tech Talk 3.3

1.
Why is it important to correctly use the correct Reply, Reply All, CC, BCC, and Forwarding options?

e-mail is not sent to the wrong person.

2.
Why is it a bad idea to use capital letters to emphasize a point in an e-mail?

but this can look like SHOUTING.

3.
What are three types of electronic communication that contribute to inbox overflow?

jokes, junk mail (spam), hoaxes, and chain letters

4.
If you spread information around in an e-mail that harms a person or an organization, but it is true, it is gossip. If you spread information that harms a person or an organization and it is false, it is libel.

anALOGY/WORD QUIZ

WARM UP
What word completes the analogy?
IMAGINATIVE : CREATIVE :: stair : step
3. step
WORD QUIZ
gossamer
Which looks most like gossamer?
1. a spider's web

Tech Talk 3.2

1.
Worms are viruses that copy themselves until filling up a computer's storage space.

worms

2.
What are two types of “sneaky viruses” that are not designed to harm your computer but can still cause serious problems?

Spyware and adware

3.
What are two ways a virus can infect your computer?

slow down or crash.

4.
What type of software is available to help prevent viruses and WORMS?

Anti-virus software and firewalls

AnALOGY/WORD QUIZ

CAR : AUTOMOBILE :: marsh : swamp
3. marsh
WORD QUIZ
viscous
"I was going to get one of those lizards," said Willa, "but they are too viscous.
2. "They have a slimy feel."

Latter 2

Tech Talk 3.1

1.
Name two types of telephone networks.

Standard uses physical connections
Cellular uses air waves

2.
Why are telephone and Internet networks able to function across countries?

Computers transmit information over the telephone system by using a modem to convert data from digital format (binary 1s and 0s) to analog format (waveform). Once the data is in analog format, it is sent over phone lines until it reaches another computer and is converted back into digital format.

3.
Name four different types of Internet connections.
Dial-up modem
Cable modem
DSL
ISDN
4.
What are the three types of information transmitted on the telephone network?
Sound
Images
Data

AnALOGY/WORD QUIZ

EXCLUDE : INVITE :: chatty : quiet
WORD QUIZ
plausible
Which would be a plausible reason for being late to school?
2. The bus came late.