Summercore Group Twenty Two

Inspiraton – Battles of the Revolutionary War

score22 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:53:49 +0000

Math Word Problem Strategies

score22 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:37:52 +0000

The 33 Questions

score22 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:00:37 +0000

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

Summer on Planet Earth

score22 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:18:42 +0000

This is your Planet

score22 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:13:52 +0000

This is your Earth.

Links to the Live Earth Page

score22 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:11:09 +0000

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

Live Earth Concert Highlights

score22 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:31:17 +0000

Hope you enjoy.

Earth Concert

score22 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:23:51 +0000

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.