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To begin organizing yourself to accomplish all your tasks, you need to _________.

A
Complete each tasks you have in order of importance
B
Transfer all your jobs into action word tasks
C
Finish all of your two minute tasks quickly
D
Write down all the jobs for which you are responsible
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Time shifting occurs when _______.

A
Clocks move ahead one hour in the spring
B
Works are copied and kept for future generations
C
Individuals copy works to view at a later time
D
Copyrighted materials comes into the public domain
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Being technologically literate requires being able to ______.

A
Use advanced graphics manipulation tools (Adobe Photoshop)
B
Use the most common operating systems (Windows and Apple OS)
C
Adjust network settings for a company lan
D
None of the above
5

The modern ancestor of the typewriter is the _______.

A
Word processing program
B
Spreadsheet program
C
Presentation program
D
Database program
6

What is the difference between direct e-mailing and spam?

Answer:

Generally, consumers must sign up to receive direct e-mailings and the recipient of the e-mail to opt out of future mailings. Spam is unsolicited, uninvited, and often it is impossible to opt out of spam.

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How has new technology affected the modern workplace?

Answer:

Student answers may vary, but they should address the high power and low cost of technology allowing more businesses to enter the marketplace and operate with a wider sphere of influence from globalization.

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If a document reaches you, and requires you to perform some action, you should do it immediately if ________.

A
It is from your mother or father
B
It seems important but not urgent
C
It will take less than two minutes to complete
D
The language in the document is polite
11

Define technological literacy.

Answer not available
12

The ability to telecommute has come largely from the development of ________.

A
Faster and cheaper computer processors
B
Faster and more reliable Internet capabilities
C
More fuel efficient automobiles and car pool lanes
D
Affordable mass transit systems in large cities
14

If a person attempts to read their e-mail while they are riding the bus, they are _______.

A
Combining tasks
B
Multitasking
C
Sequential tasking
D
Cleaving tasks
15

A database program helps to ____________.

A
Organize, send, and retrieve e-mails quickly
B
Deliver elegant presentations to a large audience easily
C
Create professional documents with an intuitive WYSIWYG interface
D
Organize, store, and retrieve large amounts of information easily
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Explain the advantages of breaking your jobs into tasks.

Answer:

A job is a large goal that can be broken up into many smaller tasks. The advantage of breaking a job into a task is that each task is something you can physically do, as opposed to the job itself. Breaking a job into tasks gives automatic direction in completing an assignment, and gives more guidelines for the actual necessary steps for completing an assignment.

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The reason for prioritizing your work is to get the _______.

A
Most important jobs done
B
Smallest jobs done
C
Quickest jobs done
D
Least important jobs done
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Preparing an agenda for a meeting is a good idea because it _______.

A
Lets others know that who is in charge
B
Sets a guided focus for the meeting
C
Makes it harder to understand meeting’s purpose
D
Creates tension in people who can’t attend

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