Tech final
T/F "Backpack / Mobile Journalism" = All tools for reporting fit into your notebook.
False
T/F Consider the Week 11 Reading: 10 facts about the changing digital news landscape. About four-in-ten Americans now often get news online. Digital is currently second only to TV news as the most prominent news platform.
True
T/F Steven Jobs convinced Steven Wozniak that he needed to try to sell the machine, and on April 1, 1976, Apple Computer was created.
True
T/F TIFF are large files sizes; large storage devices are needed for long term archival use.
True
Adobe Audition creates ____ files for each audio track; these files help Audition to run quickly, and they are small.
.pkf
In 1983 Apple Computer, Inc., (now Apple Inc.) acquired ____ of Adobe and became the first licensee of PostScript.
15%
Adobe made its initial public stock offering in ______.
1986
The program, initially named Presenter, was released for the Apple Macintosh in _____.
1987
The ____ release of PowerPoint 3.0 introduced the now-standard virtual slideshow. Subsequent versions have added more features: slide transitions, background designs, animation, graphics, movie and sound clips, and AutoContent.
1992
Lyft said it saw a _____ increase in new passenger signups the week after the #DeleteUber debacle. m
60%
Consider the Week 11 Reading: Key findings on the traits and habits of the modern news consumer. Americans overwhelmingly think that news media are (______%) feels the news media favor one sided in their reporting.
74
A basic PC consists of _______.
A keyboard, display unit, and system unit
What is considered the first electronic computer?
ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer)
A cell reference is its location or "_________" within a spreadsheet and is identified by what column it is located and what row it is in.
Address
The ______computer consisted of nothing more than the system board. This computer did not come in a case, have a monitor, keyboard nor power supply.
Apple 1
Principles of Design: ________ is the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture and space.
Balance
Consider "Job seeking is going mobile." For the most part, job seekers are using their smartphones primary for _____________.
Browse or Research jobs online
The first widely adopted desktop computer operating system that allowed computer programs to operate on computers of different manufacturers (meaning that businesses could invest in small computers and software without worrying if the specific brand of computer they purchased would remain in business) was known as
CP/M
Herman Hollerith is credited by many as being one of the first innovators in the computer field when he devised a scheme that allowed punched cards to be used to mechanically count the population. Hollerith worked for
Census Bureau
Consider Week 6 Reading: Microsoft Edge. The Edge uses the new ________ engine, which more than holds its own against other browsers' engines when it comes to speed.
Chakra JavaScript
Consider Week 11 Reading: 10 facts about the changing digital news landscape. About half (51%) of ________ who said they see mostly one-sided news say this is OK - a larger share than among all other political groups, including _______ (34%).
Conservative Republicans; liberal Democrats
Consider Week 6 Reading: Microsoft Edge. In Microsoft Edge, ______ allows you to open a sidebar with a definition, photos, or relevant Web results, instead of opening a new search page.
Cortana
Adobe Illustrator is normally used to __________.
Draw graphics
When using a spreadsheet program, a cell is _______________.
Each box that represents the intersection of a row and a colum
________ is the part of the design that catches the viewer's attention. Usually, the artist will make one area stand out by contrasting it with other areas.
Emphasis
Consider the Week 11 Reading: 10 facts about the changing digital news landscape. Social media, particularly ______, is now a common news source. Two-thirds of these social media users (66%) get news on the site, which amounts to 44% of the general population.
T/F A spreadsheet document, often called a notebook, is a grid made of numbered rows and alphabetized columns.
False
T/F Adobe InDesign is a page layout application for desktop/print publishing. It was originally released in 1997 as a high-end replacement for Adobe PageMaker, and competitor to QuarkXPress.
False
T/F Adobe InDesign was originally released in 1997 as a high-end replacement for Adobe PageMaker , and competitor to QuarkXPress.
False
T/F Apple Computers was formed by Steve Jobs and Robert Wozniak in early 1976.
False
T/F Apple Computers was formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Warner in early 1976.
False
T/F EPS is generally only recognized by Photoshop software and certain other image manipulation software.
False
T/F In Photoshop, the last 10 steps will only show up in the history panel.
False
T/F In the final months of the Obama administration, the Department of Labor filed lawsuits against Google, Oracle, Apple and Palantir for hiring discrimination and pay disparities.
False
T/F Information Systems oral history and some published newspaper and magazine stories celebrate David Bricklin as the "father" of the electronic spreadsheet.
False
T/F JPEG or JPG is a large raster file. It is used when a high resolution photographic file is needed. Typically used for print production.
False
T/F Lotus 3-2-1 made it easier to use spreadsheets and it added integrated charting, plotting and database capabilities.
False
T/F Microsoft Excel for Apple Macintosh computers was developed by Apple.
