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CIS 1200 midterm
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
03/06/2010

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______ is when a person may contact potential victims by e-mail and ask the victims to provide password/ account information for an apperently legitimate reason and use it in a negative manner
Definition
phishing
Term
The ftp funcation of Web Expression is called _______
Definition
publishing
Term
PMP stands for
Definition
portable media player
Term
Wehn you put a + in front of a word in google key word search, what do you expect to be returned?
Definition
that word must be present in all the urls or description listed in the results
Term
When this page is displayed in Internet Explorer, 'This message moves across the screen'. Expression Web is running on your computer and an empty web page is displayed on teh screen. In general terms, indicte how you would modify the current page and have the message move acrooss the sceen in Internet Explorer. (4 steps)
Definition

click the code or split screen tab

enter <marquee></marquee> in the code area

put the message in the middle

save the page and preivew the page in internet explorere (or hit F12)

Term
Give the command sequence in Internet Explorer to add the URL of current web page to the list of web pagess taht you visit often.
Definition

click favourites and selcet add to favourites

 

Term
In what way does layering in Expression Web improve the design of web pages?
Definition
It gives the designer better conrtol over the positioning of information/text/images on the web page.
Term
Both Outlook and WebMail are options for handling e-mail. Explain 1 e-mail feature of eac that the other does not have.
Definition

Outlook

  • uses a fix address/loaction/computer
  • download mail to that computer only
  • can sync with palmtop

Webmail

  • available using a web browswer anywhere
Term
How can you move folder A into folder B if they are beside eachother using My Computer?
Definition
  1. select folder B, Edit, move to folder, secelct folder A
  2. click on folder B, edit, cut. double click/open midterm, edit, paste
  3. right click on A and drage it over B. menu appears and select move.
  4. click on A, drag over to B and release
  5. right click on A folder and hit cut. right click on B folder and hit paste.
Term
Explain the difference between a computer and an information system.
Definition
  1. computer is the hardware/ physical device or a device that does input processing, storage and output.
  2. information system is a combination of hardware (computer), software, data, people and procedures.
Term
What does HTTP stand for?
Definition
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Term
Name 3 multimedia input devices
Definition
  1. microphone
  2. video camera or web cam
  3. digital camera
  4. scanner
  5. stero/key boards/ musical instruments
  6. CD, DVD, VCR
  7. ipod/mp3 player
Term

How would you place an image from the UofG Home Page onto a Word document?

(4 steps)

Definition
  1. Go to UoG home page with internet explorer
  2. right click over the image and select save image as and palce the file in appropriate folder or click over image, copy.
  3. In word, click insert tab, picture, locate file, enter file name or Home tab, paste button, or right click over page, paste
  4. Right click over image, text wrapping, tight or page layout tab, text wrapping, tight
Term
A senior citizen called the insurance company to complain about his bill. He gave the operator a "piece" of his mind. A computer was also listening that analyzed his words and the _____ of/in his voice.
Definition
tone or pitch
Term

The most common media for data communication are (here media is the physical carrier by which data travels from its source to its destination)

(4)

Definition

telephone/DSL/twisted pair

cable/coxial

fiber-optic

wireless

Term
What was the URL of your website for this course?
Definition
http://1200webs.cis.uoguelph.ca/~jbulfon
Term
What are the steps involved in makes a table of content in Word?
Definition

reference tab

table of contents

Term
In order to publish your web site, you need to know 3 things to get access to the course web server. What are they?
Definition

ftp://ftp.cis.uoguelph.ca or url of the CIS web server

login/username

password/id number

Term
Give the Word command sequence to display only this page of the exam in 2 columns. (2)
Definition

highlight page of text

page layout tab, colums, two

Term
With FOLED technolgy, you'll be able to unroll a computer _________ whenever you need it from a contanier the size of a pen.
Definition
screen
Term
What is a webcast?
Definition
broadcast of audio or video over the internet.
Term
Name 4 types of servers described in the text
Definition
  1. print
  2. applicatoin
  3. database
  4. e-mail
  5. communications
  6. web
  7. ftp
Term
Define internet protocol
Definition

a protocol or rules for sending data between computer on the internet

 

or

 

rules that run the internet

Term
Twisted-pair cable transmits signals using ______ on a ________ conductor.
Definition

electricity

wire/copper

Term
The vaule in D12 is 20% interest per year on the loan in C6 plus a $500 repayment of the loan. You must be able to cpoy that formula into cells E12 and F12 without making any alternation. What is the formula in cell D12?
Definition
=0.2*$C$6/4+500
Term
give the command sequence how a student would use a "what if analysis" option to find the amount for the loan that would generate a zero ending balance (cell F16) at year end. (3)
Definition
  1. under what if analysis option, select goal seek
  2. set cell f16 to value 0
  3. by cahnging cell C6
Term
If you wre gong t orepeat several steps within a spreadsheet many times, you would generate a _____ to record several steps and use it to do the work.
Definition
macro
Term

Give the Word command sequence that put the number at the bottom of a word page.

