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IIT Segment 1 Exam Study Guide
MODULE 1 – SAVE THE WORLD
EVOLUTION OF THE COMPUTER:
 Computer History - Timeline
 Microprocessors, Integrated circuits, Punch cards
 Integrated circuits, peripheral devices, function of a microprocessor
MICROPROCESSORS & PERIPHERALS:
 Gordon Moore and Moore’s Law
 Peripherals – input, output & storage; troubleshooting
SAVING FILES & FILE TYPES/EXTENSIONS:
 Operating system file names
 Upgrading memory and hard drives
 Naming conventions, file structures & securing files
 Audio, video, and word processing file types/extensions
NETWORKS:
 Networks and devices used to access them
 Benefits and risks of a networked system
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection):
 Layers – physical, data-link, network, transport, session, presentation and application levels
 Order of tasks: from the sender and for the receiver
OPERATING SYSTEMS & COMPILERS:
 MS-DOS, Windows, UNIX, LINUX
 Compilers: purpose, importance, usefulness and how they work
SOFTWARE HIERARCHY:
 Interrupt handlers, dispatchable threads, executable programs
MODULE 2 – PLAN THE WORLD
BUSINESS FORMATS & APPLICATIONS:
 Formal business letters – tone and formatting
 Applications for communication, creating appointments, presentations, spreadsheets and
databases – Email, Excel, PowerPoint
 Metric System
PROJECTS:
 Large project protocols
 Project triangles, Microsoft Project
IIT Segment 1 Exam Study Guide
MODULE 3 – CONNECT THE WORLD
EMAIL ACCOUNTS AND MESSAGES:
 Email address parts
 Domain names
 TO, CC, BCC, and SUBJECT lines
 Attachments
 Reply/Reply All/Forward
 Email address books
EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE (LANGUAGE & ETIQUETTE)
 Benefits and common problems
 Purpose of including the entire previous message in an email response
 Examples of good/poor etiquette
 Formal/informal language and when it would be appropriate
COMMUNICATION:
 Items to be taken into account to communicate clearly
 Benefits of communicating clearly
 Importance of feedback
INTRANETS, EXTRANETS, AND THE INTERNET:
 What they are, their functions and how they are accessed
MODULE 4 – BALANCE THE WORLD
COPYRIGHT LAW:
 What it protects and when this protection begins
ORGANIZATIONS STRUCTURES AND CULTURES:
 Effective teamwork and motivations
 Protocols to follow when working on a team
 Appropriate clothing choices for various workplace events
PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS APPROPRIATE IN THE WORKPLACE:
 Characteristics and benefits of acting appropriately and professionally
 Handling stress and harassment