Computer Connections Worksheet Answer Keys

Lesson 1: Outer Hardware

Labeling Worksheet: 1. monitor, 2. tower case, 3.keyboard, 4. digital camera, 5. trackball,
6. mouse, 7. scanner, 8. speakers, 9. printer.

Input/Output Worksheet: 1. output, 2. input, 3. input, 4. input, 5. input, 6. output, 7. input, 8. output 9. output, 10. input, 11. input.

Lesson 2: Hardware on the Inside

What Am I? Worksheet: 1. modem, 2. BIOS, 3. CPU, 4. ROM, 5. hard drive, 6. RAM,
7. motherboard, 8. power supply, 9. video card, 10. port.

Labeling Worksheet: 1. power supply, 2. video card, 3. sound card, 4. modem, 5. motherboard, 6. CD-ROM drive, 7. hard drive, 8. floppy disk drive, 9. RAM, 10. CPU, 11. BIOS.

Lesson 3: Bits & Bytes

Bytes Worksheet: 1. 01011110, 2. 10011011, 3. 11101000, 4. 00110111, 5. 10110111,
6. 10101010, 7. 00101001, 8. 10011100, 9. 10101000, 10. 01000111, 11. 10100101,
12. 10100010.

Byte Math Worksheet: 1. 32KB, 2. 4KB, 3. 6KB, 4. 75KB, 5. 26KB, 6. 360KB, 7. 450KB,
8. 235KB, 9. 427KB, 10. .5KB, 11. 2MB, 12. 64MB, 13. 32MB, 14. 8MB, 15. 16MB, 16. 128MB,
17. 256MB, 18. 40MB, 19. 6MB, 20. .5MB 21. 20GB, 22. 7GB, 23. 13GB, 24. 4GB, 25. .5GB

Lesson 4: Storage

Backup Math Worksheet 1. CD, 2. floppy disk, 3. floppy disk, 4. CD, 5. CD, 6. CD, 7. CD,
8. floppy disk, 9. floppy disk, 10. floppy disk, 11. CD, 12. CD, 13. floppy disk, 14. CD, 15. CD

Vocabulary Worksheet 1. primary, 2. secondary, 3. floppy disk, 4. electricity, magnetism, 5. CD, 6. pits, lands, 7. magnets, 8. data, 9. rpm, 10. DVD.

Lesson 5: Programs

Matching Worksheet 1. desktop publishing, 2. spreadsheet, 3. database, 4. research,
5. entertainment, 6. education, 7. database, 8. word processing, 9. desktop publishing,
10. word processing.

Vocabulary Worksheet 1. program, 2. translators, 3. programming, 4. installing,
5. programmers, 6. BASIC, Pascal, 7. downloaded, 8. word processing, 9. entertainment,
10. desktop publishing.

Lesson 6: Operating Systems

Matching Worksheet 1. PC, 2. Macintosh, 3. PC, 4. PC, 5. Macintosh, 6. ROM, 7. Hard Drive.

Vocabulary Worksheet 1. operating system, 2. user friendly, 3. BIOS, 4. essential, 5. hard drive, 6. DOS, 7. Windows, 8. upgraded, 9. System 8, 10. graphics.

Lesson 7: Files & Folders

Organizing Files Worksheet
stories/animals: Big Bear.txt, The Lion's Roar.txt, My Dog ate my Book.txt.
stories/aliens: Space Men.txt, Creatures from Mars.txt, UFO Pilot.txt.
pictures/flowers: red rose.gif, yellow daisy.jpg, white tulip.gif.
pictures/insects: ants marching.jpg, bumblebee.jpg, green grasshopper.jpg.

File Address Worksheet 1. Sara, 2. jokes, 3. Users, 4. my cat, 5. drawings, 6. jokes, 7. Adam, 8. stories.

Lesson 8a: The Mac Desktop

Labeling Worksheet 1. Apple icon, 2. sticky notes, 3. menu bar, 4. clock, 5. minimized window, 6. icon, 7. Trash can icon, 8. Control Panel.

Vocabulary Worksheet 1. Trash Can, 2. GUI, 3. menu bar, 4. desktop, 5. icon, 6. menu items, 7. scroll bar, 8. windows, 9. Desktop Pattern, 10. title bar, 11. sticky notes, 12. Control Panel.

Lesson 8b: The Windows Desktop

Labeling Worksheet 1. My Computer icon, 2. Recycle Bin icon, 3. icon, 4. Start Menu, 5. minimized windows, 6. taskbar, 7. clock, 8. wallpaper.

Vocabulary Worksheet 1. Recycle Bin, 2. GUI, 3. task bar, 4. desktop, 5. icon, 6. title bar, 7. scroll bar, 8. windows, 9. wallpaper, 10. tool bar, 11. Start Menu, 12. Control Panel.

Lesson 9: Knowing Your System

System Requirements Worksheet 1. Yes, 2. Yes, 3. No, 4. No, 5. Yes, 6. No, 7. No, 8. Yes.
Hands On Worksheet Answers Will Vary.

Lesson 10: Computer Care & Safety

Safety Worksheet 1. True, 2. False, 3. False, 4. True, 5. False, 6. False, 7. True, 8. True, 9. True, 10. False, 11. True, 12. True.