Test bank for technology in action 8th edition by evans

A Computer forensics B Database mining C RFID D Information technology Answer: D Diff: 2 Section Ref: Being Prepared for Your Career 6 The process of searching huge amounts of data with

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Technology in Action, Complete 8e (Evans et al.) - Stdnt Txt

Chapter 1: Why Computers Matter to You: Becoming Computer Literate

1) Being means being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations

A) computer savvy

B) technology literate

C) computer literate

D) computer competent

Answer: C

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Section Ref: Why Should You Become Computer Literate?

2) All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:

A) hackers

B) viruses

C) spam

D) identity theft

Answer: C

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Section Ref: Becoming a Savvy Computer User and Consumer

3) Unwanted e-mail is called

A) spam

B) spyware

C) adware

D) software

Answer: A

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4) Which of the following is NOT necessarily part of being computer literate?

A) avoiding hackers and viruses

B) protecting your privacy

C) being able to build a computer

D) using the Internet wisely

Answer: C

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5) is a field of study focused on information handling and retrieval of information automatically

A) Computer forensics

B) Database mining

C) RFID

D) Information technology

Answer: D

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Being Prepared for Your Career

6) The process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a pattern is called

A) data mining

B) data searching

C) data warehousing

D) data retrieval

Answer: A

Diff: 1

Section Ref: Retail: Working in a Data Mine

7) A is a specially designed scannable sticker that resembles an inkblot and contains all the important information about a UPS package

A) mailing label

B) packing label

C) MaxiCode

D) PostCode

Answer: C

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Business: Data on the Go

8) is a type of wireless communication that transmits data through radio waves A) Nanotechnology

B) Bluetooth technology

C) POS technology

D) USB technology

Answer: B

Diff: 2

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9) When a job is sent to other countries, as many programming jobs have been, it is said to have been

A) offshored

B) resourced

C) exported

D) imported

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Video Game Design: A Long Way from Pac-Man

10) A is a small device that enables users to carry digital information

A) PSS

B) Smartphone

C) GPS player

D) VeriChip

Answer: B

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Education: Teaching and Learning

11) Which of the following do today's educators NOT need to be familiar with to create

constructive computerized lessons and to interact with students?

A) computers

B) the Internet

C) programs like Moodle or Blackboard

D) Web authoring software

Answer: D

Diff: 2

12) Many online courses are designed to use management software like so that students can communicate outside of class, take quizzes online, and find their class materials easily

A) Blackboard or Moodle

B) Microsoft Access

C) Adobe Photoshop

D) CAD or Visio

Answer: A

Diff: 2

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13) To set up a(n) , you must have an appropriate computer and digital devices connected to a home network

A) digital home

B) e-business

C) Web site

D) digital entertainment center

Answer: A

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Section Ref: Dig Deeper: Computers Migrate into the Living Room

14) The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal's computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called

A) robotics

B) RFID simulation

C) computer forensics

D) HALO animation

Answer: C

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Law Enforcement: Put Down That Mouse-You're Under Arrest!

15) is the application of computer systems and techniques to gather potential legal evidence

A) Data mining processes

B) POS skills

C) Information gathering

D) Computer forensics

Answer: D

Diff: 1

16) tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all

of the animal's movements

A) RFID

B) POS

C) PPS

D) GPS

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Agriculture: High-Tech Down on the Farm

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17) tags are small versions of the roadway electronic toll system used in many states

to automate paying tolls as motorists pass through the toll station

A) PDA

B) RFID

C) PSS

D) UPS

Answer: B

Diff: 2

18) Surgeons use to perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually

A) forecasting

B) computer forensics

C) simulation

D) robotics

Answer: D

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Medicine: Technologies of Today and Tomorrow

19) Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be

A) proprietary

B) open

C) experimental

D) in the public domain

Answer: D

Diff: 2

20) Medical students can train on and experience firsthand how a human would react

to a particular treatment

A) mannequins

B) patient simulators

C) robots

D) a 3D anatomical system

Answer: B

Diff: 3

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21) The is a global effort in which bioengineers are creating realistic computer

simulations of all systems and features of the human anatomy

A) Y2K Project

B) Physiome Project

C) BrainGate Project

D) RFID Project

Answer: B

Diff: 2

22) The goal of is to provide solutions to physical problems, such as providing sight to the blind

A) 3D animations

B) computer forensics

C) biomedical chip research

D) RFID technology

Answer: C

Diff: 3

Section Ref: Medicine: The Chip Within

23) One type of chip already being implanted in humans as a means of verifying a person's identity is called a(n)

A) DogTag

B) ImplantChip

C) VeriChip

D) RFID chip

Answer: C

Diff: 2

24) One potential application of is to provide sight to the blind

A) RFID tags

B) patient simulators

C) biomedical chip implants

D) VeriChips

Answer: C

Diff: 2

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25) By studying the data produced by , scientists hope to improve the prediction of weather phenomena

A) GPS

B) simulations

C) VeriChips

D) PSSs

Answer: B

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Section Ref: Science: Simulating Reality

26) is the science revolving around building devices on an extremely small scale A) Nanotechnology

B) Microtechnology

C) Computer forensics

D) Artificial intelligence

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Nanotechnology: Careers Yet to Come

27) is the study of molecules and structures whose sizes range from 1 to 100 nanometers

A) Artificial intelligence

B) Microelectrodes

C) Computer forensics

D) Nanoscience

Answer: D

Diff: 1

28) The prefix nano stands for .

