Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Tech. words

http://www.tekmom.com/buzzwords/index.html
  I used bing and google to search for technology vocabulary words. binary, kilobyte, peripheral, RAM, Ram vs. Hard Disk, Backup, Prosesser, Diskette, Micro-, GB(gigabyte), K (kilobyte), MB( megabyte). 


Binary means "two," or "base two."A kilobyte is a unit of measure equal to 1,024 bytes, which is about a thousand bytes.A hardware device that is connected to a computer, usually by a cable.RAM, also called memory, is temporary storage space on chips in your computer. RAM stands for Random Access Memory.RAM, also called memory, is temporary storage space on chips in your computer When people get an "out of memory" error message from their computer, they often think their hard drive is too full, when in reality, the RAM  is getting too full.The hard disk is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information.An extra copy of a document, file or program.The processor is the chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also know as the CPU. A round, floppy piece of plastic that you put into a computer to store information. It is in a hard square cover for protection.Also called a Floppy Disk.The processor is the chip which is the brains of the computer.A gigabyte is a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about 1 billion bytes.  A kilobyte is a unit of measure equal to 1,024 bytes, which is about a thousand bytes. A megabyte is a unit of measure equal to 1,048,576 bytes, which is about a million bytes.

All information came from Tekmom's technology Buzzword for students.

http://www.tekmom.com/buzzwords/index.html


Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Allothrissops

The Allothrissops is an extinct fish. It is in the group Ichthyodectiformes. It is a fossil in Berlin. (fur Naturkunde)


Monday, March 8, 2010