Extra Information about Assignment 1

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If you are wishing you had an easier introductory assignment you are welcome to try this one from last term. We've called it A Hold My Hand Word Perfect Assignment because it will introduce you to the package a little more gently. This assignment is not to be submitted to your TA.

Scavenger Hunt Possible Answers

University of Toronto - St. George Campus

CSC 104S Spring 1996 - Assignment 1 Scavenger Hunt


All the following questions can be answered by navigating different sites available at University of Toronto. You are not expected to find all the answers but should find as many as you can. Remember that you may work in pairs but you must each do your own writeup and must include your partner's name. For each question, list the URL at which you found the information.
  1. What site has a home page that shows a picture of a student running up the steps of Convocation Hall? http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/handbook/handbook.html
  2. Where do you find information for the student access to the Internet?
    Either of the following is acceptable www.utoronto.ca:80/welcome.html or www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/handbook/services/utcc.html#undergrad
  3. What is the UofT president's email address?
    president@utoronto.ca found at gopher://gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca:151/7fonebook.txt?Prichard
  4. What does CCH stand for? What is their site address?
    Center for Computing in the Humanities
  5. What is Dean Chandler's phone number?
    978-3383 found at gopher://gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca:151/7fonebook.txt?Chandler
  6. What are the hours of the Sig Sam library?
    Sept. 11, 1995 - May 9, 1996

    M - Th: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
    F: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
    Sat: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
    Sun: 1:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

    Found at http://www.library.utoronto.ca/www/guide_to_libraries/sigsam.htm
  7. Where is the information about parking at Erindale College found? www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/handbook/services/erindale/parking.html
  8. What site has a home page that includes a picture of the building at 39A Queen's Park Cres. East? What is your visit number? Visit it at www.mcluhan.toronto.edu
  9. What is the earliest use of the word "dingbat" in a quotation? What is the derivation of the related word "thingummy"? Look in www.cch.epas.utoronto.ca:8080/oed/oed.html to find that the earliest use was in 1838. At the derivation was either from the word dingus or from Dutch
  10. What year was Scarborough College established? 1964. Look in http://www.scar.utoronto.ca/scar/#about