What does HTTP stand for?
Hyper text transfer protocol
What does URL stand for?
Uniform resource locator
What is a domain?
Kind of website and where the website comes from
Examples of domains?
.com .gov .org .net .ca
4 ways to connect to the Internet?
Phone lines, cable, satellite, wireless
What is the most popular method to get internet?
Phone lines
What are the advantages of a high speed internet connection?
Uses LAN and doesn’t get tied up when users are connected to the Internet
What does the speed of the connection for Internet depend on?
Modem used
LAN is faster than WAN
Why are wireless internet connections so popular?
Allows you to connect wirelessly to your home, cafés, restaurants, hotels, airports, etc. Using LAN wireless network
What does a computer need to function?
Hardware and software
What is hardware?
Any part of the computer that you can touch
What are the two types of memory for a computer?
RAM and ROM
What two parts does the interface on a computer have?
Desktop and task bar
What brings up a list of sort cuts to start programs?
The start menu
What 4 bars do most windows have?
Title, tool, status, menu
What does the title bar in the application software show?
Name of software program and document title
What does a menu bar show?
Cascading menus of Commands
What does a status bar display?
Messages about the program status
What does the tool/menu bar contain?
Buttons for the most commonly used commands
What is a dialog box?
A special purpose window which asks for your input
What are 7 common dialog box inputs?
List box Spin control box Slide box Drop list box Radio button Check box Text box
Documents are called?
File
Files grouped together are called?
Folders and sometimes directories
What are the drives and folders you must go through to get to your file is called?
Path
What are the file names two parts?
File name and extension of format
The limit to the length of a file name or folder is?
255 characters
2 important file naming habits?
Short is better
Start with important information
Why would you group files in different folders?
They are on the same topic or for the same subject it makes it easier to find them all in the same area
What is the purpose of business writing?
For it to be crystal clear so that people can skim through it and know what’s happening
Business writing must be three things
Short friendly and to-the-point
What are the 7 Cs of effective business writing?
- Clear
- Concise
- Correct
- Courteous
- Conversational
- Convincing
- Complete
What is desktop publishing?
Computer application that combines graphics and texts to design and prepare documents for Publication
What does desktop publishing produce?
Newsletter Flyers Brochures Business Cards Letterhead Calendars
What is publication?
The type of file that’s created using Publisher
What are layout guides?
Blue lines that don’t print help with placement and positioning of objects
Scratch area
A way to temporarily move objects off the page in This area
These objects won’t be printed
What are ribbons?
The tabs at the top of a document that show different things to add in your document
Scratch area
A way to temporarily move objects off the page in This area
These objects won’t be printed
What are ribbons?
The tabs at the top of a document that show different things to add in your document