strayer cis105 full course [ all week 9 discussions week 3 and week 5 quiz and all assignment homework ]

Week 1

"IT...What is it Good For?" Please respond to the following:

· Explain the importance of information technology and systems in businesses today. Include at least one (1) real-world industry example where you believe information technology has changed the way that business is performed in that industry.

· Read the article titled “Using Email Safely”. Next, identify the greatest potential threat to computer users when people and businesses send emails to communicate. Then, imagine that you are to educate a group of people on the threat you have identified. Explicate one (1) way in which you would explain the threat and suggest one (1) security control strategy to mitigate the threat in question.

Week 2

Week 2 Discussion

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"Operating System and Office Options" Please respond to the following:

· Compare and contrast at least two (2) operating systems that are available today for use on personal computers and / or mobile devices. If you were considering the purchase of a new computing device (i.e., desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet), explain which one you would select. Then, include three (3) reasons as to why you would choose that type.

· Read the article titled “Not ready for Office 2013? Here are five open alternatives.” You can also use the Internet or Strayer Library to research articles on alternatives to Microsoft’s offerings. Next, select one (1) application suite that could serve as an alternative to Microsoft Office 2013, and compare and contrast the main functionalities of each. Then, explain whether or not you would consider utilizing the selected alternative over Microsoft’s offering. Provide a rationale for your response.

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week 3

"Security Concerns and Best Practices" Please respond to the following:

· Give your opinion on what you believe to be the greatest IT security concern facing businesses today and explain the main reason(s) why you believe such is the case. Additionally, propose at least one (1) security control that a business could consider implementing in order to protect against the IT security concern in question.

· Read the article titled “10 security best practice guidelines for consumers.” Next, identify the security practice guideline that you believe consumers should educate themselves with the most in order to keep their data private and job secure. Explain the key reasons why you believe the best practice you selected is important. Then, speculate on one (1) additional precaution (not listed in the article) that consumers could take in order to avoid potential security problems. Justify your response.

"Managing Files and the World of Windows" Please respond to the following:

· Take a position on whether or not standardization and naming conventions are critical for properly managing files and folders in a Windows environment. Include at least one (1) example or scenario to support your response.

· Read the article titled “The Windows XP upgrade question: Windows 7 or Windows 8?”You can also use the Internet or Strayer Library to research articles on features about Windows 7 and Windows 8. Next, compare and contrast at least one (1) feature that differs from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Then, select one (1) feature that you believe has been improved in Windows 8.1 and one (1) feature that you believe has worsened in Windows 8.1. Justify your response.

Week 5

"APA and the Office Ribbon" Please respond to the following:

· View the American Psychological Association (APA) style report (6th edition). Next, review the APA requirements. Then, explain what you believe to be the most challenging aspect of APA formatting. Suggest one (1) strategy to overcome the challenge in question.
Read the article titled “Use the Ribbon instead of toolbars and menus.” Next, indicate whether or not you believe the ribbon, introduced in Office 2007 and still used in Office 2013, increases the efficiency for users. Then, determine whether or not you believe other applications should include such features as Microsoft Office’s ribbon. Justify your response.

Week 6

"Images and Templates" Please respond to the following:

· Explain whether or not you believe including images in documents is a professional option when creating a document. Justify your response with at least one (1) example.

· Go to Microsoft Office’s Website, and view the business templates. Examine the resume themes, letter themes, fax themes, report themes, and any additional themes that you find interesting. Next, determine whether or not you believe Office templates provide users with an advantage over creating a document from scratch. Then, select one (1) template and explain the manner in which users would benefit from using the template in question in creating either a business or personal document.

Week 7

"Functions and Excel Tasks" Please respond to the following:

· Identify three (3) Microsoft Excel 2013 functions that you believe to be the most useful within the application. Next, describe one (1) way in which you would consider utilizing each of the functions you have identified for a business or personal task.

· Read the article titled “Use Microsoft Excel for (Nearly) Everything”. Next, identify one (1) personal or work task that you believe you could perform by using Microsoft Excel 2013. Then, determine whether or not you believe the use of Excel would increase productivity and efficiency for the task in question. Justify your response.

Week 8

"Charts and Conditional Formatting" Please respond to the following:

· Explain what you believe to be the main business purpose of charts in Excel. Next, discuss whether or not you believe Excel would still be a useful tool if the charting features were removed from the application. Justify your response.

· Read the article titled “10 cool ways to use Excel's conditional formatting feature”. Next, identify the conditional formatting feature that you believe would be most useful in a business or personal setting. Include one (1) example of utilizing such a feature to increase efficiency for your chosen task.

Week 9

"Presentations and Best Practices" Please respond to the following:

· Choose a field (e.g., marketing, sales, teaching, etc.) where you believe presentations are important. Describe three (3) ways in which you could effectively engage the audience in your chosen field through the use of PowerPoint 2013 presentations.

· Read the article titled “The 10 most important things to teach your PowerPoint users.” Next, select three (3) best practices that you believe are the most important for PowerPoint 2013 users to consider when using the application to present. Then, suggest one (1) additional best practice (not discussed in the article) that PowerPoint 2013 users should consider in order to effectively deliver the presentation.

quiz

Question 1

4 out of 4 points

Web pages are viewed using a Web ____.