(2)

 

Definition
  • Insert tab, page number, bottom of page, select center style
  • insert, footer, pick option with page # on it
  • insert, footer, conservative
  • insert, footer, edit, page number
Term
Expression Web is open and your page is displayed on the screen. What is the command sequence to connect a style sheet to a web page that you are working on?
Definition

format, CSS styles, attach style sheet, file name

 

or

 

task pane, manage styles. Attach style sheet, file name

Term
One of the styles a style sheet is "h1" and you have used the "h1" styles through out your web site. If you change hte protperties (ie chagne the colour of the text) of the "h1" style, what wil happen in your website?
Definition
if you changed the color of the text for your"h1", every occurrence of the "h1" style in your web site would change colour.
Term
What is the disadvantages of a normal keyboard over a split keyboard?
Definition
over a long time period, a cectangle keybord is hard on the user's body (wrists, arms, shoulder)
Term
Explain what would be returned from a google search wehn you enter these workds in the seach box New York -Yankees and hit submit.
Definition
list web sites with New York without yankkees in the url or description
Term
When planning a web site, list the 4 areas that you should be thinking about.
Definition
  • what is the objective of your web site
  • what is the information that you need to support his objective
  • what graphic appeal is needed
  • select your navigation structure
  • target audience
  • how are you going to maintain the site
Term
give an example of a HTML tag
Definition

<command> something </command>

 

or

 

<u> asldfkj </u>

Term
What is the command sequence in internet Explorer to remove the list of web sites that you have visited?
Definition
  • tools, internet options, delete
  • tools, delete browsing history
  • control H, select items, right click and delete
  • click drop down arrow beside forward button, start button, select items, right click, delete
Term
A website that is an online personal journal with refelction, comments and often hyperlinks is called a
Definition
blog
Term

What is the command sequence to create the a table in Word?

(3)

 

Definition
  • tabel button, select the size of the table, enter the information
  • click insert tab, table, insert table, select size, enter information
  • click insert tab, table, draw table, draw the table box and draw in rows and colums, enter the information
  • click insert tab, clic kand hold insert tabel button, drag cursor across 3 rows and 2 columns. enter info.
Term

What is the difference between an IP and a DNS address?

(2)

Definition

ip address is a numeric address of a computer

DSN address is the address of a computer in words

Term

Give the command sequence in Windows XP to access the Disk Cleanup button for your hard drive

 

Definition
  • Open my computer on screen with a double click or right click, open
  • start, programs, accessories, system tools, disk celanup
  • start, my computer, right click the C:drive and select properties
  • start, control panel, performance and maintenance, disk clean up
Term
Name 3 methods to move highlighted text in word to the bottom of the page.
Definition
  • right click on the hi-lighted text and select cut-- move to bottom and right click past
  • highlight shift delete, move to the bottom and shift insert
  • click on the highlihgted text and drag it to the bottom of the page
  • use the buttons to cut, move to the bottom and paste
  • use the conrtol key combinations to cut and paste
  •  hit control + x
  • move the insertion point to the bottom of the page
  • hit control + V
Term
What was teh name of the animation of the Midterm Stuff page on the web site
Definition
cows with guns
Term
What is the advantage of a split keybord?
Definition
easier on useres body (wrist, arms, shoulders)
Term

Steps in maker a footer

(3)

Definition

position cursor after word you want to reference

reference tab, insert footnote,

type in message at bottom

Term
define the internet
Definition
a multinational collection/network of computer networks and gateways that use the TCP/IP protocol
Term
What expression web features makes words become highlighted when the curser is placed over them?
Definition
behaviours
Term
Define the Information Age
Definition
the term to describe the percentage of people involved in information technology sector
Term
In what way do layers improve the desgin of web pages in web expression?
Definition
it gives the designer better control over the positioning of information/text/images on the web page
Term
Expression web is open and your page is displayed on the screen. What is the command sequence to connect a style sheet to a web page that you are working on?
Definition

format, CSS styles, attach style shhet, fine name

 

or

 

task pane, manage styles, attach style sheet, file name

Term
One of the styles in a style sheet is "h1" and you have used the "h1" style though out your web site. If you change the properties (ie change the colour of the text) of the "h1" style, what will happen in your web site?
Definition
if you changed the color of the text for "h1", every occurrence of the "h1" style in your web site would change color.
Term
describe how word art is created and placed on a page.
Definition

insert tab, Wordart,

select sytle and enter text,

righ click, format wordart, layout, tight,

move item into its current position.

