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Thursday, November 30, 2006

WARM UP:

1) THE COMPUTER WILLRUN AT 1 MILLION SQUARES/SECOND.
2) THE PURPOSE OF THE CPU FAN IS TO COOL DOWN THE CPU CHIP AND HELP PROTECTING IT FROM BURNING.
3) THE TWO COMPONENTS THAT MAKE A COMPUTER FAST ARE THE RAM AND THE HERTZ.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

WARM UP: READ-IN

1) AFTER REDING THIS ARTICLE I FEEL BAD AND MADE ME THINK WHAT CAN OF FOOD I EAT.
2) CHILDHOOD OBESITY IS OVERWEIGHT IN KIDS.
3) I FEEL BAD ABOUT IT BECAUSE THIS MEANS THAT OUR FAMILIES ARE NOT KEEPING A GOOD DIET TO LIVE BETTER AND WITH LESS RISKS OF GETTING A DISEASE.
4) THE ARTICLE TALKS ABOUT HOW IN OUR COMMUNITIES "... SUFFER FROM A LACK OF SIDEWALKS AND PARKS THAT ENCOURAGE WALKING." THIS MEAN THAT WE ARE NO MAKING NON OF EXERCISE. ALSO THE SCHOOLS ' LUNCHES "...DON'T INCLUDE HEALTHY OPTIONS." THIS MEANS SCHOOLS ARE NOT HELPING US TO HAVE A BETTER HEALTH. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE THE FAST FOOD AND DON'T CARING ABOUT OUR SELFVES.
5) I THINK THE SHAPING UP MOMS AS ROLE MODELS IN IDAHO SOUND BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WARM UP:

1) IN MY FAMILY WE DON'T CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING, BECAUSE WE THINK THAT WE CAN BE THANKSFUL THE WHOLE YEAR FOR EVERYTHING WE HAVE. BUT WE HAVE FUN DOING OTHER THINGS LIKE WATCHING MOVIES WITH THE FAMILY AND EATING A LOT OF THINGS. I HAD A GREAT WEEKEND LIKE ALWAYS, WE WENT SHOPPING AND OTHER FUN STUFF.
2) ARE 1 MILLION BYTES.
3) ARE 1 BILLION BYTES.
4) ARE 1 MILLION Hz.
5) ARE 1 BILLION Hz.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Notes:

Byte: storage on a computer’s memory is measured in BYTES.
1byte= 10bits (or 10 binary units)
Kilo = 1000 = kilobyte (KB)
Mega = 1 million = megabyte (MB)
Giga = 1 billion = gigabyte (GB)
Hertz:
the speed of a processor.
1Hz = 1 cycle per second (# of times it will process binary code)
Mega = 1 million = megahertz (MHz)
Giga = 1 billion = gigahertz (GHz)

Thursday, November 16, 2006

WARM UP:

INPUT DEVICE MEANS TO PUT IN INFORMATION ON A COMPUTER.
OUTPUT EVICE MEANS TO PUT OUT INFORMATION ON A COMPUTER.
DIGITAL TURN DATA INTO DIGITAL INFORMATION THAT THE COMPUTER CAN PROCESS.
BINARY CODE IS THE LANGUAGE THAT A COMPUTER USES.
PROCESSING MEANS TO CHANGE, EDIT OR INTERPRET INFORMATION.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

WARM UP:

MY THREE DAY WEEKEND WAS RELAXING AND BEUTIFUL. ON THE VETERAN'S DAY MY FAMILY AND I WENT TO THE BEACH ALL THA AFTERNOON. WE PLAYED VOLLYBALL AND WE MADE SAND MOUNTAINS AND OTHER THINGS. WE ALSO SAW DOLPHINS PLAYING ON THE WAVES. MY LITTLE BROTHER GOT SUN BAIRN AND EVERY ONE GOT SICK OF THE FLUE. THE NEXT TWO DAY WE SAW MOVIES LIKE LITTLE MAN, BILLION BABY AND THE BEANCHWARMERS. WE SLEEP LATE AND ATE PIZZA WITH PINEAPPLE AND MEAT.

Friday, November 03, 2006

WARM UP:

MY PLANS FOR THIS WEEKEND ARE TO GO TO CHURCH, TALK WITH OTHERS AND BE WITH MY FAMILY. THIS WEEKEND I INTEND TO DO ALL MY HOMEWORK, BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT FROM MRS.RAMIREZ. I MAY GO OUT TO THE MALL OR STAY AT HOME WATCHING TELEVISION OR MAY BE READING, IF I FOUND A GOOD BOOK. I MAY ALSO SLEEP LATE WATCHING CASES OF FBI WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY OR I MAY GO TO THE PARK AND SOME EXERCISE WITH MY BROTHER, SISTER AND COUSINS.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

BASIC COMPUTING KEY TERMS

Key Term: The definition goes here.
Computer: A programmable machine that inputs, processes, andoutputs data.
Data: information.
Input: Put in infomation.
Processing: Changing, editing, interpreting information.
Output: Put out information.
Input Device: Devices that allow a user to input information/commands into the computer(i.e. keyboard).
Output Device: Devices that output information from the computer(i.e. monitor).
Digital: Computers turn data into digital information that a computer can process.
Binary Code: The digital language a computer uses. Use 1's(on) and 0's(off).

WARM UP:

FOR ME HALLOWEEN WAS LIKE OTHER DAYS. I END UP DOING HOMEWORK,
WATCHING TELEVISION AND BE WITH MY FAMILY. I DID NOT DRESS OF ANYTHING,
BECAUSE I DON'T CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN. NONE OF THE PAST HALLOWEENS HAS BEING MEMORABLE, BECAUSE I SEE THAT DAY LIKE OTHER DAYS.