The Big Wheel: Computer Challenge Created By Heather Allen
Tennessee Curriculum Standards The Student will operate and maintain the workstation 1.1 The student will interpret computer and keyboarding terminology. 1.2 The student will manage the computer system and related software. 1.3 The student will demonstrate appropriate lab safety skills. Tennessee Curriculum Standards
The Big Wheel 4 3 Instructions: 1) Divide into Teams of 4 2) Ask a Question to a Team 3) If correct, click the Spin Wheel Button to choose the number of points that team will receive. 4) Type points from wheel into Team Score Box 5) Continue until out of questions. 6) Use the to move to the next slide 7) Use the to move to the previous slide. 8) Use the to go to the game board 4 3
The Big Wheel Team Scores Spin Wheel Points Team One Team Two Team Three Team Four Team Five Team Six Team Seven Team Eight Spin Wheel Points
Game Board 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
What is the name of the most popular search engine? Q1
Google A1
What do we call this? Q2
Mouse A2
A computer and surrounding area that has been configured to perform a certain set of tasks is called. Q3
Workstation A3
An __________is a software program that runs on your computer? Q4
Application A4
What is the program people use to access the World Wide Web? Q5
Browser A5
An area on the computer screen that displays information for a specific program is called? Q6
Window A6
MCI WorldCom, Sprint, GTE, and UUNET are major providers of what communication network? Q7
Internet A7
Pages that make of the World Wide Web are called? Q8
Webpages A8
What are two of the primary input devices used with today’s computers? Q9
Keyboard & Mouse A9
What are names of at least two search engines that we use to search the internet? Q10
Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask.com
What are the left hand home keys? Q11
ASDF A11
What are the right hand home keys? Q12
JKL; A12
These parts make up what type of instrument; motherboard, CPU, memory, hard drive, and video card? Q13
Computer A13
What do we call this? Q14
The _______ displays the computer's user interface and open programs, allowing the user to interact with the computer, typically using the keyboard and mouse. A14
The _______ displays the computer's user interface and open programs, allowing the user to interact with the computer, typically using the keyboard and mouse. Q15
Monitor A15
What two options do you have to open an application? Q16
Start Menu or Short cuts on your desktop
What are two ways that the mouse tracks movement on a computer screen? Q17
Ball or an optical beam of light.
What is the Microsoft application we use to make spreadsheets? Q18
Excel A18
What is the Microsoft application we use to make slide shows and presentations? Q19
PowerPoint A19
What Microsoft application do we use to type documents? Q20
Word A20