CITF 110 Final Exam Study Guide 1a

Folders

Can be created within other folders. A collection of files stored on a computer.

Parts of the File Explorer

Content Pane, Navigation Pane and Address Bar

File Explorer

The main tool for finding, viewing, and managing the contents of the computer by showing the location and contents of every drive, folder, and file.

Shift

In File explorer, the _____ key is used to select a full range of adjacent files

Question Mark

Many Dialog boxes offer a help feature by clicking this

Status Bar

Microsoft Word displays the ___ at the bottom of the Word window

Auto Recover

The Microsoft Word option that automatically saves a document after a certain number of minutes

Document properties

To identify yourself as the author of a document, modify this

SkyDrive

The default storage location to which a word document will be saved (unless it is specified otherwise) is:

Print Layout

Which view is the default view in Word 2013?

F12 Key

Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.

Quick Access Toolbar

A customizable toolbar that contains a set of commands that are independent ofthe tab that is currently displayed

Mini Toolbar

A smaller version of the full toolbar found near the top of the application window

Spam

Unwanted junk mail or email

Spyware

An unwanted piggyback program that downloads with the software you want to install from the internet

Software

The set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do

Adware

A program that downloads on your computer when a user installs a freeware program, game or utility

Data mining

The process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a pattern

Data Staging

The act of formatting data from source databases before fitting it into a data warehouse

Crowdfunding

Using the internet to get small donations from many people to start a business

QR Codes

Quick Response codes that lets any piece of print in the real word host a live link to the online information and video content

Digital Divide

The difference between people with access to computers and the internet and those without access

Social Networking

The gathering together of groups of people using online tools to connect and exchange ideas

Information Technology

IT, the set of techniques used in processing and retrieving information

Affective Computing

A type of computing that relates to emotion or that deliberately tries to influence emotion

Apple Ipad

A tablet computer

Netbook

A computing device that runs a full featured operating system but that weighs 2 pounds or less

Motherboard

Contains the central electronic components of the computer- CPU- Memory chips (RAM)- slots for expansion cards

Peripheral Device

A device such as a monitor, printer, or keyboard that connects to the system unit through a data port

Mainframe

A large, expensive computer computer that supports hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and executes many different programs at the same time

Supercomputer

A specially designed computer that can perform complex calculations extremely fast

Desktop Computer

A computer that intended for use at a single location. A desktop computer consists of a case that houses the main components of the computer, plus peripheral devices.

Internet

A large network of networks

Tim Berners - Lee

Invented the World Wide Web while at CERN

Web Browser

Software that enables you to display and interact with text and other media on the web

Client

A computer that requests information from a server and client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the internet)

Server

A computer that provides resources to other computers on a netowrk

Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash Player and Apple QuickTime Player

Examples of browser plug-ins

Aggragator

A software program that finds and retrieves the latest update of web material (usually podcasts) according to you specifications

Good Email etiquette 1

Be concise and to the point

Good Email Etiquette 2

Use spellchecker and proofread before sending

Good Email Etiquette 3

Include a meaningful subject line

URL

The unique address for a particular website

Domain Name

Part of the uniform resource locator (URL). Domain names consist of two parts: the sites host and a suffix that indicates the type of organization. (example: lcc.edu, where lcc is the domain name and .edu is the suffix.

Database

A digital collection of related data that can be stored, sorted, organized, and queried

System Software

Coordinates instructions between application software and the computers hardware devices

Application software

The general software used to do tasks at home, school, or work

Oracle, Access, My SQL

Examples of database software

Open source software

Program code made publicly available for free; it can be copied, distributed, or changed without the stringent copyright protections or proprietary software products

Operating System

The group of programs that control how the computer functions

Windows 8, Mac OSX and UNIX/Linux

Examples of operating system software