Digital Applications and Software Concepts

These flashcards cover key concepts related to digital applications, software, and security measures as discussed in the lecture notes.

Martha has been appointed as the Data Security Manager of her organization. The company wants her to have a customized app created that can be used to remove viruses from the infected systems without connecting to the network. What type of app should she focus on getting developed?

A device management portable app.

Rob is planning his housewarming party. He wants to design an invitation and personalize it for each invitee. These are the things he needs to do:

1. Create a list of invitees;

2. Design the card; and

3. Personalize the card.

How should he go about the task?

Use a word processor for step 1, graphics software for step 2, and a mail merge for step 3.

Anusha wants to use her computer, rather than handwriting the information on her notepad, to analyze her monthly expenses to make the job easier. Which of the following apps should she use?

A spreadsheet app to keep a record of her expenses, sort data, and make calculations.

Andrew’s company uses a special email program for communicating within the organization. What should the company do to ensure that its employees are able to access the inbox even when they are away from office?

Make the program available as a web app.

 Paul has opened a bespoke tailoring shop. He wants to keep a database of all his customers, send e-mails when garments are ready, create designs, and maintain financial records using software. Which productivity suites should he consider?

G suite, OpenOffice.

 Jamie plans to sell his pottery designs through his website. If he also wants to launch a mobile app to reach more people, which type of app should he launch?

M-commerce app.

Jim wants to develop an app for a specific purpose that would run even when his computer is not connected to the Internet. What type of app should he develop?

Native app.

8. Lauren wants to be a blogger but uses a Chromebook for writing posts and uploading them to the website. If she has an Internet connection, what software can help her do her work?

Zoho Writer.

 Sammy created a new logo for his client to be used on the company website as well as office stationary. However, it became an almost invisible blur when it was enlarged to use on a billboard ad. Now Sammy needs to redo the logo. What should he do to avoid this in future?

Use vector images because they retain their clarity even when enlarged or shrunk.

Patricia has started a new interior designing business. Her top five tasks are creating designs, sharing them with her team and potential clients, making presentations for potential clients, sending and receiving payments, and carrying out marketing on social media. Which of the following sets of apps should she use?

Canva, Dropbox, PayPal, GoogleDocs, Instagram, Facebook.

What would a password manager allow you to do?

Create and store multiple strong passwords.

Technology can lead to all of the following behavioral risks EXCEPT

higher satisfaction with life

How can you protect a computer from electrical spikes and surgers?

Use a surge protector.

What is a digital certificate?

Technology used to verify a user’s identity

How could an online attacker use your online profile to gather information about you to steal your identity?

Use your posts to figure out answers to possible security questions.

What is it called when an attacker convinces you to enter personal information at an imposter website after receiving an email from a person masquerading as an employee from your bank?

Phishing

How can you protect your information when using social media?

Accept friend requests from people you want to be friends with

Emma downloaded a new game from an unfamiliar website. A few days later, Emma realized her system had been hacked, and her credit card numbers were stolen. Without Emma knowing, what type of malware might she have downloaded to her computer?

A Trojan

You are watching the news and learn that there has been a security breach of credit card information at a large department store. The news report also states that the same company has had recent layoffs. The report says that the company is looking into whether or not the breach was done by an insider. Why would the company investigate the possibility of the breach being from an insider?

Because insiders create threats after incidents at their places of employment.

After Penny broke up with her boyfriend, he texted some teammates from the track team about some private and intimate moments he and Penny had shared while they were dating. He even lied about their breakup, creating rumors about her behavior. Penny started getting inappropriate looks and advances from the team whenever she was at practice and felt completely humiliated. Penny is a victim of.

cyberbullying

What is the primary difference between HTML5 and Adobe Flash web animations?

HTML5 does not need the user to download additional plug-in software, unlike Adobe Flash.

What facilitates bundling of video, audio, codec, and subtitles into a single package?

Video container

Resolution of bitmap graphics is typically measured in

Pixels

Alice went to a movie theater where she was given special headsets with eyeglasses to watch the movie. Her experience was so immersive that she felt almost no barrier between herself and the media. Which of the following digital media could she have been experiencing?

Virtual Reality

A video that is shared millions of times over social media in a short period of time is termed to be

Viral

Programs and features are often integrated into video editing software

Audio-editing

Peter has an old family photograph which wasn’t taken using a professional camera, owin to which it looks blurred. Which software can be used to improve the quality of the photograph?

A photo-editing software like photoshop to ehance and retouch

In an animation video, one image in a frame is made to follow by another one in a slightly different pose, and so on until the motion is complete. What is this technique called?

In-betweening

We need to play certain types of audio files, like MP#, on a desktop or laptop

stand-alone player

Edwin owns a smartphone and a digital assistant. He frequently enquires on political, sports, and weather updates. The assistant recognizes the words and phrases and provides appropriate answers. What technology is used to make the assistant respond to Edwin?

Synthesized speech

Rohan has to create a presentation out of his thesis summary. He expects the presentation to have at least 50 slides. Which of the following parts of the presentation should he design first?

Slide Master

An organization has its employees working from home. Which of the following productivity apps should the employees use so they are able to collaborate easily with each other?

G Suite

Shania has started a new job as an app developer. Her first task was to make an old app designed for Android available on other platforms. Which of the following would make her job easiest and fastest?

Use cross-platform tools to write code that will translate the existing Android app code into different native formats.

Fiona is responsible for presenting data at the monthly team meeting so that it can be understood at a glance and is visually appealing way. The data is available in spreadsheet. Which of the following can Fiona do?

Create Trendlines

Remus is an art student who wants to start creating digital artwork on his computer. He wants to be able to create images that retain their quality in all sizes. Which type of app should he use?

Drawing app

Debra launched her start-up in 2016. After 2 continuous years of losses, she needs to now downsize. She has salary details of all employees in a spreadsheet report. Which of the following features should she use to decide how many people to layoff, and who?

What-if analysis

Rafael has to type a report about class trip to the museum. Which of the following types of apps should he use to type the report?

Word processor

Lauren is preparing a presentation for her class. She wants to make the slides and their objects appear and disappear to make it more interesting. What should she do?

Choose specific transition effects and animations to allocate the kind of transition and time to each slide and object.

Raina is putting finishing touches on her Ph.D. thesis report. She feels she should emphasize the keywords throughout the thesis. How can she do this in the word processor she is using?

Change font size, style, and color of the keywords.

When Florence joins her father's construction business, she realizes all the transactions are still done and maintained on paper. What should she do to establish a system where any data can be looked up immediately and transparency can be maintained?

Create a database of company projects, customers and vendors.

Sophia is putting together a training manual for her new batch of employees. Which of the following features can she use to add a document title at the top of each page?

Header and Footer

Which of the following devices can be used to advance slides without having to click a button on the laptop?

Wireless remote control

Logan is considering web app development as a career option. Which of the following languages does he not need to master?

Logo

Aaron has started a food blog on which he wants to post his recipes. He wants to place a good quality image that corresponds to each cooking step. Which file format should he use so that users do not experience a lag in loading of the website because of high-quality images?

JPEG

Pierre has entered marks obtained by the students in all the classes he teaches in a spreadsheet. Now he wants to highlight some data according to his specifications. Which spreadsheet feature should he use?

Conditional formatting

Samantha plans to self-publish her book on her website. She had asked a friend to design the cover of her book but he backed out at the last moment. Samantha now needs to design it herself. Which of the following apps should she use to complete this project?

A graphics app to design the cover page and place the desired text where needed