False
T/F News Values: Prominence - the facts and events that have the greatest effect on the audience are the most newsworthy.
False
T/F News Values: Proximity - more prominent individuals are given more attention.
False
T/F The Apple II computer was introduced in 1978.
False
An Excel cell that starts with an equal sign as the first character indicates that the content of that cell is a(n) ______.
Formula
_____ a small, limited-color raster file. It is used for on-screen viewing only, when a very small file with just a few solid colors is needed.
GIF
Give your reaction and why to the news story "Murder Video Again Raises Questions About How Facebook Handles Content" (JRN 1100 Week 15 Readings).
It is my belief that Facebook should monitor more closely the content of the live videos that are being produced. When this technology first came about I began to think of the awful things that could be done using it. I just think for the safety and overall well being of the general public, Facebook should find a way to better monitor that feature.
As this file is compressed to save space, it loses some of the original file data and therefore degrades image quality.
JPG
_____ is a compressed a raster file. It is used when a small photographic file is needed, typically for the Web.
JPG
In _______, the Microsoft Corporation, in its first significant software acquisition, purchased the rights to PowerPoint for $14 million.
July 1987
A ________ allows you to add individual points on a the line and do more exact audio mixing for a portion of a clip's audio. This is especially helpful for internal audio mixing.
Keyframe
The "DOCK" on Macintosh computers is used to ___________.
Launch or start applications or programs
____________ established spreadsheet software as a major data presentation package as well as a complex calculation tool.
Lotus 3-2-1
___ - Completed in January 1943, eight feet tall, 51 feet long, and two feet wide computer weighed more than 10,000 pounds. It was built by IBM for the U.S. Navy and used relays instead of electronics for its calculations.
Mark I
Principles of Design: ________ is the path the viewer's eye takes through the work of art, often to focal areas.
Movement
________ is a small, limited-color raster file, used for on-screen viewing. Designed to replace GIF file format., it has more color options than a GIF file.
PNG
Consider Many 'password challenged' internet users don't take steps that could protect their data. The writer suggest specific ways that the "password challenged" internet users could more likely keep track of their passwords.
Password challenged individuals could write down and store all of their passwords in a secure location. This will help them retrieve if they forget while keeping them safe.
The term "PC" is defined to mean _________ computers.
Personal
During the development of the Macintosh computer, the Apple company flew a _____ flag over their building.
Pirate
In the 1990s—the Adobe Acrobat product family—was designed to provide a standard format for electronic document distribution. Once a document had been converted to Acrobat's ______.
Portable Document Format
When dealing with computer files, PDF is __________.
Portable Document Format
In 1983 Apple Computer, Inc. (now Apple, Inc. ), acquired 15 percent of Adobe and became the first licensee of _____.
PostScript
Finally, in 1994, Apple introduced the PowerMac, this was the first Mac to be structured on the ________.
PowerPC Chip
The PowerPoint program, initially named _________, was released for the Apple Macintosh in 1987.
Presenter
Principles of Design: ____ is the feeling of unity created when all parts (e.g., sizes, amounts or numbers) relate well with each other.
Proportion
In 1971, Professor ________ pioneered the development of computerized spreadsheets for use in business accounting.
Richard Mattessich
When you create a presentation using PowerPoint, the presentation is made up of a series of ______.
Slides
Which of the following is a disadvantage of TIFF file formats?
Slow speeds when transferring to online galleries that do support TIFF Files
One of the co-founders of the Apple Computer Company was _________.
Steve Jobs
By the way, Jobs and Wozniak had to negotiate the rights to use the brand-name "Apple" for their computer from the British music group, _____.
The Beatles
English mathematician Charles Babbage developed _____________.
The Difference Engine
T/F "Mail Merge" is a feature supported by many word processing programs that enables you to generate form letters.
True
T/F A PDF (Portable Document Format) can be both vector and raster, depending on the original artwork.
True
T/F A major problem with early microcomputers was that each independent computer manufacturer developed an operating system for that computer that was incompatible with all other microcomputers.
True
T/F Adobe InDesign was originally released in 1999 as a high-end replacement for Adobe PageMaker, and competitor to QuarkXPress.
True
T/F Adobe Systems Incorporated is headquartered in San Jose, California.
True
T/F Adobe Systems Incorporated was founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke.
True
T/F An EPS can be both a vector file format and raster file format.
True
T/F Apple computers were not compatible with the Windows 3.0, thus making it very inconvenient for people to buy Apple computers.
True
T/F Because raster images are constructed using a fixed number of colored pixels, they can't be dramatically resized without compromising their resolution.
