Computer Skills Jeopardy Hardware/Software
Parts of a Computer Memory Hardware Application Programs Software Programs Miscellaneous 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50
Final Jeopardy Category
Final Jeopardy Question For 100 Points What is the official name of this class called?
Final Jeopardy Answer For 100 Points 8th Grade: Exploring Career Decisions 7th Grade: Exploring Business Technology
Parts of a Computer 10 What is the tangible, physical equipment that can be seen and touched such as Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, and Speakers?
What displays information such as text, numbers and pictures? Parts of a Computer 20 What displays information such as text, numbers and pictures?
Parts of a Computer 30 What allows you to use your computer to communicate with other computers?
Parts of a Computer 40 What is the intangible set of instructions that tells the computer what to do, known as programs?
Parts of a Computer 50 What is an electronic device that receives data, processes data, stores data, and produces a result?
What is the microprocessor called the “Brains” of the Computer? Memory 10 What is the microprocessor called the “Brains” of the Computer?
What performs arithmetic computations and logical operations? Memory 20 What performs arithmetic computations and logical operations?
Daily Double
Memory What is the “boss” of the computer?
Memory 40 What is memory on the motherboard that is short term and stored temporarily?
Memory 50 What is the memory on the motherboard that is long term and where specific instructions are stored?
What allows you to hear voice, music and other sounds? Hardware 10 What allows you to hear voice, music and other sounds?
What is the internal storage device for the computer? Hardware 20 What is the internal storage device for the computer?
Name Two Types of Printers Hardware 30 Name Two Types of Printers
Name Four Output Devices Hardware 40 Name Four Output Devices
Name Five Input Devices Hardware 50 Name Five Input Devices
Application Programs 10 What is the software program that lets you set up an electronic filing system ( Examples: address book and OPAC)?
Application Programs 20 What is the software program that combines text, graphics, animation, video and audio (Example: PowerPoint)?
Application Programs 30 What software program uses both pictures and words to give you the ability to create documents (Examples: Newsletters and brochures)?
Application Programs 40 What is a software program that allows you to create, edit, and print text documents (Examples: reports, flyer, and memo)?
Application Programs 50 What is the software program that has numbered rows and lettered columns (Example: grade book)?
Software Programs 10 What is the software program that works with modems or network hardware and allows your computer to communicate with other computers?
Daily Double
Software Programs What is the software program that works with the Operating System software to help you use your computer to do specific types of work?
Software Programs 30 What is a group of software programs that coordinate and control the resources and operations of a computer system?
Software Programs 40 What is the software program that uses pictures or images to help communicate messages?
Software Programs 50 What software program combines several software applications into one program?
What is the printed copy of output? Miscellaneous 10 What is the printed copy of output?
Miscellaneous 20 What type of network is when local area networks are expanded to include several local area networks within a city, state, etc?
Miscellaneous 30 What type of network is a computer connected together in a relatively close location such as in the classroom or building?
What are the two types of software? Miscellaneous 40 What are the two types of software?
Miscellaneous 50 What is eight bits or combination of ones and zeroes to represent a character?