PTI Assignment

Discovering Computers 2011 - Living in a Digital World
Chapter 3

True / False
1. F     7. T
2. F     8. F
3. F     9. T
4. T     10. T
5. T     11. T
6. T     12. F

Multiple Choice
1. A     5. C
2. A     6. B
3. B     7. C
4. D     8. B

Matching
1. I     6. L
2. E    7. A
3. J     8. G
4. B    9. K
5. D   10. C

Short Answer

      1.       Types of utility programs :

·       A utility program is a type of system software that assists users with controlling or maintaining the operation of a computer, its devices, or its software. Utility programs typically offer features that provide an environment conducive to successful use of application software.

      Malware :

·    Malware is a program that acts without a user’s knowledge and deliberately alters the computer’s operations.

      2.      Features of presentation software :

·    Presentation software typically provides a variety of predefined presentation formats that define complementary colors for backgrounds, text, and graphical accents on the slides. This software also provides a variety of layouts for each individual slide such as a title slide, a two-column slide, and a slide with clip art, a picture, a chart, a table, or a diagram.

      Types of media might a person use to enhance a presentation :

·         Image, Music, Video, Chalkboard, and Visual Animation.

      3.      Using of travel and mapping software :

·     Display maps by searching for an address, postal code, telephone number, or point of interest.

·         Provides driving directions when a user enters a starting and destination point.

       Examples of reference software :

·         Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and health/medical guides.

      4.       Computer-based training :

·   A type of education in which students learn by using and completing exercises with instructional software

       CBT usage :

·    Beginning athletes use CBT programs to learn the intricacies of baseball, football, soccer, tennis, and golf.

·    The military and airlines use CBT simulations to train pilots to fly in various conditions and environments.

      5.       Website utilize Web-based training :

·      Many web sites offer WBT to the general public. Such training covers a wide range of topics, from how to change a flat tire to creating documents in Word.

      Ways that e-learning enhance communication :

·       To enhance communications, e-learning systems also may include video conferencing, e-mail, blogs, wikis, newsgroups, chat rooms, and groupware.