CSIT 101 Class Notes Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes for exam preparation.

How do you share OneDrive files?

Just right-click the file you want to send.

How do you add a new folder in Outlook?

Go to the folder tab, click the 'New Folder' tab, type the name, select the inbox icon, select the destination, and click 'Send'.

How do you set up an item alert in Outlook?

Home tab -> Move group -> Rules button -> Create Rule button, click the required name, and click the display in the New Item Alert window.

How do you set up automatic/vacation replies in Outlook?

File tab -> Options -> Automatic Replies -> 'Send automatic replies' button. Set time range if needed.

How do you follow up messages?

Home tab, in the tags group click the “follow up” button- selected intended date

How do you move files to another folder in Outlook?

Home tab -> Move group -> 'Move' button and select the folder where to send.

How do you request delivery receipts in Outlook?

Options tab, in the tracking group, click the 'Request a delivery receipt' check box.

List five standard Operating System Functions.

Memory management, process management, allocating/deallocating memory, file system management, device management.

What is Driver Software?

Enables the communication system for your hardware and OS systems.

What is the difference between software and applications?

An application is used to perform a specific task, while software has access to all data and program settings

Explain why you should use Styles in Word Processing Software.

Allows you to change the heading for your papers, when the task bar tools are not working.

What is a Motherboard?

The main circuit board.

What is a CPU?

Central Processing Unit.

What is RAM?

Random Access Memory

What is a Hard Drive?

Long-Term Storage.

What is a Power Supply?

It needs electricity, of course!

What does a computer network refer to?

Refers to interconnected computing devices that can share resources and exchange data.

What are protocols?

Rules used to transmit information.

What is PAN?

Personal Area Network (Bluetooth)

What is LAN?

Local Area Network (group of devices, computers and servers in the same building)

What is WLAN?

Wireless Local Area Network (wireless communication and not wired)

What is CAN?

Campus Area Network (a network that joins two or more LAN networks within a limited area)

What is MAN?

Metropolitan Area Network (spans over several buildings and cities)

What is SAN?

Storage Area Network (high speed network that stores and provides access to large amounts of data

What is WAN?

Wide Area Network (largest type of network spans over countries)

What is a file?

The standard storage unit in a computer; all programs and data are written into and read from it.

What are zipped files?

Take up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers more quickly than uncompressed files.

What is a resource?

Everything you access online found on web pages that are part of websites.

What is a web page (HTML)?

A document which can be displayed in a web browser.

What is a web site (HTTP)?

A collection of web pages which are grouped together.

What is a search engine?

A web service that helps you find other web pages.

What is a browser?

Used to display web pages and search engines.

What is a web server?

A computer that hosts a website on the Internet.

What are Styles?

Allows you to structure your document and give it a hierarchy.

What is Font?

The typeface you chose to display the characters of your words.

What is Font-Size?

Measured in points, it's how big the type will be.

What are Font-Styles?

bold, italics, Underline, Strikethrough, Superscript, subscript, CAPITALIZATION, color, highlight color.

What is Alignment?

left, center, right, justified.

What are Headers and Footers?

Content can go in the upper or lower margin of the document's pages.

What is Table of Contents?

Interactive and goes hand in hand with styles!

What are Citations/References?

Can be automated!

What are Templates?

A document type that creates a copy of itself when you open it.

What are Page options?

Orientation (portrait or landscape), margins, size, columns

What is a header in word processing?

Text that appears at the top of every page, just below the top margin.

How to add a header to a document:

Click the Insert tab. In the Header & Footer group, click the Header button and select a header format from the gallery. In the Header & Footer Tools Design tab and inserts a header with content controls for you to enter your own information.

How to insert a hyperlink:

Click the Insert tab. In the Links group, click the Link button to open the Insert Hyperlink dialog. Select an option under Link to and select the file to which you want to link. Type the text of the link in the Text to display box.

How to position a picture on a page with text wrapping:

Click the Picture Format tab. In the Arrange group, click the Position Object button. In the With Text Wrapping section, select an option.

How to adjust the width and height of cells using the AutoFit command:

Click the Table Layout tab. In the Cell Size group, click the AutoFit button. Select AutoFit Contents to resize the cell to fit the text of the table. Select AutoFit Window to resize the table to the size of the page.

How to merge cells in a table:

Select the cells you want to merge into one. Click the Table Layout tab. In the Merge group, click the Merge Cells button.

How to sort a column in a table:

Click the Table Layout tab. In the Data group, click the Sort button. Click the Sort by arrow and select a field to sort by.

What was Web 1.0?

The web was a place to find information, with no means to leave comments or reviews.

What was Web 2.0?

An explosion of user-generated content online, including blogging, tagging, and social media.

What is the digital definition?

Data expressed as a series of the digits 0 and 1.

What is the media definition?

Plural form of medium. An expression that brings information or entertainment from one body to another.

What is Digital Media?

The field of Computer Science that integrates different forms of information in the form of text, audio, animation, and video to communicate a message.

What are the five attributes of emerging technologies?

Radical novelty, fast growth, coherence, prominent impact, and uncertainty and ambiguity.

What is Artificial intelligence (AI)?

A branch of computer science that deals with the creation of intelligent machines that can work and react like humans.

What is Robotics?

The branch of technology that deals with the design, construction and operation of robots.

What is a Drone?

A flying robot that can be controlled remotely or autonomously.

What is Nanotechnology?

The manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale.

What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?

Refers to the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances and other items that are connected to the Internet.

What is 3D printing?

A process of creating three–dimensional objects from a digital file.

What does Identity and Wellbeing mean?

Creating your online identity to personal and professional values and goals.

What does Discovery mean?

Adapting search strategies and evaluating the results; locating and exploring ideas from multiple viewpoints and perspectives.

What does Evaluation mean?

Critically analyzing information/media/data to determine its relevance, accuracy, and purpose.

What does Ethics mean?

Considering the differences in technology and information access, rights, and vulnerabilities of individuals and groups.

What does Creativity and Scholarship mean?

The ability to create original work and repurpose or remix existing works.

What does Communication and Collaboration mean?

Applying communication conventions and norms in online communities; effectively using relevant tools and strategies for digitally mediated collaboration.

What does Curation mean?

The selection, organization, and presentation of content and information.

What is a Digital Bubble?

An online environment where people only encounter information or opinions that reflect and reinforce their own.

What is Digital ethics?

Concerned with how technology is used ethically; explores how technology affects society politically, socially, and morally.

What is technology ethics?

The application of ethical thinking to the practical concerns of technology.

Why is efficiency important in the digital age?

Often efficiency is a dramatic benefit to humanity

What is wisdom?

The ability to make an informed decision based on knowledge gained.

What is a One-to-one relationship?

Both tables can have only one record that matches the other. Each primary key value can relate to only one (or no) record in the related table.

What is a One-to-many relationship?

A table contains records that can relate to none, one, or many records in a related table.

What is a Many-to-many relationship?

A record in either table can relate to any number of records in another table.

What is a hierarchical database?

Fields or records are structured in nodes, points connected like the branches of an upside-down tree.

What is redundancy?

Serval instances of the same data is called redundancy

What is a spreadsheet?

A file made of rows and columns that help sort, organize, and arrange data efficiently.

What is Relative Reference?

A relative cell reference changes when it is copied. For example, if a formula that contains the cell reference C5 is copied to the next cell to the right, the reference will change to D5 (updating the column letter). If it's copied down, the reference will change to C6.