Term
In order to pblish your web site, you need to know 3 things to get access to the course web serve. what are they?
Definition

ftp://ftp.cis.uoguelph.ca

login/username

password/idnumber

Term
How would you change a phrase to match the same font as the rest of the document in Word.
Definition
click on part of overall text and click on paint brush. highlight prase and release.
Term
When the DVORKAK keyboard was designed, what was the criterion for selecting the letters on the home row of the keyboard?
Definition
the most frequently used letters in the englihs language were located there.
Term
The name of the home page on most web sites is normally called ____ or ______. (give hte file nme and extension)
Definition
index.htm or default.htm
Term

What would be returend from a Google search when you enter these words in the search box: New York -Yankees

and hit submit.

Definition
list web sites with New York without yankees in the url or desription
Term
After installing some software on your computer today, it does not perform properly any more. What Window's feature can you use to reset it like it was yesterday?
Definition
System/windows restore/recover or disk backup/restore
Term
what deos ftp stand for?
Definition
file transfer protocol
Term
When you are planning a web site, what are 4 areas you should be thinking about?
Definition
  • what is objective of your web site
  • what is information that you need to support his objective
  • what graphic appeal is needed
  • select your navigation structure
  • target audience
  • how aer you going to maintain the site
Term
How do you take an image from the internet and put it into a word document?
Definition
  1. go to the web site
  2. right click over image and hit copy
  3. in word, edit, paste
  4. right click image, format, picture, layout, tight
Term
What is an animated gift?
Definition

a special type of graphic file (in gif format) that contains a number of images

 

when viewd in a web browser, the succession of images creates a simple animation of sense of movement.

Term
DNS stands for:
Definition
domain name system
Term
what does a DNS server do?
Definition
converts computer name to an IP address
Term
What are the steps to putting folder A inside of folder B if they are right besdie eachother?
Definition
  • select folder A, edit, move to folder, select folder B
  • click on Folder A, edit, cut, double click on folder B, edit, paste
  • right click on folder A, and drag it over to folde B, menu appears and select move
  • click on folder A, drag over folder B and release
  • right click on fodl A and hit cut. right click on folder B and hit paste
Term
<bold>the</bold> si an example of?
Definition
.html command or tag
Term
Over 50 years, electronic data processing has changed into E-commerce. What are four of the terms used along the way to dfine this evolution?
Definition
  • Management information systems (MIS)
  • Information systems (IS)
  • Information technology (IT)
  • internet /www
  • information highway
  • inofrmation age
Term
explain what "track changes" does for you in a group project where the report is written in Word.
Definition
all the changes (additions, deletions, changes, ect) to the documetn are indicted in boxes
Term
explain internet proctocol.
Definition

the rules for exchanging data on a network

 

or

 

a set or rules and procdures that determine how a computer system recives and transmits data.

Term
Both outlook and WebMail are options for handling e-mail. Explain 1 e-mail feature of each option that hte other does not have.
Definition

outlook

  • uses a fix address/location/computer
  • download mail to that computer only
  • can sync with palmtop

webmail

 

  • available using a web browser
  • good for peopl that are moving around
Term
A _________ ______________ emits a beam of light from its underside; it uses the light's reflection to judge the distance, direction adn speed of its travel to move the cursor on the screen.
Definition
optical mouse
Term
What are three things taht can help you avoid repetitive stress/ strain injuries with your keyboard and mouse?
Definition
  • use an ergonomic (split) keyboard
  • use a padded writs support
  • keep your wrists straight
  • sit up straight
  • learn to type
  • take frequent breaks
Term
A device on each computer that is connected to the network which controls the flow of data is called a
Definition
network interface card (NIC)- network card, network adapter, Ethernet card
Term
10Base-T and 100Base-T relate to the ________ of the internet connection/cable.
Definition
speed/size/bandwidth
Term
give the command sequence in Internet Explorer to remove the list of web sites that you hav visited.
Definition
tools, internet options, delete, delete history
Term
What is a plug in program?
Definition
third party prgoram to extend the capabilties of your browser/window media player
Term
What uses plug ins?
Definition
internet explorer or shockwave/flash/ect
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