Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Software- Tech Talk 2.3 10-3-07 and analogy

1. Name two examples of financial and accounting software.
Quicken
Microsoft Money

2. Name one drawback to upgrading software.
incompatibility with older hardware and software

3. Software applies rules, called _algorithms_, to data in a way that allows a computer to process information.

*algorithms

4. Identify the part of the following filename that indicates the type of data it contains: 010106_MyResearchPaper.doc
*MyResearchPaper*


Analogy/Word/WPM
WHAT WORD COMPLETES THE ANALOGY?
CAKE : BATTER :: window : glass
1. home
2. glass
3. view

Word Quiz
What does it mean?
perfunctory
Before leaving the house Sandy gave the dog a perfunctory hug—
1. it was a really hard squeeze.
2. it was a long-lasting squeeze.
3. it was just a quick squeeze.

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