CS 102 2nd Exam

Throughout: remember to cite any sources used (consistent with SRU policy on academic honesty) and to abide by the copyright laws of the United States.

Part A:

A.      First, mark each of  the following, according to your own best judgment as either yes or no for whether they are technologies, whether they are information technologies, and whether they are collaborative.

 

Technology?

Information Technology?

Collaborative

1. Lawnmower

Yes or No

Yes or No

Yes or No

2. Television

Yes or No

Yes or No

Yes or No

3. Telephone

Yes or No

Yes or No

Yes or No

4. Adobe Photoshop

Yes or No

Yes or No

Yes or No

5. Google

Yes or No

Yes or No

Yes or No

6. Facebook

Yes or No

Yes or No

Yes or No

7. Doodle

Yes or No

Yes or No

Yes or No

8. Microsoft Powerpoint

Yes or No

Yes or No

Yes or No

9. e-mail

Yes or No

Yes or No

Yes or No

 Part B:

B.      Next, write your own definition of Collaborative Information Technology that is as consistent as possible with your judgments above.

 Part C:

Finally, for each of the nine items above {Lawnmower, Television, Telephone, Adobe Photoshop, Google, Facebook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, and e-mail} discuss whether or not your judgment is consistent with your definition. If it is consistent, offer another very similar item to it that would also be classified/judged in the same way. If it is not consistent, then discuss how your definition might need to be tweaked to accommodate the inconsistency.

Part D:

Give your own definition of what it means to collaborate.