The laptop screen is stuck. Nothing moves.
Rocket wiggles the mouse. Nothing.
Raven asks, "What do you notice? Is it frozen?"
Nova says, "Hint: a fresh start helps me think."
Sometimes a computer gets stuck. We say it froze.
A restart turns it off, then on again.
The memory gets cleared out.
The computer starts fresh.
A grown-up helps you restart.
Sometimes the mouse pointer will not move.
Try a different mouse.
If the new mouse works, the old one was broken.
Swapping is a fair test.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| A restart turns a computer off and on. | ? |
| A child restarts alone without asking. | ? |
| Swapping a mouse is a fair test. | ? |
| A restart clears the memory. | ? |
Memory holds work in progress.
When the power goes off, memory lets go.
That is why we save files first.
Saved files live in storage. They stay.
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Point: P-O-I-N-T.
Page: P-A-G-E.
Four safe fixes learned! Tomorrow we put them all together.