Lesson 6 Operating Systems

Operating System controls what the programs in a computer does.

User Friendly gives a list of other pages you can go to to find more information on what you are looking for. It's always there in google and or yahoo.

BIOS tells the computer how to start using a set of instructions.

Disk Operating System also known as DOS; it is in about all operating systems.

Graphical User Interface also known as GUI; it is based on graphics instead of text

Lesson 5 Programs

Computer Programming is when you tell your computer to do something and it does it. If you program it to do what you want that's what it's going to do. Or the binary code can tell it what to do also.Meaning you program your computer to do something and it does it. You can tell the computer what to do in many different languages.

When you use bits and bites in many different combinations to represent a code it can program your computer. Those codes that are made from the bits and bites can be used to program a computer. So when it does that it can tell the computer what to do and the computer will do it. The computer is like a soldier what ever its masteer or colonel tells him or her to do they do it. The same for computers whatever bits and bites instruct it to do it will do it.

For Not Gates if you put 0 in for A 1 will come out for Q. When it's in for one it's NOT in for the other. For the AND Gates if A and B is 0 then Q is 0 just like if A and B is 1 Q is 1. But if A is 0 and B is 1 then Q is 0 and vice versa. For the Or Gates is if A or B is 1 then Q is 1, the same if both is 1 then Q is 1. If one Or the other is 1, Q is still 1.

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Question of the Day

How has technology changed the way people prepare for and celebrate holidays?

Now people can make cards from computers instead of going out and buying some. Other then that I don't technology have changed the way people prepare for and celebrate holidays.

Question of the Day

How much homework should teachers give during a vacation? Why?

A teacher should give no homework during the break because that break is not that long and we need sometime to spend with our family members. If we have homework then how are we suppose to spend time with the family if we have homework to do.

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Do devices ever cause tension in your family? When and why, if at all, do you or other members of your family text or do Web searches during dinner? Is it acceptable or taboo in your family to do so?

Yes devices cause tension in my family. When ever I'm doing something I always have some device in my hand whether it's on the dinner table or in my room. My mom always yells at me to put them away. She says that one day technology and these devices are going to kill me. When I'm texting someone that's very interesting I text them at the dinner table.

But I try not to let my parents see me because if they do they will curse me out. But I'm not the only one when my cousin be coming over he does the same thing. I even do web searches when I'm eating dinner. But that gets my parents madder then they already are. My mom tells me either I eat the dinner or I go on the computer.

Then if I leave the food on the table and choose to go on the web she gets up and turns up the computer. In my family if you do that thats like the worst thing you can do when you are eating. But they don't mind it if I eat and watch t.v because our dinner table is right next to a television.Me when I'm eating, I eat fast so if I want to search on the web I can eat the food and go to the computer. Like I wouldn't text when my parents are looking but if I get a chance and someone sends me a text I will sneak and text back.

Question of the Day

How does technology affect the thinking patterns of the teenagers of today?

Today teenagers thinks that they can use technology to do what they need or want. They are very lazy now they just use technology to do their biddings.

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What do you think is the greatest problems facing the teenagers of today?

The greatest problems facing teenagers today is teen pregnancy and having STD's because they don't use protection.

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How old do you think someone should be before they are allowed to create a Facebook account? Why?

I think someone should be 16 and older to be able to create a facebook account because facebook is a bad place for little kids; to much things are being exposed.

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How old do you think someone should be before they are allowed to play violent video games? Should parents buy violent video games for minors? Why?

Someone should be 16 to be able to play violent games. No parents shouldn't let minors play violent video games because when they grow up they might think its ok to do what they saw in the video game.

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Should stores sell violent video games to minors?

No stores shouldn't sell violent video games to minors.

Question of the Day

How are your own teachers using technology? Does it help you learn? Do you have any suggestions for ways that your school can better use technology to promote learning and class participation?

My ICT2 teacher uses technology to help us know more about stuff for example delicious. Yes if they gave us homework on the internet then it would be better.

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Do you have a smartphone or other device on which to download apps? What are your favorites? Why? Even if you don’t have one of these devices, what apps seem most entertaining, useful or valuable?

Yes I have a device in which can download apps. My favorite apps are the dictionary and google apps because it's so useful.I can use the dictionary apps to search up words that someone say that I don't know about. I can use the google apps o search up people in which I want to know about.

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How much should parents in general know about their teenagers’ life online? Why?

Parents should know a lot about their teenagers' life online because some teenagers be geting involved in things they shouldn't get involved in.

Question of the Day

Are Your Tech Habits Hurting Your Grades?

Yes my tech habits are hurting my grades because when I'm at home doing my homework there's a computer looking right at me, a game staring at me,a phone waiting for me to call someone or text them and a t.v waiting for me to turn it on. When I turn on the television it's like I can't finish my homework. Even if I finish my homework it be taking me like four hours to finish one because I'm to busy watching t.v. The thing is that even if I try not to turn on the television I still do it anyways.It's very tempting. Plus when I'm doing my homework watching the television its like I don't know what I'm doing because I'm lost in the television.

Especially if the show or movie I'm watching is very interesting. Now as for the computer; when I go to the computer I tell myself that I'm going to get off at a certain time but I don't I get off later then I planned. And when I get off later then I planned I don't have enough time to finish my homework. The computer is very tempting because of the internet.You can go anywhere on the internet. Now when I'm playing a game time go by so fast that I don't even have time to even sleep. I think the most addicting thing is the games because if you are playing a good game time will go by so fast that who not even going to notice.

Just the other day that happened to me. My cousin came over and we were playing football in the x-box 360 and the time went by so fast that I had to do my homework in class. Now as for the phone, when I'm talking to someone on the phone doing homework didn't even cross my mind.

Question of the Day

How do you think your life would be different without the Internet?
How do you think your life would be different without Computers?

Without the internet I would be bored because every time I get bored I go on the internet plus when I get research project then I'm going to have to go look for a book on that person. Without computers it would be the same like the internet.

Question of the Day

Do you think people are more likely to review a product they like or a product they dislike? Why

A product they like because they want other people to know about the product. They want other people to want to buy the product. If they review a product they dislike then they will talk about the product and noone is going to want to buy it.