Topic Test Answers

Franklin has to plant a tree in a client’s backyard. He takes a shovel from his truck and digs the hole. If Franklin has the habits of an organized person, when he finishes digging the hole, Franklin will immediately _______.a.Call his wife to remind her of an appointmentb.Carefully place the tree into the holec.Put his shovel out of the way of his next taskd.Take a break to rest before moving on

Painting your home is an example of a _____. a. Two minute action task b. Time sensitive task c. One task in a project d. Multi-task job Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Twitter allows companies to reach consumers with ________.a.In-depth reviews of upcoming productsb.Short, personal messagesc.Nation wide advertising flyersd.Graphically impressive images

The ability to reason well is necessary for modern workers because __________.a.Communication with other workers will be difficultb.Creativity is not valued in the modern workplacec.They will often have to solve problems with limited informationd.Most problems will be straight-forward and easy to solve

Teleconferencing allows workers from around the world to ______.a.Eat food from the finest European restaurantsb.File reports to the office from their homesc.Communicate as if they were in the room togetherd.Physically travel to other countries quickly

Why is it important to regulate the information you pay attention to in today’s marketplace?a.Any information you need can be found by your coworkersb.Listening to certain information could challenge your assumptionsc.Limiting your sources allows you to be more well informedd.No one can pay attention to all the information out there

The scale of a timeline is generally unimportant.

Most managers get very little uninterrupted time to work on their priority tasks.

If a person attempts to make a phone call while they are waiting for a meeting to begin, they are _______.a.Combining tasksb.Multitaskingc.Sequential taskingd.Cleaving tasks

Cloud computing will offer applications that are _______.a.More expensive than most softwareb.Only accessible over the Internetc.Useable only from smart phonesd.Installed on your physical computer

Few people will use your business’ Internet site to purchase products if they feel it is ______.a.Not secureb.Easy to usec.Quick loadingd.Professional looking

Fair use allows individuals to break copyright so long as they ________.a.Think that they are being fair in their useb.Can prove they are not infringing on copyrightc.Share copyrighted material with everyoned.Ask for permission, even if they get no response

A good filing system shares all of the common characteristics of a _________.a.Highway -- files often travel to different destinationsb.Database -- it must store information for easy access and retrievalc.Business -- each folder must have a unique structure to serve different clientsd.Library -- all files, whether they are used or not, must be in one location

If a person attempts to watch a video lecture while studying an expense report, they are _______.a.Combining tasksb.Multitaskingc.Sequential taskingd.Cleaving tasks

Tools and materials at your workspace should be ________.a.Cheap and easily replaceableb.Spaced away from each otherc.Expensive and irreplaceabled.Grouped by their functionality

Which of the following is a poor label for a category level file folder?a.Reliant Communicationsb.Rc.Receiptsd.Stevick Account

As time goes on, technology is likely to _______.a.Increase in complexityb.Decrease in complexityc.Stay at the same complexityd.No one really has any idea

Betty gets the mail at 4pm every day. Then she places the mail on the counter. Betty looks through the mail every Friday at 4:30 pm and it takes her 40 minutes to sort and file the week’s mail. If Betty wanted to decrease the time she spends every week looking through the mail, she should ________.a.Wait until Friday to pick up the week’s mailb.Install a mechanical mail filterc.Go through the mail each day and sort itd.Put her mail pile in the office

What is the advantage of having only one inbox?a.You can take it with you wherever you gob.You never have to wonder if you are forgetting somethingc.You can leave items there for referenced.It can monopolize your desk space more easily