Technology at Hofstra - Are You Smarter than a Hofstra Student?

Are You Smarter th Than a 5 Grader Hofstra Student?

Are You Smarter Than a Hofstra Student?

Sample Question

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Printing

Wireless Network

Free Software

Help Desk

Computer Repairs

Secure Passwords

Learning Support

Printing Question

Hofstra University has over 50 PridePrint release stations located throughout campus. In July 2013, Sergei Dmitriev set a world record for the doing THIS for 50 meters in 15.75 seconds blindfolded.

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Riding a unicycle Skateboarding Cartwheels

Printing Answer Cartwheels

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Students can print from Hofstra computers, their own computer, or their iOS device and release their job on one of our PridePrint release stations located throughout the campus Every student receives 120 print credits per school year •

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Enough for 1200 B/W double or single sided pages

More information can be found at www.Hofstra.edu/PridePrint

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Wireless Network Question Hofstra offers every student a fast and secure wireless connection to the Internet. To which wireless network should your student connect?

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eduroam FBI Surveillance Van HU Preferred

Wireless Network Answer eduroam

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Students should connect most wireless devices to eduroam which provides the highest level of security: • •

Computers iOS and Android

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Gaming consoles Media devices

Devices that won’t connect to eduroam should be connected to Hofstra Guest: Return

Free Software Question At Hofstra, every student gets a FREE copy of Microsoft Office. This song, recorded in 1972 and released in August 1973, was a top 20 U.S. hit in 1973, hitting number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts?

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Free Country - Chicago Free Ride – The Edgar Winter Group Free as a Bird – The Beatles

Free Software Answer

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Every student gets a FREE Microsoft Office 365 subscription • •

Students sign up through the Hofstra Portal Office can be downloaded onto multiple devices

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Help Desk Question The number for ITS support is 516-4637777. What else has four 7’s in a row?

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s birthday A lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus The square root of 60,399,080

Help Desk Answer A lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus (NGC 7777)

Remember‌ If your student has any technical questions, have them call:

516-463-7777

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Computer Repair Question Hofstra has a Computer Repair Center that can clean up even the nastiest bug from any computer. What was the first recorded computer bug?

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Melissa virus An actual moth Blaster virus

Computer Repairs Answer An actual moth

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Hofstra’s Computer Repair Center can fix almost any software or hardware problem • • •

FREE diagnostics Competitive fee for repairs (plus cost of parts) FREE warranty work on most Apple Return computers

Secure Passwords Question Hofstra encourages everyone to use a secure password for not only Hofstra, but for any website on which you have an account. According to a 2018 report from SplashData, a password management company, the three most common passwords of 2018 were “123456,” “password” and…

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login welcome 123456789

Secure Passwords Answer 3. 123456789 4. 12345678 5. 12345 6. 111111 7. 1234567 8. sunshine 9. qwerty 10. iloveyou

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A secure Hofstra password has •

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At least 8 alpha-numeric characters At least 1 special character (! * _ . -) At least 1 number Can’t be a password you have used before Can’t contain your name or username Examples: • •

h0f$tr@C@t$ pr!dEfor3v3r

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Communication Question

Administration and Faculty communicate important information to students through their Pride Gmail accounts. Google, the makers of Gmail, once made a prototype of which popular sci-fi communication device?

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Doctor Who’s Tardis Translation Circuit Star War’s C3PO (fluent in 6 million forms of communication) Star Trek’s Communicator Pin

Communication Answer Star Trek’s Communicator Pin

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Students must check their Pride email account on a regular basis and use their Pride email to send all internal communications.

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Learning Support Students who experience trouble using software in our Open Access labs can visit Learning Support for help. Where can students who experience trouble with cabotage go for help?

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The Wellness Center The Unites States Postal Service Rex Kwon Do Martial Arts Academy

Learning Support The United States Portal Service can assist you with cabotage, or the transport of goods between two places in the same country. Hofstra has a post office in the lower level of the Book Store!

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Learning Support in Calkins 106 is the place where your student can get: One-on-one and small group software training sessions Microsoft Office Certification vouchers • Access to fun events and workshops!

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Sample Question What kind of computer should your student bring to campus: • • • •

Windows Mac Linux It’s their personal preference

Sample Question Answer It’s their personal preference!

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Have them stick with the operating system they are most comfortable with.

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Learning to use a new operating system can add to first year pressures!

If your student uses both Mac and Windows: • You might decide by area of study: •

http://bit.ly/HofCompRecs

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Thanks for Playing and Remember...

If you or your student has any questions, please contact us at:

516-463-7777