"Beth Donahue"  on July 8, 2007 at 9:49 PM  wrote:
Steve, Despite all of my best efforts, I was unable to find the exact answer for 
the rule of 3 and 4. I put in a result of what I found in my
searching and some general knowledge. I think the rest is correct.


"Beth Donahue" < on July 9, 2007 at 9:42 PM  wrote:
Steve, Feel free to post away

33 Answers to 33 Questions
Beth Donahue, Cape Cod Academy

1.	1 Byte = 1 keystroke and = 8 bits
 
2.	1 K = 1 kilobyte = 1,000 bytes
 
3.	1 meg = 1 megabyte = 1,000 kilobytes (1,000 K)
 
4.	1 gigabyte = 1G = 1,000 megabytes (1,000 MB)
 
5.	1 terabyte = 1T = 1,000 gigabytes (1G)
 
6.	floppy disk = 1.44 MB = 1,400 K = 1,400,000 bytes
(you can just think of each floppy disk as 1 megabyte to round off)
 
7.	memory stick = 256 MB to 4 G ; most people probably buy 1 G now ... ours
at Summercore are 512 MB
 
8.	blog = web log
 
9.	CD ROM = 650 MB to 700 MB which equals 650,000 K to 700,000 K
 
10.	DVD ROM = 4.7 to 17 gigabytes 
 
11.	RAM = Random Access Memory  = dynamic chip which is blank without electricity
 
12.	ROM = Read Only Memory = static chip with "frozen information"
 
13.	LB is ASCII = 76 and 66
 
14.	USB port
 
15.	Firewire, but digital video cameras also use the USB port
 
16.	Baud rate refers to the rate at which data travels on the phone line and is expressed in bits per second
 
17.	A file server is a computer responsible for the central storage of data in a network
 
18.	The Red Sox last won the World Series in 2004
 
19.	An MP3 file is a compressed audio file and typically might be 3 megabytes
 
20.	WIKI
 
21.	RSS feeds
 
22.	Rule of 3 when saving:
---> choose a name that makes sense,
---> choose the folder you are saving
---> know where you are saving your file
 
23.	The fourth tip when saving is save with a specific file format
 
24.	Point size of 72 equals one inch
 
25.	Use 1 space between sentences
 
26.	Pushing the Enter (or Return) Key repeatedly is a sign you have not reached computer maturity.
 
27.	Two PC suffixes or extensions are .doc and .xls
 
28.	Podcasts
 
29.	Hyper Text Markup Language
 
30.	A computer virus can be defined as a computer program that is created by a person, usually
does something nasty to your computer (like delete files or send false e-mail) and 
spreads to other computer via attached files, e-mail or memory sticks.
 
31.	GIF and JPEG
 
32.	MP3 and WAV
 
33.	100001 = 33 in binary (or you can write 00100001)