Friday, October 19, 2007

Analogy 21

ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : flexible

WORD QUIZ-What does it mean?
cacophony
Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?
monkeys with cymbals

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Analogy 20

OWL : HOOTS :: fan : whirs
WORD QUIZ
incessant
Lola's search for new flavors of ice cream was incessant—
her efforts never ended.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Analogy 19

HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : crime
WORD QUIZ
verdant
Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?
Yellow Rose of Texas

Monday, October 15, 2007

Tech Talk 5.1

1.
Both the Mac and Windows OS support what type of scripting?
Unix

2.
Why does the Mac OS software tend to be more reliable to install?
Macs software componets are not "married" like PCs are so so if a program starts you dont have to restart the computer to fix it all you have to do is force quit

3.
Which operating system has the better selection of development tools, Windows or the Mac?
mac

4.
Which is the least expensive operating system?
depends, to get all the software you want with a PC it will be more or equal the cost of the mac. so they are about the same unless you just get the computer by itself without the software.

Analogy 18

MINK : SOFT :: mold : fuzzy
WORD QUIZ
raconteur
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—
I could listen to her stories for hours.