Jeopardy

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Jeopardy
Quiet As a Mouse
How Blue Is Your Tooth?
Whats on the Inside?
Heres my Card!
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Final Jeopardy
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• peripheral that is known as a pointing device. It
  lets you point to objects on the screen, click on
  them, and move them.

• mouse

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• uses a rolling ball to detect movement, cheaper,
  although it may require regular cleaning to keep
  it working properly

• Mechanical mouse

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• touch-sensitive pad that lets you control the
  pointer by making a drawing motion with your
  finger, very common on laptop computers.

• Touchpad

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• a light emitting diode eye to detect movement and
  is easier to clean

• Optical mouse

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• primary ways to communicate with the computer and
  enter data

• Keyboard

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• a technology for wireless communication over
  short distances, used in computers to communicate
  with wireless keyboards, mice, and printers

• Bluetooth

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• tall and sits next to the monitor or on the
  floor, vertical computer cabinet.

• Tower case

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• lies flat on a desk, and the monitor usually sits
  on top of it

• Desktop case

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• powers the computer on and off,  located on the
  tower or desktop case

• On/off switch

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• a USB adapter for computers that don't have
  Bluetooth

• Dongle

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• is the computer's main circuit board, a thin
  plate that holds the CPU, memory chips,
  connectors for the hard drive and optical drives,
  expansion cards, connections to your computer's
  ports.

• Motherboard

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• an object that removes heat from the CPU.

• Heat sink

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• is random access memory, used by the computer
  programs to perform calculations

• RAM

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• also called a processor, is located inside the
  computer case on the motherboard, sometimes
  called the brain of the computer, and its job is
  to carry out commands

• CPU

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• the data center of the computer, where the
  software is installed, also where documents and
  other files are stored, long-term storage, which
  means the data, is still saved even if you turn
  the computer off or unplug it.

• Hard-drive

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• located inside the computer case, to display
  images and text on the screen

• Video card

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• also called an audio card, is responsible for
  what you hear in the speakers or headphones.

• Sound card

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• allows computer to communicate over a network
  and access a server or the internet

• Network card

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• a small, removable flash hard drive that plugs
  into a USB port, a convenient way to store files
  and transfer between devices

• USB flash drive

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• most motherboards have built-in video, sound,
  network, and other capabilities, if you want to
  boost the performance of your computer or update
  the capabilities of an older computer, you can
  always add one or more cards

• PCI card

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• Most basic computer certification

• Comp TIA A certification

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• What is the Catch-22 about getting your first
  paying computer job?

• You typically need work experience. How do you
  get work experience when you dont have any?
  -volunteer

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• How much money on average does an entry level
  computer support position pay in 2010?

• 46, 260.00

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• Once you have some experience working a help
  desk, what is your next logical promotion?

• IT Support Administrator

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• This government agency compiles in-depth details
  about all industries in the USA and can help you
  find a career that fits.

• Bureau of Labor and Statistics, www.bls.gov

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Final Jeopardy

• How many Megahertz is equivalent to 15 Gigahertz?

• 15,000 Megahertz!