Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Assignment 2

1. What are the pros and cons of using Google Drive to complete a project like the one you just did for your  Technology Presentation.
Pros: because you can post and share the information you have answered or found out with another person that is in the same document.
Cons: some people don't know how to use it, and is not as good as other programs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 2. What did you learn about your technology that you didn't know before? Explain.
We learned that this is were all the information in the world of technology is processed. the www is the largest of the processors in the technology  world. Also we learned other types of technology like how Facebook was created.

 3. Create a test question using the information you researched from your project. You must come up with a question and at least 4 responses or answers to choose from. 

Question?: what can you open in pages from www?

A. text
B.images
C.documents
D.videos

4. What does URL stand for?

Uniform Resource Locator

5. What is the URL for Mr. Fierro's Blogg

http://principlestechnology.blogspot.com/

6. What is your URL for your Blogger created for Principles of Technology class?

http://morielsofia.blogspot.com/

7. Using the notes from the Parts of a Computer System, identify and define the four parts of a complete computer system.

  1. Processor transforms raw data into useful information
  2. Memory  is one or more sets of chips that store data and/or program instructions, either temporarily or permanently.
  3. Input and output  accept data and instructions from the user or from another computer system. Return processed data to the user or to another computer system.
  4. Storage hold data permanently, even when the computer is turned off.

8. Name 3 input devices and 3 output devices.

INPUT

Memory
CD's
USB

OUTPUT
Printer
Mouse
Keyboard

9. Write about the most interesting software you have ever used on a computer. Explain why it was your favorite or what you liked about the software you have chosen to write about.

the most interesting software is facebook. why? because you can connect with all of your family and friends. you can also share all the information you may have like photos, videos, URL's of pages you like, and many other things.


10. Why do you think important technology corporations like Apple, Microsoft, and Sony create new versions of their product often? Think about why every few months to a year a new iPad or iPhone is released... Explain.

I think that apple releases new technology every six moths because they want to keep on selling products, for that they have to create new things like the ipod and iphone 5, the ipad, the mini ipad, mac books, and other products.

11. For question 10 you will research on the World Wide Web. What are the units of measure for a computer memory storage? Fill in this table with your answers. Must fill in unit abbreviation, and approximate value.



UNIT
Abbreviation
Approximate Value (bytes)
megabyte
mb
1048576
kilobyte
kb
1024
gigabyte
gb
1073741824
Terabyte
TB
1,000,000,000,000 (1 trillion)
 

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