A) one-hundredth

B) one-millionth

C) one-billionth

D) one-trillionth

Answer: C

Diff: 2

29) A nanometer is

A) one-tenth of a meter

B) one-millionth of a meter

C) one-billionth of a meter

D) the size of a human hair

Answer: C

Diff: 2

30) computing relates to emotion or deliberately tries to influence emotion

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A) Affective

B) Personal

C) Psychological

D) Emotional

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Psychology: You Should Smile Now

31) While engineers work to create computers that can understand us emotionally, are also evolving toward a more human appearance

A) affecting computing techniques

B) RFIDs

C) computer systems

D) ESP systems

Answer: C

Diff: 2

32) The emotional-social prosthesis (ESP) device, developed by a group at the MIT Media Lab,

is targeted at helping people who have

A) paralysis

B) diabetes

C) autism

D) brain damage

Answer: C

Diff: 2

33) Children who do not have access to and won't be prepared for future employment

A) databases, data mining

B) information, data

C) television, video games

D) the Internet, computers

Answer: D

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Ethics in IT: Knowledge Is Power-Bridging the Digital Divide

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34) The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the

A) Web divide

B) Internet divide

C) digital divide

D) broadband divide

Answer: C

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35) The Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher program supports refurbishers by allowing

to be installed for free on refurbished systems

A) certain Microsoft operating systems and Office software

B) certain gaming software packages

C) antivirus software

D) specific operating system utilities

Answer: A

Diff: 3

36) is the nerve center of any digital home, allowing you to interface with the different digital devices connected to the network

A) The Internet

B) A modem

C) A computer

D) A server

Answer: C

Diff: 1

37) A allows you to transfer media from your computer to other media devices (such

as a plasma TV)

A) digital TV

B) network adapter

C) digital media adapter

D) radio tuner

Answer: C

Diff: 3

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38) A is a special device that is installed in your computer and allows it to

communicate with other devices on the network

A) media center extender

B) network adapter

C) modem

D) digital media adapter

Answer: B

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39) The Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher program supports refurbishers by allowing certain Microsoft operating systems and applications to be installed for free on refurbished computers Answer: TRUE

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40) You cannot be called computer literate unless you have knowledge of higher level computer skills, such as computer programming

Answer: FALSE

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41) Becoming computer literate includes being able to understand and form knowledgeable opinions on the challenges facing a digital society

Answer: TRUE

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Section Ref: Understanding the Challenges Facing a Digital Society

42) Data mining is the process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a pattern

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

43) Information technology careers are on the rise

Answer: TRUE

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44) Data mining is the set of techniques used in information handling and retrieval

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45) Hardware refers to the programs that give commands to the computer.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2

46) When a job is sent to other countries, as many programming jobs have been, it is said to have been exported

Answer: FALSE

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47) Trend-spotting programs developed for business have been used to predict criminal activity Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2

48) Computer forensics is the application of computer systems in gathering potential legal evidence

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

49) Today, because of advances in computer technology, it is not theoretically necessary for a doctor to be in the same room as his or her patient

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2

50) Copyrighted technology is said to be in the public domain

Answer: FALSE

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51) Biomedical chip implants are being used to provide sight to the blind

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2

52) Ranchers use VeriChips to track their cattle

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2

53) Nanostructures represent the smallest human-made structures that can be built

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2

54) Affective computing is a science that attempts to produce machines that understand and can

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respond to human emotion.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2

55) Employers have the right to monitor network traffic on employee systems used at work Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2

56) Although the automotive industry has become more computerized in the last ten years, there

is still not a great need for automotive technicians to be computer literate

Answer: FALSE

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Section Ref: Automotive Technology: Sensors and CPUs

57) Being computer literate enables you to form educated opinions in today's digital society and

to take a stand based on accurate information rather than media hype and misinformation

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

58) The discrepancy between the "haves" and "have nots" with regard to computer technology is commonly referred to as the digital society

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2

59) A TV tuner allows your computer to receive television channels from a cable connection and display them on your computer monitor

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2

60) Being means being familiar enough with computers to understand their

capabilities and limitations and knowing how to use them

Answer: computer literate

Diff: 1

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62) is the act of stealing someone's identity.

Answer: Identity theft

Diff: 1

63) is the field of study focused on information handling and retrieval

Answer: Information technology

Diff: 1

64) A process known as tracks trends and allows retailers to respond to consumer buying patterns

Answer: data mining

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65) is the process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a pattern

Answer: Data mining

Diff: 2

66) UPS workers use scanners with technology to transmit data to a terminal

Answer: Bluetooth

Diff: 2

67) Using software such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Macromedia Flash allows artists to create art

Answer: digital

Diff: 2

Section Ref: Ink, Paints & a Notebook?

68) Because computer games are best developed for a local market by people native to that market, game development will most likely not be , or sent to other countries

Answer: offshored

Diff: 2

69) is the application of computer systems and techniques in the gathering of legal evidence

Answer: Computer forensics

Diff: 2

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