Hardware
Best Practices
Computer Terms
VIU Terms
Software
100
The human interface device that controls your 'pointer'
What is a mouse?
100
At the end of the day, or when you are going to be away from your computer termnial for an extended ammount of time you should.... ...this is a good security practice.
What is log off?
100
The name of the device which data is stored on inside the computer.
What is a Hard Drive?
100
A capitan account as opposed to a discovery account
What is the name of the computer faculty accounts here on campus?
100
This is the standard e-mail program installed on campus, part of the microsoft office package.
What is Outlook?
200
The human interface device that captures text input
What is a keyboard?
200
Turning off this 'viewing' device at the end of the day is a best practice for saving energy
What is your monitor?
200
Unwanted e-mail, often received in quantity.
What is SPAM?
200
The name we use for online courses, also known as a _ _ _ _ _ _ course.
What is moodle?
200
Software that you can purchase from Microsoft as an employee for only $11.
What is Microsoft Office.
300
The device which captures video, commonly used for internet chat.
What is a webcam?
300
This is the #1 deterent for theft on campus in offices.
What is locking your door?
300
Saves my computer settings and personal data folders so I can work on another computer than my usual.
What is a roaming profile?
300
The place where I can sign up for employee workshops and view classified listitngs and announcements.
What is INVIU?
300
I can purchase this software from IT for $25.00
What is Windows 7 for my home PC?
400
The portable USB devices which can carry data, commonly used by IT professionals and office workers.
What is a flashdrive / memory stick / jumpdrive ?
400
I should never do this if I want updates to be installed on my computer at night.
What is turn off your computer?
400
The abbriviation is V.P.N., and is used to connect to campus resources from off-campus
What is Virtual private network?
400
In the bottom of Building 305, this department / resource is located
What is the IT HELPDESK?
400
The software commonly used to view .PDF documents.
What is Adobe Acrobat / Adobe Reader?
500
The temporary storage used when running programs, The amount of this item determines the amount of programs you can run without experiencing slowness or long load times.
What is RAM?
500
This is the ammount of Workstations I can logon to at the same time without having missing files or other corruptions.
What is one.
500
This is a type of monitor, the abbriviation for this is L.C.D
What is Liquid Crystal Display.
500
What is commonly referred to as "Our manditory campus fitness program" by employees who are actively walking around campus?
What is the ammount of stairs? What is being on a hill?
500
This software receives all our mail and allows us to connect to it from my PC, Laptop, or mobile phone.
What is Microsoft Exchange?