Deck 12: Technology, Organizations, and Society

Question 1

Businesses generally discovered that the adoption of technology was a money-saver rather than an expense in the short run.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The use of publicly accessed servers to store users' text photos, videos and other data at remote sites, rather than on their own computers is called:

A) Business-to-business commerce.
B) Technology ripples.
C) Future shock.
D) Cloud computing.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Recently, some evidence suggested that the digital divide in the United States is widening.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Among Internet shoppers, South Korea accounted for the highest percentage (99 percent) of those with Internet access who used the Internet to shop.

Question 5

In 2009, the global ratio of spam in e-mail traffic was 1 in every 1.32 e-mails.

Question 6

Nanotechnology is an example of the latest:

A) Future shock.
B) E-commerce.
C) Agarian.
D) Semantic.

Question 7

The current phase of technology is the service society.

Question 8

The Internet sprung into life in 1999, changing how business was conducted, students learned, and households operated.

Question 9

Nations have tended to move sequentially through each phase of technology, beginning with the lowest technology and moving higher with each step.

Question 10

The self-reinforcing feature of technology means that:

A) Civilization develops at an uncontrollable pace.
B) Developing economies demand newer and larger innovations.
C) Technology acts as a multiplier to encourage is own faster development.
D) An invention in one place is localized only.

Question 11

Technology is an unmistakable ethical force, but not an economic or social force, in the world where we live.

Question 12

Although technology is not the only cause of change in society, it is a primary cause.

Question 13

In 2008, there were 3.3 billion phone subscriptions worldwide, a number that was barely half of the world's total population.

Question 14

The phase of technology that focuses on building material goods and manual labor is:

A) Agrarian.
B) Service.
C) Industrial.
D) Information.

Question 15

Electronic business exchanges between businesses and businesses and between businesses and their customers emerged during the service phase of technological development.

Question 16

In the nomadic-agrarian phase of technology in society, people:

A) Hunted wild animals for meat.
B) Gathered wild plants for food.
C) Provided services.
D) Both A and B, but not

Question 17

High-technology businesses, governments, and community groups acting together appear to be winning the battle of making technology more accessible to all people regardless of their race, income, education, age, or residence.

Question 18

Future shock means change will happen too fast and shock itself to death.

Question 19

According to Bill Joy, Sun Microsystems' chief scientist, by 2030, we are likely to build machines a million times as powerful as the personal computer of today.

Question 20

The gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not was called the digital divide.

Question 21

The place where information is stored, ideas are described, and communication takes place in and through an electronic network of linked systems is called:

A) The personal computer.
B) Cyberspace.
C) Cloud computing.
D) Communication.

Question 22

In 2009 the U.S. government announced plans to spend how much to spur the use of digital or electronic patient records, as part of a national effort to reduce medical costs?

A) 19 million.
B) 19 billion.
C) 119 billion.
D) None of the above.

Question 23

A pain or numbness in your thumbs caused by constant e-mailing, messaging, or Internet surfing on hand-held devices is called:

A) BlackBerry thumb.
B) Cell phone thumb.
C) PDA thumb.
D) None of the above.

Question 24

Laughpractice.blogspot.com is an example of a(n):

A) Blog.
B) Vlog.
C) Spam.
D) iTune.

Question 25

The information phase of technology primarily requires:

A) Providing services.
B) Intellectual and electronic skills.
C) Manual and machine skills.
D) The same skills as needed in previous phases.

Question 26

Another name for unsolicited commercial emails is:

A) Spam.
B) Junk e-mail.
C) UCE.
D) All of the above.

Question 27

By 2008, the ratio of computers to students in the United States was:

A) One to ten.
B) One to five.
C) One to two.
D) One to one.

Question 28

Which of the following is not true about the service phase of technology?

A) It was the fourth phase in the development of technology.
B) It emphasized providing services.
C) It required manual and intellectual skills.
D) It dominated from 1900 to 1960.

Question 29

Descriptive information embedded within Web pages, documents, and files is called:

A) Metadata.
B) Gigabytes.
C) Search engines.
D) Information.

Question 30

One controversial area where e-business has made a significant impact is:

A) Online shopping.
B) Online gambling.
C) Online libraries.
D) None of the above.

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of a business firm that has invested directly in technology through their research and development operations?

A) Google.
B) Enron.
C) Mattel.
D) Lockheed Martin.

Question 32

A hacking technique that redirects a user's computer from a legitimate Web site to another site by altering the user's computer or router is called:

A) Phishing.
B) Pharming.
C) Tweeting.
D) Censorship.

Question 33

In 2006, the largest for-profit online education provider was:

A) Apollo Group.
B) Career Education Corporation.
C) University of Phoenix.
D) Hooked on Phonics.

Question 34

Anti-spam legislation was passed by which country making it a crime to send unsolicited e-mail messages to people's private e-mail addresses or cell phones?

A) United States.
B) Japan.
C) United Kingdom.
D) Germany.

Question 35

The practice of duping computer users into revealing their passwords or other private data under false pretences is called:

A) Phishing.
B) Pharming.
C) Tweeting.
D) Censorship.

Question 36

The buying and selling of goods and services electronically is called:

A) M-commerce.
B) E-business.
C) Telecommunications.
D) Software piracy.

Question 37

A social network available only to IBM employees on the company's intranet is called:

A) The hut.
B) Beekeeper.
C) Beehive.
D) Hat and glove.

Question 38

A group of people who leap to the most dreadful conclusions while researching health matters online are called:

A) Hypochondriac.
B) Cyberchondriacs.
C) Hyperchondriac.
D) Internchondriac.

Question 39

Which of the following countries is not one of the top 15 Internet users?

A) Singapore.
B) United Kingdom.
C) China.
D) United States.

Question 40

A technological application that uses biological systems or living organisms to make or modify products or processes for specific use is called:

A) Biosphere outcome.
B) Metatechnology.
C) Biology.
D) Biotechnology.

Question 41

The United Nations' Human Settlements Program forecast that by the year 2020 what percent of the world's population would live in poverty?

A) 25 percent.
B) 35 percent.
C) 45 percent.
D) 55 percent.

Question 42

Discuss the issue of digital divide. Is it lessening or widening with more technological innovation? How have businesses, government bodies, and nonprofit organizations met the digital divide challenge?

Question 43

Since surfing the Internet for medical information is widespread, how can the quality of information provided online be verified as accurate or reliable?

Question 44

A program designed to build, and market ultralightweight, durable netbook computers for children aged 6 through 12 throughout the world is called:

A) Computers without Boarders.
B) One Laptop per Child.
C) No Child Left Behind.
D) Computers for Kids.

Question 45

Define technology and describe its three primary features.

Question 46

Discuss what factors have fueled technological growth and development.

Question 47

The unmistakable economic and social force of technology is evident in

A) Every part of the world.
B) Every industry.
C) Every aspect of our lives.
D) All of the above.
Essay Questions

Question 48

Should all businesses venture into e-commerce, or is it better for only certain types of businesses?

Question 49

Describe the activities and primary skills used in each of the six periods of technology development.

Question 50

What is social networking? What are the ethical challenges faced by some of the more popular social networking sites?

Question 51

According to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2009, based on a survey of 3,000 hospitals, what percentage of the nation's medical care facilities were found to have digital or electronic health records?

A) 1 percent.
B) 5 percent.
C) 9 percent.
D) 11 percent.

Question 52

The digital divide describes the gap between those:

A) Individuals who have technology and those who do not.
B) Businesses who use e-business and those who do not.
C) Hospitals who use online information and those who do not.
D) Individuals who have broadband technology and those who do not.