True
T/F Consider Week 13 Reading: Many 'password challenged' Internet users don't take steps that could protect their data. A new Pew Research Center report finds that 39% of online adults report having a hard time keeping track of their passwords. Compared with the 60% of online adults who do not express difficulties keeping up with their passwords.
True
T/F Consider Week 6 Reading: Microsoft Edge.One security option that Edge is alone in offering among browsers is biometric site login using Windows Hello—the same face or fingerprint method you can use to log in to the PC.
True
T/F Consider the Week 11 Reading: Key findings on the traits and habits of the modern news consumer. More than seven-in-ten U.S. adults follow national and local news somewhat or very closely, and 65% follow international news with the same regularity.
True
T/F During 1979, Jobs began working on the Macintosh, when Apple's "Lucy" project began to crumble. The "Lucy" project was originally Jobs' idea after visiting the Xerox PARC research facility in Palo Alto.
True
T/F Every photograph, in digital form, is made up of pixels. They are the smallest unit of information that makes up a picture.
True
T/F Finally, in 1994, Apple introduced the PowerMac, this was the first Mac to be structured on the PowerPC chip.
True
T/F In Photoshop, there is no pasteboard—the canvas is full of pixels we can change, the area surrounding it is just the area surrounding it and has no functionality.
True
T/F In the late spring of 1995, IBM acquired Lotus Development and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet market leader.
True
T/F In the realm of accounting jargon a "spread sheet" or spreadsheet was and is a large sheet of paper with columns and rows that lays everything out about transactions for a business person to examine.
True
T/F InDesign Creative Cloud was released in 2016.
True
T/F Microsoft PowerPoint Version 1.0 allowed users to generate text and graphics pages for black-and-white handouts, notes, and overhead transparencies. Version 2.0, developed for both Macintosh and Microsoft's Windows operating system, was upgraded to output 35-mm colour slides.
True
T/F PSD is a format created by Adobe for Photoshop use; it contains all the original image data as well as any layers, adjustments and full image history.
True
T/F PowerPoint is a complete presentation graphics package. It gives you everything you need to produce a professional-looking presentation.
True
T/F RGB images are meant for display on display screens such as computer monitors, TVs, LCD monitors etc.
True
T/F Resolution is the number of pixels on a printed area of an image.
True
T/F The "Lucy" project was originally Jobs idea after visiting the Xerox PARC research facility in Palo Alto.
True
T/F The Labor Department accused Oracle (ORCL, Tech30) of paying Caucasian men more than other employees and claimed Palantir discriminated against Asian job applicants.
True
T/F The best multimedia stories are multi-dimensional.
True
T/F The default unit of measurement in InDesign is pica (p0). If you ytpe a value into the Width or Height text fields and use the abbreviation for inches (in), InDesign will automatically convert it.
True
T/F The second generation microcomputers started showing up in 1977. These machines were coming from companies like Radio Shack and Apple Computers.
True
T/F The standard recommended resolution for printed images is 150-300, for Web images it is 72.
True
T/F When you position the mouse over the beginning or end of a clip, you will see a red square bracket indicating that you can trim or extend a clip.
True
T/F With the opacity setting, in Adobe Photoshop, at the top of the layers panel you can select you can also set that layer's transparency so that you can see through it in varying degrees.
True
T/FExcel was originally written for the 512K Apply Macintosh in 1984-1985. Excel was one of the first spreadsheets to use a graphical interface with pull down menus and a point and click capability using a mouse pointing device.
True
Following World War II, the first major computer was the __________). This computer was a true general purpose computer sold to businesses.
UNIVAC
Principles of Design: ____ is the feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art, which creates a sense of completeness.
Unity
_____ images consist of points, line and curves based on mathematical definitions.
Vector
________ images allow for more flexibility. They are constructed using mathematical formulas rather than individual colored blocks.
Vector
Adobe Illustrator is a ____ ___ program.
Vector Drawing
n PowerPoint, _____ allowed users to generate text and graphics pages for black-and-white handouts, notes, and overhead transparencies. ______, developed for both Macintosh and Microsoft's Windows operating system, was upgraded to output 35-mm colour slides.
Version 1.0; Version 2.0
The introduction of the IBM-PC was hailed by the computer trade press as an event establishing a standard operating system for home and business. Even Apple Computers, who would later lose its top ranked share-of-the-market sales position to IBM's PC, published a full-page ad in the _______ thanking IBM for entering the microcomputer market.
Wall Street Journal
______ editors often make more money than their print editor counterparts.
Web
Apple also had trouble keeping up with Bill Gate's _______, that had been introduced during the summer of 1995.
Windows '95
The WordMaster program failed to gain wide acceptance but MicroPro discovered what users wanted from a word processor and used that information to create _____, the first "standard" in word processing.
Wordstar
