Office Tech Timeout

Email

1. 100 Email is a method for transmitting and receiving what? Response: digital messagesChecked against: Electronic mail (usually shortened to email; alternatively hyphenated e-mail) is a method of transmitting and receiving digital messages using electronic devices over a computer network.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Email&oldid=1349415319
2. 200 Sequence the three stated parts of a common email address. Response: local-part + @ + domain nameChecked against: Email is a ubiquitous and very widely used communication medium; in current use, an email address (commonly local-part + @ + domain name) is often treated as a basic and necessary part of many processes in business, commerce, government, education, entertainment, and other spheres of daily life in most countries.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Email&oldid=1349415319
3. 300 Across which network does email primarily operate? Response: InternetChecked against: Email operates across computer networks, primarily the Internet, and also local area networks.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Email&oldid=1349415319
4. 400 What model describes modern email systems? Response: store-and-forward modelChecked against: Today's email systems are based on a store-and-forward model.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Email&oldid=1349415319
5. 500 MIME lets an email carry multimedia content such as what visual format? Response: imagesChecked against: Originally a text-only ASCII communications medium, Internet email was extended by MIME to carry text in expanded character sets and multimedia content such as images.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Email&oldid=1349415319
6. 600 Which common Windows keyboard shortcut copies selected content? Response: Ctrl+CChecked against: Copy the result to the clipboard using the Windows shortcut Ctrl+C.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AutoIt&oldid=1319990336
7. 700 Expand the file-format abbreviation PDF. Response: Portable Document FormatChecked against: Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1993 used to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PDF&oldid=1365626435

The Web

1. 100 Which protocol supplies the specific rules for access to web resources? Response: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)Checked against: It facilitates access to documents and other web resources according to specific rules of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Wide_Web&oldid=1365320979
2. 200 Who invented the Web while working at CERN? Response: Tim Berners-LeeChecked against: The Web was invented by English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee while at CERN in 1989 and opened to the public in 1993.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Wide_Web&oldid=1365320979
3. 300 In which year did that invention occur? Response: 1989Checked against: The Web was invented by English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee while at CERN in 1989 and opened to the public in 1993.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Wide_Web&oldid=1365320979
4. 400 Which kind of program accesses documents supplied by web servers? Response: web browsersChecked against: Documents and other media content are made available to the network through web servers and can be accessed by programs such as web browsers.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Wide_Web&oldid=1365320979
5. 500 What secret character string is commonly used to confirm identity? Response: A passwordChecked against: A password, sometimes called a passcode, is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Password&oldid=1365746520
6. 600 What is a clickable reference that opens another online location? Response: A hyperlinkChecked against: Hyperlink is embedded into a text or an image and takes visitors to another part of a web page.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyperlink&oldid=1365129177

Keyboard Terms

1. 100 What is an action assigned to one or more keyboard keys called? Response: keyboard shortcutChecked against: In computing, a keyboard shortcut (also hotkey/hot key or key binding) is a software-based assignment of an action to one or more keys on a computer keyboard.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keyboard_shortcut&oldid=1351653701
2. 200 Give one alternative single-word name for a keyboard shortcut. Response: hotkeyChecked against: In computing, a keyboard shortcut (also hotkey/hot key or key binding) is a software-based assignment of an action to one or more keys on a computer keyboard.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keyboard_shortcut&oldid=1351653701
3. 300 Where can a user modify some default shortcuts? Response: settingsChecked against: Most operating systems and applications come with a default set of keyboard shortcuts, some of which may be modified by the user in the settings.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keyboard_shortcut&oldid=1351653701
4. 400 What small graphic symbol can represent an app or file? Response: An iconChecked against: In computing, an icon is a graphic symbol displayed on a computer screen in order to help the user navigate a computer system.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Icon_(computing)&oldid=1365305902
5. 500 Which office tool drives a bent metal wire through sheets to fasten them? Response: A staplerChecked against: A stapler is a mechanical device that joins pages of paper or similar material together by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding the ends.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stapler&oldid=1353185113

Screen Break Puzzles

1. 100 Rearrange LISTEN to make a word meaning quiet. Response: SILENTSelf-contained wordplay; no factual claim is made.
2. 200 Choose the odd item: tab, window, folder, banana. Response: bananaSelf-contained sorting prompt; no factual claim is made.
3. 300 Continue the paired pattern: A1, C3, E5, ... Response: G7Self-contained pattern prompt; no factual claim is made.
4. 400 What glossy board accepts erasable marker writing? Response: A whiteboardChecked against: A whiteboard (also known as marker board, dry-erase board, dry-wipe board, and pen-board) is a glossy, usually white surface for making non-permanent markings.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whiteboard&oldid=1365978582
5. 500 What is the small adhesive paper square used for temporary notes? Response: A sticky noteChecked against: A Post-it note (or sticky note) is a small piece of paper with a re-adherable strip of glue on its back, made for temporarily attaching notes to documents and other surfaces.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Post-it_note&oldid=1365049622
6. 600 Which peripheral turns a digital document into a paper copy? Response: A printerChecked against: A printer is a peripheral machine which makes a durable representation of graphics or text, usually on paper.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Printer_(computing)&oldid=1355276733
7. 700 Which paper fastener has two folding wire handles? Response: A binder clipChecked against: A binder clip (also known as a foldback clip, paper clamp, banker's clip, foldover clip, bobby clip, or clasp) is a simple device for binding sheets of paper together.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Binder_clip&oldid=1362125805

Final round: Offline

A 90-minute session includes two 10-minute breaks. How many working minutes remain? Response: 70 minutesSelf-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.