Last updated: 10/1/03
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Topics for IST 3715 Quiz 1
(updated to changes after class on 9/30)

Questions that will not be on the quiz are shown with strikethrough format (strikethrough format).

Description

Quiz 1 will be 60 minutes in class at the beginning of class on October 13. There will be three or four questions from the list below. This means that you will have to have studied the content and practiced the word processing tasks. You should use the computer conference to discuss content and skills questions that you want to go over. The quiz will cover

During the class before the Quiz, we will go over this list of topics and delay items that we have not covered until Quiz 2.

The quiz will be open book, but if you have to check the books for everything, you will probably not have time. Open book and open web browser, but your own words.

You will write the answers for Quiz 1 using Microsoft Word 2000 on a floppy diskette supplied by the Instructor.

Please name your quiz file as follows:

So for example, since I use Microsoft Word, the file name for my Quiz 1 file would be drb1cf3.doc

When I grade the assignments, I will add a "g" to the end of the filename and return it by email.

Quiz 1 Topics NOTE: In the interests of getting this posted as soon as possible, I have used a previous version, but not updated it thoroughly. For example, the Microsoft Office textbook, and the version of Office, are different this semester. Also, we will most likely not cover all of the topics listed here. The questions for The Lexis and the Olive Tree are correct. So - watch for updates, and there is normally a last-minute revision the class before the Quiz, to take account of what has actually been covered.

  1. General Windows skills - under test conditions,
    1. Open a file from the A: drive
    2. Save a file to the A: drive
    3. Using Save As..., change the name of a file
  2. Word processing topics as listed in Section I of the Word Processing handout, even though this was not covered in class. The Quiz will cover this on the first and third levels described below:
    1. Carrying out the word processing functions using Microsoft Word 2000. I will call this the "operational" level. Typically, you would be given a file on the test diskette and asked to make changes in it according to a list of directions.
    2. Describing in words how to carry out a certain operation in Microsoft Word 2000. (This level will NOT be covered on the Quiz.)
    3. Describing the word processing function at a general level, not specific to Microsoft word 2000. For example, describe formatting as changing the appearance of text, such as font, font size, etc.
  3. Given a picture of a window or dialog,
    1. Identify or list the elements, such as title bar, menu bar, tool bar, check box, text line and drop-down list
    2. Describe what actions can be completed with each element, and how to complete them
    3. Describe or define "dialog", "file", "folder", "extension", RAM and disk storage, "byte", "path", "Drag 'N Drop"
  4. For the action of selection,
    1. List at least three different types of elements that can be selected
    2. Describe at least three two different methods of selection (not all may be applicable in a given situation)
    3. Describe how to tell whether or not an element is selected
    4. Describe the significance of selection
  5. Describe the items under common menu items such as File, Edit, Format and View
    1. For the File menu, describe the differences between Save and Save As...
      1. Given a file path, identify its parts
    2. Describe the four pieces of information you need to determine for saving your file
    3. Describe the difference between the view of the file structure given by Save As... and Windows (NT) Explorer
  6. For the Internet,
    1. Describe how computers are identified on the Internet
    2. Describe the form that information travels in (packet, head, body)
    3. Describe how information is transported between computers
    4. Describe the role of Local Area Networks
    5. Describe how the Domain Name System works
    6. Given a URL, identify its different parts and what they signify
    7. Describe the sequence of events if you point your browser at a web site by typing in the URL in the domain name form
    8. Describe or define the terms URL, IP address, gateway, router, HTTP, HTML
  7. For the Internet Issues web page, given a choice of two issues, write a brief half-page essay about one of the issues that:
    1. Names and describes the issue
    2. Describes at least two opinions about the issue
    3. Describes your own position, along with why you support that position
  8. Describe the recent history of the Internet, including the "Internet bubble."
  9. Describe or define the following terms, with respect to the World Wide Web
    1. Client
    2. Server
    3. Browser
    4. Hypertext
    5. Link
    6. Hypertext Transport Protocol
    7. HTML
    8. URL
    9. Internet Search
    10. Form
    11. Web Server
    12. Web Client
    13. eCommerce
  10. In troubleshooting a network connection,
    1. If you call a network administrator or help desk for assistance, what will they want to know?
  11. In Microsoft Office 2000 for Windows, be able to:
    1. Open, Save, Save As..., create new folder while Save As..., Print, Select text, Copy and Move text using clipboard or Drag 'N Drop
    2. Enter text, edit text (select, cut, copy, move, find and replace)
  12. From the Lexus and the Olive Tree
    1. What does the author mean by "globalization" and how does he think it is different than previous systems?
    2. Describe the different viewpoints that the author feels have to be integrated in order to understand globalism.
    3. What role does the author feel that the Internet has played in integrating different facets of society?
    4. For the author, what is the significance of the title of this book?
    5. What does the author mean by
      1. Creative destruction (OK, this comes from Schumpeter)
      2. The Berlin Wall didn't just fall in Berlin.
        1. According to Friedman, what three changes caused the fall?
      3. The democratization of technology / the democratization of finance / the democratization of information
        1. Does Friedman feel that, in order to have an impact, these changes must reach everyone?
        2. How does the democratization of finance make things different for government officials?
        3. How does the democratization of information raise expectations?
      4. Technology globalizes production
      5. The three stages of Microchip Immune Deficiency
      6. The buck starts here
      7. The Golden Straitjacket
      8. The Electronic Herd
    6. Describe the various stages of DOSCapital
    7. Describe the role of the following in globalization, according to Freidman
      1. Courts
      2. Accounting standards
      3. Bribery and other forms of corruption
      4. Fast communications
      5. Being an open society
    8. What role does the author feel that globalization will play in
      1. Reducing warfare
      2. Homogenizing local cultures
        1. How does Friedman feel that this homogenizing can be stopped
      3. Winner-take-all
    9. Globalization has damaged many economies around the world
      1. Describe three examples
      2. Why does the author feel that this has not resulted in a sustained backlash against globalization?
      3. How does Friedman suggest that globalization could destroy itself?
    10. What advantages does Friedman feel that the US has in being able to benefit from globalization?
    11. Describe the importance that Friedman attaches to a fictional Rapid Change Opportunity Act
      1. What would be in such an act
      2. Why would such an act be important for the US?
      3. Why does Friedman feel that a strong and activist US is important for the rest of the world?