Turnitin is a website developed and maintained by a group of professionals, including teachers, scientists, mathematicians and others. The focus of the website and the organization behind it, iParadigms, is to foil attempts at plagiarism, primarily from the internet. The product they have developed to achieve this is called WriteCycle.
The WriteCycle Suite incorporates three tools to assist educators with ensuring the veracity of their students work and to help those students to improve on their skills for the future.
The first tool is Originality Checking. This tool enables educators to validate or refute the integrity of the students work. It can do this by comparing the students compositions against an archive of billions of web pages, periodicals, students papers, and other literature. It also is used to teach students how to use citation properly in their work.
The second tool in the suite is GradeMark. GradeMark is an efficient tool for educator and learner alike by allowing teachers to comment on, evaluate, and then post the grades for assignments online for immediate review. It also provides the necessary information an educator needs to focus on a students deficiencies, helping that student to achieve his utmost potential.
The third tool is Peer Review. Peer Review enables classmates to read and critique the work of their classmates, providing viewpoints from people other than the instructor. This provides for the writer multiple sources of input regarding the work presented, besides just that of the teacher. This also provides the students doing the analysis the opportunity to expand on their own editing skills as well.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
FAQ
Chapter 01Reviewing my answers, I can clearly see where I made my mistakes and why. In some cases, it was simply a spelling conflict such as questions 89 and 92. Other times I knew what I was thinking of, but didn't know the complete or proper terminology involved. Last, I had wrong answers simply because I don't yet know the information.
____ consist(s) of a computer’s electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions. My Answer: Storage Correct Answer: Memory
A(n) ____ computer is a special-purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product. My Answer:integral Correct Answer:embedded
An increasing number of employees and students are ____ users, who work on a computer while away from a main office or school.My Answer:SOHO Correct Answer:mobile
Modified Multiple Choice____ is/are a main component(s) on the motherboard.My Answer:The processor Correct Answer:The processor & Memory
Modified Multiple Choice____ are a type of system software.My Answer: Operating systems, Desktop publishing programs, Application programs & Utility programs Correct Answer:Operating systems & Utility programs
Data conveys meaning and is useful to one or more people. My Answer: True Correct Answer: False
A(n) application system provides a means for users to communicate with a computer and other software. My Answer: True Correct Answer: False
Computers process output (information) into input (data).My Answer: True Correct Answer: False
You insert and remove an external hard disk from the computer or a device connected to the computer.My Answer: True Correct Answer: False
Application software consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices.My Answer: True Correct Answer: False
The most popular type of mobile computer is the desktop computer like the one in the accompanying figure. My Answer: True Correct Answer: False
Most major corporations use supercomputers for daily business activities. My Answer: True Correct Answer: False
The accounting department in a large business uses desktop publishing software to prepare marketing literature. My Answer: True Correct Answer: False
Recently, ____________________ has become an essential part of the information processing cycle. My Answer: Do not know Correct Answer: communications
Some people refer to the series of input, process, output, and storage activities as the information ____________________ cycle. My Answer: medium Correct Answer: processing
A(n) ____________________ device is any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people. My Answer: communication Correct Answer: output
A(n) ____________________ disc, such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, is a flat, round, portable metal disc with a plastic coating. My Answer: Media Correct Answer: Optical
The ____________________ unit is a case that contains electronic components of a computer that are used to process data. My Answer: tower Correct Answer: system
The ____________________ is the electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer. My Answer: processor Correct Answer: central processing unit (CPU)
The term ____________________ refers to Web sites that provide a means for users to share personal information, allow users to modify the Web site contents, and/or have software built into the site for users to access. My Answer: Blog Correct Answer: Web 2.0
Question 86 (1 point)
A(n) ____________________ computer is a personal computer you can carry from place to place. My Answer: handheld Correct Answer: mobile
Question 89 (1 point)
____________________ provide personal organization functions such as a calendar, appointment book, address book, calculator, and notepad. My Answer: PDA's Correct Answer: Personal digital assistants, PDAs , Personal digital assistants (PDAs) or PDAs (Personal digital assistants)
Question 92 (1 point)
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 are examples of ____________________. My Answer: gaming consoles Correct Answer: game consoles
Question 95 (1 point)
Consumer electronics, office machines, and automobiles all can contain ____________________ computers.My Answer: integral Correct Answer: embedded
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