Digital Communication
Internet Research
Presentations and Docs
Tech Terminology
Grab Bag
100
What is the two-letter name of the email feature that lets you send a message copy to someone else?
CC
100
What is the vocabulary term for websites like Bing that allow you to use keywords to look up information?
Search engine
100
What is the MOST commonly accepted font for professional documents? (Tell name and size)
Times New Roman 12-pt
100
Complete the following analogy. Local file is to hard drive as cloud-based file is to ___________.
Internet/online (tells where the file is stored)
100
What are USB ports most often used for?
Connecting external devices; for example: digital cameras
200
Tell three professional email closing words/phrases
Commonly used ones are Best, Thanks, Regards, Best Regards, and sometimes Sincerely
200
A website has seven different ads alongside its information about President Obama. Why is this site likely to be unreliable?
Ads are for making money; sites that exist to make profit usually have information that is more biased or not researched as well
200
When would it be better to use Google Drive than Microsoft Word? a) when you want to use advanced features and tools b) when you want to work on a file with a partner c) when you have your own laptop to save work on4 d) when you don't have an Internet connection
b) when you want to work on a file with a partner
200
What vocabulary term describes the main software platform that everything on a computer runs on, like Windows 8?
Operating system
200
Why are full-sentence web searches not always useful?
Search engines find sites with ALL of your words in them. If you search "how many seeds are normally inside an apple?", it will only return results with all of those words in it. This limits how many site results you get.
300
When you attach a file to an email, you have to click on a certain icon that looks like an office supply. What is this icon?
A paper clip
300
lifehacker (look for the words after the http or www)
300
Math time! A middle school presentation of acceptable length might have ________ TOTAL bullet points. a) 8 b) 14 c) 20 d) 26
c) 20 This would mean 6 slides with 3-4 bullet points each
300
Use all of the following vocabulary in a logical sentence: upload, download, file, Internet
Answers will vary
300
What does a green line under text mean in a word processing document?
Grammar mistake
400
Identify two problems with the following email subject line: i have a question about your homework
Too long, needs to be capitalized, needs to be more specific
400
Name three characteristics of a website that help you figure out if it is reliable or not.
number of ads, knowing the author, knowing the purpose of the site, site design/language errors as clues to professionalism, age of the site
400
Describe three characteristics of proper formatting for a document heading (placement, spacing, etc.)
Right-aligned, single-spaced, includes: your name, class, teacher name, assignment title, date
400
Which statement is TRUE? Explain your thinking. "A browser is an example of software." "A software is an example of browser."
"A browser is an example of software." Software is the general term for a program, and browser is a specific type of program for looking at websites.
400
Why do teachers require students to paraphrase web research?
Paraphrasing requires you to show you understand information by changing the words (but keeping the meaning).
500
Why is it recommended to use separate email accounts for personal and school/work email?
Possible answers include: you won't overlook important work email, easier to organize your life, it's more professional to have a dedicated work email account than to use an informal personal email (sweetbabi2789@aol.com)
500
Tell 4 different reputable websites you could use for general research.
Answers will vary.
500
Describe four qualities of a strong digital presentation. Include ideas about the slides AND the actual presenting.
Answers will vary.
500
Explain the job of each of the following hardware parts: wireless card, hard drive, and one other component of your choice
wireless card - allows you to connect to the Internet wirelessly hard drive - stores data (files)
500
Many students use images on presentations unprofessionally. Tell two tips for making strong slides with images.
Don't use more than 2 images; place them symmetrically; don't use an image as the background; don't use joke images; don't stretch and distort images