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.