Pre-Test
1. Which of the following applications is a competitor to Word today?
a. Google DocsTM
b. PageMaker
c. Google Gears
d. MultiMate
2. Which term is NOT associated with PowerPoint®?
a. Multimedia
b. Microsoft®
c. Slide
d. Docs
3. Which of the following is NOT a dedicated spreadsheet application?
a. Excel®
b. Calc
c. VisiCalc
d. Lotus 1-2-3
4. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic items in a database?
a. primary key
b. record
c. field
d. slide
5. CAD is an acronym for which of the following?
a. Computer Aided Display
b. Computer Aided Drawing
c. Computer Aided Design
d. Computer Aided Dimension
6. Evernote is a popular mobile app that includes several applications. Which of the
following is NOT one of them?
a. Skitch
b. Penultimate
c. Web Clipper
d. Twitter
Post-Test
1. Which of the following applications is a competitor of Word today?
a. Google DocsTM
b. PageMaker
c. Google Gears
d. MultiMate
2. Which term is NOT associated with PowerPoint?
a. Multimedia
b. Microsoft®
c. Slide
d. Docs
3. Which of the following is NOT a dedicated spreadsheet application?
a. Excel®
b. Calc
c. VisiCalc
d. Lotus 1-2-3
4. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic items in a database?
a. primary key
b. record
c. field
d. slide
5. CAD is an acronym for which of the following?
a. Computer Aided Display
b. Computer Aided Drawing
c. Computer Aided Design
d. Computer Aided Dimension
6. Evernote is a popular mobile app that includes several applications. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
a. Skitch
b. Penultimate
c. Web Clipper
d. Twitter
7. In the early 1990s, which of the following was the best-selling word processing program?
a Word
b. WordPerfect
c. WordStar
d. EasyWriter
8. A software alternative to PowerPoint is
a. Docs.
b. Presenter.
c. Presentation.
d. Open Office.
9. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main parts of a spreadsheet?
a. cells
b. rows
c. columns
d. fonts
10. What is the name of Microsoft's database program?
a. Excel
b. Access
c. Word
d. PowerPoint
11. Which of the following software applications is primarily used to create PDF files?
a. Acrobat
b. Photoshop
c. Paint
d. Photo Editor
12. Which of the following is NOT a social networking app?
a. Facebook
b. Dropbox
c. Pinterest
d. Instagram
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Have you ever used a typewriter? Imagine trying to replicate some of the work you do on word processing programs today on an old-fashioned typewriter. What would be easy and difficult to replicate? How might this affect your productivity?
2. Think about some of the PowerPoint presentations you have seen. What were elements of the best ones? What made the poor ones so ineffective?
3. A calculator can perform all of the same arithmetical functions as a spreadsheet. What makes a spreadsheet a more powerful tool?
4. How would you define the difference between a spreadsheet and a database? Can you think of scenarios in which a spreadsheet would be preferred over a database? What about a situation that would make a database a better tool than a spreadsheet?
5. What are some places in your day-to-day life where you encounter multimedia?
6. If you were sitting at a coffee shop with a free hour and the latest smartphone or tablet, which of the mobile applications that we discussed would you most likely want to use? Of the four trends in mobile applications listed, which categories would your applications fall under: location-based services, social networking, mobile search, or mobile commerce?