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Question 2

4 out of 4 points

____ browsing allows you to open multiple Web pages at one time.

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Question 3

0 out of 4 points

Of the following, the only original TLD is ____.

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Question 4

4 out of 4 points

The text lists all of the following as commonly used Web browsers EXCEPT ____.

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Question 5

4 out of 4 points

____ refers to data, applications, and even resources stored on computers accessed over the Internet.

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Question 6

4 out of 4 points

Special Web pages called ____ are available to help you locate what you are looking for on the Internet.

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Question 7

4 out of 4 points

The term ____ refers to the programs or instructions used to tell a computer what to do, and allow people to use a computer to perform specific tasks.

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Question 8

4 out of 4 points

____ is one of the primary operations of a computer.

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Question 9

4 out of 4 points

Magnetic hard drives contain round pieces of metal called _____, which are coated with a magnetizable substance.

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Question 10

4 out of 4 points

_____ contain tiny chips and radio antennas; the data in them is read by a reader whenever it is in range (from two inches to up to 300 feet or more).

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Question 11

4 out of 4 points

_____ is the science of identifying individuals based on measurable biological characteristics.

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Question 12

4 out of 4 points

A _____ is an electronic path over which data can travel.

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Question 13

4 out of 4 points

The term memory when referring to computers usually means _____.

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Question 14

4 out of 4 points

PPI stands for _____.

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Question 15

4 out of 4 points

_____ memory is very fast memory circuitry located near the CPU that is used to speed up processing.

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Question 16

4 out of 4 points

The _____ is a small quartz crystal located on the motherboard.

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Question 17

4 out of 4 points

____ software includes any software that is developed and sold for a profit.

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Question 18

4 out of 4 points

The accompanying figure shows a(n) ____.

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Question 19

4 out of 4 points

The operating system is loaded into memory during the ____ process.

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Question 20

4 out of 4 points

Without a(n) ____, a computer cannot function.

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Question 21

4 out of 4 points

Most operating systems today primarily use a ____.

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Question 22

4 out of 4 points

Mobile software is almost always ____.

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Question 23

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The latest version of the Windows operating system is ____.

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Question 24

4 out of 4 points

____ is a term for software that is run directly from the Internet.

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Question 25

4 out of 4 points

Operating systems used with personal computers are typically referred to as ____ operating systems.

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• Question 1

4 out of 4 points

Wireless networks usually use ____ signals to send data.

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• Question 2

4 out of 4 points

With ____ transmission, data is sent one bit at a time.

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• Question 3

4 out of 4 points

In the accompanying figure, ____ box represents asynchronous transmission.

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• Question 4

4 out of 4 points

A network consisting of a person’s portable computer, mobile phone, and digital camera would be considered a ____.

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• Question 5

0 out of 4 points

A company network that is accessible to authorized outsiders is called a(n) ____.

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• Question 6

4 out of 4 points

Microsoft and Google have created large networks known as ____ to provide free or low-cost Internet access to area residents.

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• Question 7

4 out of 4 points

The most common example of a(n) ____ switched network is the conventional telephone system.

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• Question 8

4 out of 4 points

____ is a generic term that refers to any type of malicious software.

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• Question 9

4 out of 4 points

____ law protects individuals from cyberstalking in the United States.

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• Question 10

4 out of 4 points

Maliciously altering the content of a competitor’s commercial Web site is an example of ____ is an act of malicious destruction to a computer or computer resource.

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• Question 11

4 out of 4 points

____ is the use of a fraudulent email message to trick the recipient into revealing sensitive personal information.

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• Question 12

4 out of 4 points

A(n) ____ creates a barrier between a computer or network and the Internet in order to protect against unauthorized access.

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• Question 13

4 out of 4 points

____ refers to following a predesignated procedure to remove yourself from marketing lists.

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• Question 14

4 out of 4 points

Snapping an app means _____.

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• Question 15

4 out of 4 points

_____ means to create an uncompressed copy of a compressed file or folder.

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• Question 16

4 out of 4 points

The _____ key combination displays the Charms bar.

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• Question 17

0 out of 4 points

In the path C:BookChapter8imagesfly.jpg, “Chapter8” is _____.

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• Question 18

4 out of 4 points

A(n) _____ is a rectangular work area on the desktop that contains a program, text, files, or other data and tools.

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• Question 19

0 out of 4 points

When you drag a file or folder from one location to another on the same drive, it _____.

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• Question 20

4 out of 4 points

When using the Internet Explorer app, if a page extends below the bottom of the screen, point to the _______ of the screen to display a vertical scroll bar.

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• Question 21

0 out of 4 points

By default, Web pages are kept in Internet Explorer history _______.

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• Question 22

4 out of 4 points

A _______ is a shortcut to a Web page saved in a list in the Internet Explorer desktop application.

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• Question 23

4 out of 4 points

You open a link in a new tab by holding the _______ button while clicking the link.

