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Are You Smarter Than a Hofstra Student?

Printing Wireless Network

Free Software Help Desk

Computer Repairs Secure Passwords

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Printing Question Hofstra University has over 50 PridePrintrelease 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.

• Riding a unicycle• Skateboarding• Cartwheels

Printing Answer Cartwheels

Remember… • 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

• Enough for 1200 B/W double or single sided pages• More information can be found at

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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?

• eduroam• FBI Surveillance Van• HU Preferred

Wireless Network Answer

eduroam

Remember…• Students should connect most wireless

devices to eduroam which provides the highest level of security:• Computers• iOS and Android

• Devices that won’t connect to eduroamshould be connected to Hofstra Guest:• Gaming consoles• Media devices Return

Free Software QuestionAt Hofstra, every student gets a FREE copy of Microsoft Office. This song, who’s demo was recorded in 1977, was completed in 1994 and won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997.

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

Free Software Answer

Free as a Bird – The Beatles

Remember….

• Every student gets a FREE Microsoft Office 365 subscription• Students sign up through the Hofstra

Portal• Office can be downloaded onto multiple

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Help Desk QuestionThe number for EdTech is 516-463-7777. What else has four 7’s in a row?

• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s birthday• A lenticular galaxy in the constellation of

Pegasus• The square root of 60,399,080

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

Remember…

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

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Computer Repair QuestionHofstra has a Computer Repair Center that can clean up even the nastiest bug from any computer. In what popular song about a bug can the protagonist no longer walk due to a missing appendage?

• The Itsy Bitsy Spider• La Cucaracha• Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me

Computer Repairs Answer La Cucaracha

Remember…• 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

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Secure Passwords QuestionHofstra encourages everyone to use a secure password for not only Hofstra, but for any website on which you have an account. According to a 2017 report from SplashData, a password management company, the three most common passwords of 2017 were “123456,” “password” and…

• login• welcome• 12345678

Secure Passwords Answer3. 12345678

4. querty5. 12345

6. 1234567897. letmein

8. 12345679. football10. iloveyou

Remember…• A secure Hofstra password has

• 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 Return

Communication QuestionAdministration 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?

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

Communication AnswerStar Trek’s Communicator Pin

Remember…• 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 SupportStudents 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?

• 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!

Remember…• 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!

Remember…• Have them stick with the operating system

they are most comfortable with.• 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:

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Thanks for Playingand Remember...

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

516-463-7777