached computer maturity.
  27. Two PC suffixes or extensions are .doc and .xls
  28. Pod casts
  29. HTML = Hyper Text Markup Language
  30. A computer virus can be defined as a computer program that copies itself without consent or knowledge
  31. graphic files = GIF and JPEG
  32. sound files = MP3 and WAV
  33. 00100001 = 33 in binary

Summer on Planet Earth

Summer on the beach


This is your Planet

Earth

This is your Earth.


Links to the Live Earth Page

In case you wanted to learn more, click on this Live Earth  link.


Live Earth Concert Highlights

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Hope you enjoy.


Earth Concert

Did you know that there was an Earth concert on July 7, 2007? There was a mix of artists that performed all around the world. Some of the countries included the United States, Europe, Africa, and South America.

Here is a view of Shakira singing Hips Don’t Lie.

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