ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM

DIVISION OF CAMARINES SUR

DLP LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

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Type of Activity
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Extended learning (individual Practice) Classroom Encounter others
Strand no: 6
Module:
Lesson: Computer Introduction and Terminologies
Competency:
Intent learning:
1. Familiarize the computer terminology to use in further discussion on the proceeding topic.
Value emphasis:
Reference:Manual for Computer Application (Edgar F. Lopez)/www.google.com/study.com

I. PRE TEST
A. WriteTrue if the statement is correct and False if the statement is wrong.
__________1. To remain computer literate, you must have current knowledge and understanding
of
Computers and their uses.
__________2. Computers are at school, at home, and at work.
__________3. You can book flights through computer.
__________4. Mobile devices are classified as computers.
__________5. Computers are means of communication.

B.Match the word to the correct definition by writing the correct letter in the space
provided.
_____1. The processing chip that is the “brain” of a computer. A. Boot
_____2. A bar at the bottom or right side of a window that contains B. Memory
the scroll box and allows scrolling.
C.Document
_____3. (A File menu item) to save a previously saved file in a new D.CPU
location and/or with a new name.
_____4. The temporary holding area where data is stored while it is E.Scroll Bar
being used or changed; the amount of RAM a computer has installed.
_____5. A file you create, as opposed to the application that created it. F. Save as

II. CONCEPT NOTES

A World of Computers
Computers are everywhere: at work, at school, and at home. Mobile devices, such as
many cell phones, often are classified as computers. Computers are a primary means of local
and global communication for billions of people. Employees correspond with clients,
students with classmates and teachers, and family with friends and other family members.
Through computers, society has instant access to information from around the
globe. Local and national news, weather reports, sports scores, airline schedules, telephone
directories, maps and directions, job listings, credit reports, and countless forms of
educational material always are accessible. From the computer, you can make a telephone
call, meet new friends, share photos and videos, share opinions, shop, book flights, file
taxes, take a course, receive alerts, and automate your home.
In the workplace, employees use computers to create correspondence such as e-mail
messages, memos, and letters; mange calendars; calculate payroll; track inventory; and
generate invoices. At school, teachers use computers to assist with classroom instruction.
Students use computers to complete assignments and research. Instead of attending class
on campus, some students take entire classes directly from their computer.
People also spend hours if leisure time using a computer. They play games, listen to
music or radio broadcast, watch or compose videos and movies, read books and magazines,
share stories, research genealogy, retouch photos, and plan vacations. Many people believe
that computer literacy is vital to success. Computer literacy, also known as digital literacy,
involves having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses.
Because the requirements that determine computer literacy change as technology changes,
you must keep up with these changes to remain computer literate.

Computer Terminology
Application - a program in which you do your work.
Bit - the smallest piece of information used by the computer. In computer language, it is
either a one (1) or a zero (0).
Backup - a copy of a file or disk you make for archiving purposes.
Boot - to start up a computer.
Bug - a programming error that causes a program to behave in an unexpected way.
Byte - a piece of computer information made up of eight bits.
Card or Expansion Card – a printed circuit board that adds some feature to a computer.
CD-ROM - an acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory.
Control panel - a program that allows you to change settings in a program or change the
way a computer looks and/or behaves.
CPU – Central Processing Unit. The processing chip that is the “brain” of a computer.
Crash - a system malfunction in which the computer stops working and has to be
restarted. Cursor - The pointer, usually an arrow or cross-shaped, controlled by the mouse.
Desktop - The shaded or colored backdrop of the screen.
Dialog box - an on-screen message box that appears when additional information is
required before completing a command.
Disk - a spinning platter made of magnetic or optically etched material on which data can
be stored.
Disk Drive - the machinery that reads the data from a disk and/or writes data to a disk.
Document - a file you create, as opposed to the application that created it.
Download - to transfer data from one computer to another. (If you are on the receiving
end, you are downloading. If you are on the sending end, you are uploading).
Driver - a program on a computer that tells it how to communicate with an add-on piece
of equipment (like a printer).
Expansion slot - a connector inside the computer that allows one to plug in a printed
circuit board that provides new or enhanced features.
File - the generic word for an application, document, control panel, or other computer
data. Floppy Disk - a 3.5-inch square rigid disk that holds data. (Named for the earlier disks
that were flexible).
Gigabyte (GB) - 1024 megabytes.
 Hard Drive - a large capacity storage device made of multiple disks housed in a rigid case.
Icon - a graphic symbol for an application, file or folder.
Kilobyte (K) - 1024 bytes.
Launch - start an application.
Megabyte (MB) - 1024 kilobytes.
Memory - the temporary holding area where data is stored while it is being used or
changed; the amount of RAM a computer has installed.
Menu - a list of program commands listed by topic.
Menu Bar - the horizontal bar across the top of the screen that lists the menus.
Operating System - the system software that controls the computer.
PC - acronym for personal computer.
RAM - acronym for Random-Access Memory.
Save - to write a file onto a disk.
Save as - (a File menu item) to save a previously saved file in a new location and/or with a
new name.
Scroll bar - a bar at the bottom or right side of a window that contains the scroll box and
allows scrolling.
Server - a central computer dedicated to sending and receiving data from other computers
(on a network).
Shut Down - the command from the Special menu that shuts down the computer safely.
Software - files on disk that contain instructions for a computer.
Upload - to send a file from one computer to another through a network.

III. INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE

Word Puzzle

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Across
1. The horizontal bar across the top of the screen that lists the menus.
2. To send a file from one computer to another through a network.
4. A central computer dedicated to sending and receiving data from other computers (on a
network).
5. The smallest piece of information used by the computer.
7. 1024 kilobytes.
9. The generic word for an application, document, control panel, or other computer data.

Down
1.A list of program commands listed by topic.
3. The shaded or colored backdrop of the screen.
5. A copy of a file or disk you make for archiving purposes.
6. Acronym for Random-Access Memory.
8. Apiece of computer information made up of eight bits.
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PRE-TEST
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Prepared By:

CIELO L. AGUILLON
BLW-Cabanbanan