Tech Fundamentals Mission Worksheet

Use this sheet to capture notes, fill in blanks, and keep track of what you learned today. No perfect answers needed; curiosity wins.

1) Warm-Up Check-In

  • One thing I already use a computer for:
  • One thing I want to get better at:

2) What Is a Computer?

Fill in the blanks.

  • The is the “brain” that does the thinking.
  • is short-term memory; is long-term storage.
  • are the physical parts you can touch.
  • are the instructions that tell the hardware what to do.

3) Files, Folders, and Extensions

  • Draw a mini folder tree (example: Tech-Workshop-1/notes.txt). Label one file and one folder.

 

 

  • Why do file extensions like .txt, .html, or .py matter?

 

 

4) Code and Programs

  • Code is:
  • When code is saved together to do a job, it’s a .
  • Circle one: Computers are forgiving / literal.
  • Example of a program I have used:

5) Terminal Scavenger Hunt

Write what each command does and, if you try it, the output you saw.

Command What it does What I saw when I ran it
pwd    
ls    
echo 'Hello, computer!'    
echo 'Hello, $USER!'    

6) Reflection

  • One thing that felt new or surprising:
  • One thing I want to practice next:
  • Question I’d ask if I had 10 more minutes: