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GEN 102 WEEK 1 QUIZ

 1.	Question :	Which of the following is one of the fundamental differences between Apple and PC computers?




Question 2.	Question :	Rebecca, who is in the last week of her Ashford class, likes to log in to the Ashford Café to read her classmates’ posts. Today one of her classmates was upset because her computer crashed and she lost all her research for her final paper. Rebecca immediately starts researching options to save her own work. According to the text, which of the following is a viable cloud storage option for Rebecca to consider?




Question 3.	Question :	The Ashford Online Library houses several electronic resource databases. Which of the following databases contains more than 116,000 e-books covering all academic disciplines?




Question 4.	Question :	Which of the following jobs existed before the advent of computer technology?




Question 5.	Question :	Oscar just enrolled in his third course at Ashford and wants to review the materials for his course. Oscar can access the materials required for his course via the __________.




Question 6.	Question :	Which of the following is the BEST reason for using Ashford- course materials?




Question 7.	Question :	Last week, Suzette- city experienced major flooding and wind damage due to Hurricane Wes. Her Internet connection was disrupted, and her service provider indicated that it would be a few days before it would be restored. Suzette drives to her local Starbucks because she knows that she can access the Internet over a wireless network and submit her course assignment. In other words, Suzette is taking advantage of the __________ at Starbucks.




Question 8.	Question :	According to the text, which of the following statements about tablet use is TRUE?




Question 9.	Question :	Jimmy is an auditory learner, which means he learns better by listening rather than reading. He is fortunate because he is able to download his Ashford course materials in a(n) ___________ format so that he can listen to them on his iPod or phone.




Question 10.	Question :	Janice, who spent the past 2 decades raising her children, has just returned to school. She is uncomfortable using her electronic textbook. Instead, she is trying to apply the same study habits that she used when she was younger by reading and memorizing the facts that could help her pass the exams. According to the text, which of the following would be a better strategy for Janice to use?




Question 11.	Question :	Lakesha is preparing to study communication arts at Ashford University. She needs a tablet that she can carry with her throughout the day so that she can check in on her class during her free time. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic types of tablets available for her?




Question 12.	Question :	Elena is working on a collaborative research project with two of her classmates. Since they live in three different states, getting together over coffee is not an option. They have also discovered that two of them use Microsoft Windows but the other uses Apple OS X. They decide that the best option to share and work on their material is to use __________.




Question 13.	Question :	Donna has been using her brother- 5-year-old computer for the past year. Now that she has completed her core courses at Ashford and is about to begin course work in her program of study, she wants to purchase a new computer. Which of these different options is LEAST important for her to consider?




Question 14.	Question :	Jeremy is in the entrepreneurship program at Ashford, and he is learning about how businesses attract customers. In today- society, most people carry their smartphones with them when they shop, so Jeremy wants to take advantage of digital services. Which of the following is a location service that he can use to find customers near one of his stores?




Question 15.	Question :	David is in week 3 of his current Ashford course and has a paper due by Monday night at midnight. He has finished everything but the concluding paragraph. As he boots up his computer to work on it, he sees a flash across the screen and then the screen goes black. He begins to panic as he tries desperately to turn the laptop back on. David should have saved his work on what kind of portable device?