Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:
1.Explain these parts of a personal computer: central processing unit (CPU), monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem, and printer.
2.Demonstrate how to start up and shut down a personal computer properly.
3.Use your computer to prepare and print a document.
Academics Pin
Earn the Computers belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
1.Use a computer to prepare a report on a subject of interest to you. Share it with your den.
2.Make a list of 10 devices that can be found in the home that use a computer chip to function.
3.Use a computer to maintain a balance sheet of your earnings or allowance for four weeks.
4.Use a spreadsheet program to organize some information.
5.Use an illustration, drawing, or painting program to create a picture.
6.Use a computer to prepare a thank-you letter to someone.
7.Log on to the Internet. Visit the Boy Scouts of America homepage (http://www.scouting.org).
8.Discuss personal safety rules you should pay attention to while using the Internet.
9.Practice a new computer game for two weeks. Demonstrate an improvement in your scores.
10.Correspond with a friend via e-mail. Have at least five e-mail replies from your friend.
11.Visit a local business or government agency that uses a mainframe computer to handle its business. Explain how computers save the company time and money in carrying out its work.
