The Technology Literacy exams will have 50 multiple-choice questions. Questions will be vocabulary and concept oriented. They will come from the following topic areas:

1. History of computers
2. Parts of the computer
3. Peripheral computer devices
4. Uses and limitations of computers
5. General uses of common computer applications software
6. New and emerging technologies
7. The Internet
8. Social implications of computers
9. General programming (Level III, Grades 9-12, only)

Questions for the Technology Literacy Challenge will come from information generally available in textbooks and reliable sources on the Internet. A suggested list of resources is available on the Fair web site. Computer magazines and television programs have discussed some of the social implications of computers. An oral exam may be used as a tie-breaker of three or more students.

Suggested Resources for the Technology Literacy Challenge:

Gookin, Dan. PCs for Dummies. IDG Books. January 2000.
ISBN: 0764581309

Maran, Ruth. Computers Simplified. 4th Edition. IDG Books. September 1998.
ISBN: 0764560425

Maran, Ruth. The Internet and World Wide Web Simplified. IDG Books. October 1999.
ISBN: 0764534092

Rathbone, Andy. Windows 98 for Dummies. IDG Books Worldwide. June 1998.
ISBN: 0764502611

White, Ron. How Computers Work. 5th Edition. MacMillan. 1999.
ISBN: 0789721120

Wingate, Phillipa. The Internet for Beginners. EDCP. August 1997.
ISBN: 881109290

For younger students:

The Computer Age. Modern Media series. Barrons Educational Series. March 2000.
ISBN: 076411667

Kalman, Bobbie. The Computer from A to Z. Crabtree. March 1998.
ISBN: 0865053790

Parker, Steve. Computers. 20th Century Inventions Series. Raintree Steck-Vaughn. April 1997.
ISBN: 0811728110

White, Nancy. The Magic School Bus Gets Programmed: A Book About Computers. Scholastic.

Wright, David. Computers. Inventors and Inventions Series. Benchmark Books. January 1996.
ISBN: 0761400648

Web sites:
Computer Dictionaries, Acronyms and Glossaries
Triumph of the Nerds