Chapter Questions
What are some of the computer questions you may be asked during an employment interview?
What self-help steps can you take to further your training about computers?
Distinguish between hardware and software.
Distinguish between operating system software and applications software.
What are the major operating systems in use today?
What is open-source software?
Briefly describe the major input devices.
What are PDF and XPS?
What is the function of the CPU?
What is the distinction between read/write and read-only?
Briefly describe the major storage devices.
Distinguish between ink-jet and laser printers.
Distinguish between points and fonts.
What is the function of a modem?
What is videoconferencing?
Distinguish between a LAN and a WAN .
Distinguish between groupware and shareware.
What backup steps should be regularly taken?
What is an integrated package?
Distinguish between custom-made and off-the-shelf software.
What is the function of word-processing software?
What is a macro?
Why have many law offices switched from WordPerfect to Word?
What are metadata?
What is the function of spreadsheet software?
Give an example of a what-if calculation a spreadsheet can perform.
What is the function of database management software?
What is the function of presentation graphics software?
Distinguish between searching databases by full text and searching by summaries or abstracts.
What is the function of case management software?
What is the function of knowledge management (KM)?
What is CALR?
How are Westlaw and LexisNexis accessed?
What are some of the major categories of primary and secondary authority found on Westlaw and LexisNexis?
Distinguish between a natural-language search and a terms-and-connectors search.
What is the function of the following wildcards in Westlaw and LexisNexis: a universal character $\left({ }^*\right)$ and a root expander (!)?
How do you search for plural terms in Westlaw and LexisNexis?
In Westlaw and in LexisNexis, explain how to use the following connectors: OR, AND, sentence, paragraph, BUT NOT/AND NOT, and numerical.
Distinguish between a field search on Westlaw and a segment search on LexisNexis.
What are the names and functions of the online citators of Westlaw and LexisNexis?
What is the Internet, and how was it created?
What is the function of hypertext?
What are the components of a URL address?
What are some of the major techniques for searching the Internet?
What is the distinction between a search engine and a directory?
What is a metasearch?
What is the invisible Web?
How can you assess the reliability of data found on the Internet?
What are listservs, blogs, blawgs, podcasts, plawdcasts, and RSS feeds? How can they be helpful?
What steps should be taken to protect your computer against viruses and other potentially dangerous material?
What is the distinction between an intranet and an extranet?