



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

              EXPERT

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-


Ten Ways to Spot a Computer Expert

1  Does he talk a lot about "hardware" without being able to
   tell the difference between a gasket and a lugnut?

2  Does he often use the word "batch", while failing to
   follow it with the phrase "of cookies"?

3  Does he claim to know several "languages", none of which
   are taught by the Berlitz school?

4  Does he often use the expression "garbage in - garbage
   out", even when he's not eating at the cafeteria?

5  When playing cards, does he turn pale and shudder each
   time someone says "shuffle the deck"?

6  a. Does he print a lot, using capital letters?
   b. Does he spell funny, taking words like "square root"
      and making it into "sqr"?

7  When asked to name his favorite "program", does he 
   choose adventure instead of happy days?

8  While making christmas wreaths out of computer cards,
   does he stop to read what they say?

9  If you tell him you've ruptured a "disk", does he ask
   what was stored on it?

10 Does he say "line" or "queue"?  Whereas most people say
   "line", an expert will say "queue". You can take this
   as a CUE that computers are his LINE.

      Courtesy of Jon Rochlis and the Computer Corner

-------------------------------------------------------

