Deck 23: A Fluency Summary

Question 1

Where information is concerned, it is much more important to specify content than to specify structure .

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Organizing email correspondence, digital photos, and MP3 collections into folders and subfolders is an example of keeping information structured so a user can use it more effectively .

Answer 2

True

Question 3

For processes such as debugging or creating a password, there are deterministic, guaranteed-to-work rules .

Answer 3

False

Question 4

As a contributor to lifelong learning, trying to solve our own problems and asking for help when we really need it can contribute to greater understanding .

Question 5

Skills require very little detailed knowledge while basic concepts require a knowledge of many details .

Question 6

Thinking abstractly about technology implies an adaptive approach to learning .

Question 7

The most important tasks in both IT and everyday life are those that can be solved algorithmically .

Question 8

The most important skill a Fluent person can have is a good memory for detail .

Question 9

The more new applications you learn, the harder it is to learn yet another one .

Question 10

The primary goal of becoming Fluent is to never ask for outside help .

Question 11

One of the main goals of this textbook is to ensure that you will become an early adopter of all new advances in technology, both small and large .

Question 12

Fluency knowledge consists of

A) skills, designs, and specifications
B) capabilities, creativity, and commitment
C) skills, commitment, and designs
D) skills, concepts, and capabilities

Question 13

Capabilities

A) are primarily approaches to thinking
B) are much more detailed in comparison to skills
C) require a great deal of recall
D) All of these

Question 14

Learning computing throughout your life requires

A) being able to work without any outside help
B) noticing new ideas and technology advances as they arise
C) retaining old technology for reference
D) All of these

Question 15

Algorithmic and nonalgorithmic thinking are

A) reserved for experts only
B) completely unrelated ways to solve problems that few people can master
C) different applications of logical reasoning
D) useful to solve problems in high tech but not in any other areas of life

Question 16

When the author states, "Fluency enables us, the users, to shift gears,"he means

A) we should avoid using advanced tools and stick with the basics
B) we have the ability to build a computer
C) we should be able to drive a standard transmission car
D) we can control computing devices to get their full power

Question 17

Debugging guidelines

A) prescribe a rational approach to debugging but don't form an algorithm
B) can only be used for true computer languages
C) are an algorithmic solution to finding and fixing errors in a computer program
D) should only be used when learning a new application

Question 18

Which of the following components of Fluency knowledge requires the most detailed knowledge?

A) skills
B) concepts
C) capabilities
D) All require the same detailed knowledge; how you apply the details is what differentiates these components .

Question 19

Which of the following is the best guideline to follow in terms of adopting new technology?

A) Adopt a technology as soon as there is a high probability that it will help you .
B) Always wait until others have tested it .
C) Adopt a technology as soon as you can afford to upgrade .
D) Adopt immediately so you can benefit from the latest addition to a device or program .

Question 20

The first step in debugging is to

A) reproduce the error
B) determine the problem
C) eliminate obvious causes
D) check that others have the same problem

Question 21

Thinking Fluently involves

A) practice
B) repetition
C) abstract thinking
D) memorizing details

Question 22

Which of the following is an algorithmic task?

A) the steps you take to open a new application
B) solving a math problem
C) writing a computer program to play a game of Checkers
D) All of these

Question 23

Select all the apply . Which of the following are components of Fluency knowledge?

A) skills
B) concepts
C) capabilities
D) memory

Question 24

Select all the apply . Which of the following should you engage in to continue learning computing throughout your life?

A) Upgrade your existing devices as soon as a new product becomes available .
B) Know when to ask for help after you have tried to solve a problem on your own .
C) Continue to be aware of new ideas and technologies .
D) Ask if IT can help a new situation you are confronted with .

Question 25

Select all the apply . Which of the following are examples of nonalgorithmic tasks?

A) calculating the area under a curve
B) creating a password
C) designing a database
D) changing the background color of a web page

Question 26

An overarching theme of this textbook is that precision and the directed application of logical ________ can solve problems, both great and small .

Question 27

Fluency study allows us to remember less, rather than requiring us to remember more . We remember less detail because we remember the ________ instead .

Question 28

To learn about and apply upcoming advances in IT requires ________ and attention .

Question 29

The first step listed in the textbook's debugging guidelines is to make sure you can ________ an error .

Question 30

In terms of information collection, it is as essential to specify both ________ and content .

Question 31

A(n) ________ approach to a task is not always algorithmic .

Question 32

Fluency knowledge is ________ into three components .

Question 33

Thinking abstractly about technology implies a(n) ________ approach to learning .