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• Question 24

4 out of 4 points

Web pages are displayed on _______ in the Internet Explorer desktop application.

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• Question 25

4 out of 4 points

You use the _______ to conduct a search using the default search site for Internet Explorer.

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week 3 ass 1

week 3

Students, please view the "Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment" video in the Student Center.

Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Assignment 1: Microsoft Office

Due Week 3 and worth 50 points

Note: Students may submit Assignment 1: Microsoft Office up to the end of Week 3. This extension is designed to allow for any issues students may have downloading, installing, and / or accessing Microsoft Office during the first three (3) weeks of class.

Note: The accepted Microsoft Office versions for this assignment are Microsoft Office 2013 (for PC) and Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 (for Macintosh). Note: If you are using a computer that does NOT have the Microsoft Office Suite installed, complete Assignment 1A. If you are using a computer that already has the Microsoft Office Suite preinstalled, complete Assignment 1B. Do NOT complete both.

Submission Instructions

• Submit all files and written responses at the same time as one (1) complete submission.
• Screenshot File Submission: You must submit the screenshot file(s) using the provided Assignment Submission Attach File function located in the Blackboard online course shell. To access Assignment Submission Attach File function, you must select the Assignment submission link located in Week 3 of the online course shell. Note: If you need a tutorial on taking a screen shot, visit one of the following locations: (PC users: http://www.take-a-screenshot.org/) (MAC users: http://binged.it/1xriOcN)
• Written Submission: You must submit written responses in the provided assignment submission text box located in the Blackboard online course shell. To access the assignment submission text box, you must select the Assignment submission link located in Week 3 of the online course shell.

Assignment 1A: (For students that do NOT have the Microsoft Office Suite installed)

Download and install Microsoft Office. A free version is available to students. Instructions detailing the download, install, and technical support process are located in the Student Center tab of the Blackboard online course shell.

Write a short paragraph in which you:

1. Label your response as Assignment 1A.
2. Describe your experience installing the Microsoft Office Suite software. Indicate the version of the software that you installed, and the name and version of the operating system that you used.
3. Predict the Microsoft Office component and / or feature that you believe will be the least difficult for you to learn and explain why.
4. Predict the Microsoft Office component and / or feature that you believe will be the most difficult for you to learn and explain why.
5. Start an instance of Microsoft Word. Take a screenshot of Microsoft Word which should be visible on the desktop of your computer. Save the screenshot using an image file format (e.g., .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, or .bmp). Name the screenshot file using your full name (e.g., JohnDoe.png).
6. Submit the screenshot and written response according to the submission instructions.

Assignment 1B: (For students that already have the Microsoft Office Suite preinstalled)

Write a short paragraph in which you:

1. Label your response as Assignment 1B.
2. Locate where the software is installed and list the applications that are included in the installed Microsoft Office Suite. In addition to listing the components, describe any issues or concerns you may have about preinstalled software.
3. Predict the Microsoft Office component and / or feature that you believe will be the least difficult for you to learn and explain why.
4. Predict the Microsoft Office component and / or feature that you believe will be the most difficult for you to learn and explain why.
5. Start an instance of Microsoft Word. Take a screenshot of Microsoft Word which should be visible on the desktop of your computer. Save the screenshot using an image file format (e.g., .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, or .bmp). Name the screenshot file using your full name (e.g., JohnDoe.png).
6. Submit the screenshot and written response according to the submission instructions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on the following rubric.

Week 7 Homework On Your Own 13-1 Submission

Click the link above to submit your assignment.

Students, please view the "Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment" in the Student Center.

Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Homework Overview

Worth 75 points a piece

The following are the minimal requirements to complete each homework assignment.

Required course textbook
Microsoft Office Suite 2010 software or more recent
Windows Operating System: Windows XP or more recent is recommended
Complete the weekly homework based on the following:

Complete the On Your Own project according to the project instructions and submit your assignment through the online course shell. Note: It is important to note that some On Your Own projects request a printed or self-submitted document. Students completing this course online or in a physical classroom must submit the assignment through the online course shell regardless of the textbook submission instructions. 
Submit your assignment in the appropriate MS Office application(s) using the filename “Last name_First initial_OYO#” in addition to the appropriate filename extension (e.g., .docx, .dotx, .htm, etc.). For example: If your name is Mary Smith, the file for the On Your Own project 12-1 should be saved as Smith_M_12-1.dotx 
Include a title page, which indicates your name, course section, professor name, and title of assignment.
Provide general comments on the overall assignment experience in two to three (2-3) sentences. Submit the written portion in the text box located in the assignment submission link. 
Weekly Homework Breakdown
Note: On Your Own Projects are available in both the textbook and in CourseMate, which can be accessed in each week Make sure you click on the correct link for the type of computer you are using. There is a link for PC users and MAC users below..
Week Due
Homework Assignment 
(Click each link below to download the pdf version)
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On Your Own 13-1 (PC Version)
Own Your Own 13-1 (MAC Version)
This assignment can also be found on Page 456 to 457 of your text if you are having trouble downloading from the link on the left.
The files necessary to complete certain On Your Own homework assignments can be downloaded from the additional resources area of the Student Center or here: