Deck 1: Using Technology to Change the World

Question 1

All of the following are examples of being computer literate, EXCEPT ________.

A) knowing how to avoid hackers and viruses
B) knowing how to diagnose and fix hardware and software problems
C) knowing how to use the web efficiently
D) knowing only how to use your computer for e-mails

Answer 1

D

Question 2

People are motivated to use their free time for altruistic purposes for all of these reasons EXCEPT ________.

A) consumption
B) purpose
C) autonomy
D) mastery

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Sharing products rather than owning them individually is known as ________.

A) collaborative consumption
B) crowdfunding
C) crowdsourcing
D) social networking

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Unwanted or junk e-mail is called ________.

A) spam
B) spyware
C) adware
D) malware

Question 5

A popular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)service is ________.

A) Tablet
B) Skype
C) Social Network
D) Mobile bridge

Question 6

________ tools gather information from sources such as e-mails, text messages, and tweets and make the information instantly and publicly available for use in emergencies.

A) Social networking
B) Crowdsourcing
C) Crisis-mapping
D) Affective computing

Question 7

Autonomy is defined as ________.

A) working for something larger
B) feeling confident and excited about learning new skills
C) working without continual direction and control
D) repressing inappropriate behavior

Question 8

________ provides the instructions that tell a computer what to do.

A) Software
B) Hardware
C) Spam
D) Data mining

Question 9

QR stands for ________.

A) quick retention
B) quick response
C) quality response
D) quality retention

Question 10

________ is a field of study focused on the management, processing and automatic retrieval of information.

A) Computer forensics
B) Crisis mapping
C) RFID
D) Information technology

Question 11

The gap between those who have easy access to the Internet and technology those who do not is known as the ________ divide.

A) web
B) Internet
C) digital
D) technology

Question 12

________ tools enable groups of people to connect and exchange ideas.

A) Affective computing
B) Social networking
C) Debugging
D) Computer forensics

Question 13

The process of searching huge amounts of data seeking a pattern is called data ________.

A) mining
B) searching
C) warehousing
D) diving

Question 14

________ results when leisure time and available tools allow us to engage in creative acts.

A) Crowdsourcing
B) Social networking
C) Cognitive surplus
D) Affective computing

Question 15

Which of the following examples is the result of mining raw data to produce useful information?

A) An Excel spreadsheet listing all employees and their annual salaries in a random order
B) Netflix providing you with a list of videos you might enjoy
C) Raw data from questionnaires given at the mall
D) A printout of all sales taken from the register at the end of the day

Question 16

Mastery is defined as ________.

A) combining leisure time with the tools to be creative
B) feeling confident and excited about learning new skills
C) working without continual direction and control
D) working for something larger

Question 17

________ solicits online input from consumers.

A) A quick response code
B) Computer forensics
C) Crowdsourcing
D) Crowdfunding

Question 18

Using the Internet to get small donations from many people to start a business is called ________.

A) kickstarting
B) crowdfunding
C) crowdsourcing
D) collaborating

Question 19

The term computer ________ is used to describe someone who is familiar enough with computers to understand their capabilities and limitations.

A) master
B) webmaster
C) literate
D) hawker

Question 20

Which of the following software can best be used to help create digital art?

A) Microsoft PowerPoint
B) Microsoft Word
C) Adobe Acrobat
D) Adobe Illustrator

Question 21

New York City's program that fosters the sharing of bicycles is an example of ________.

Question 22

Electronic junk mail is known as ________.

Question 23

________ is a popular service that allows free phone calls over the Internet.

Question 24

________ is our normal sense of the world around us enhanced with digital information.

A) Cognitive surplus
B) Web 2.0
C) Augmented reality
D) Affective computing

Question 25

The ________ Initiative is rallying the support of the world to identify mathematical of Africa.

Question 26

The Witness Project hopes to stop ________ abuses throughout the world.

Question 27

One potential application of ________ is to provide sight to the blind.

A) RFID tags
B) patient simulators
C) biomedical engineering
D) Bluetooth technology

Question 28

Analyzing computer systems to gather potential legal evidence is computer ________.

A) detectives
B) forensics
C) analysis
D) enforcement

Question 29

The gap in Internet and technical tools access around the world is known as the ________.

Question 30

The ________ is an organization of musicians performing together from different locations all over the globe.

Question 31

Faculty at universities often use course management software such as ________ so that students can communicate outside of class and have easy access to class materials.

A) Blackboard
B) Teachpro
C) LinkedIn
D) Whiteboard

Question 32

________ means that we live a life which allows us extra time to do work and projects we care about.

Question 33

________ is the set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do.

Question 34

________ asks for small donations from a large number of people.

Question 35

Scanning a product's ________ code with a smartphone can take you to a website, a video, or a Facebook page for more information about the product.

Question 36

________ is software which recognizes and simulates human emotions and responds as a human would.

A) Psychological computing
B) Human cyborg interaction
C) Affective computing
D) Behavioral computing

Question 37

________ is the use of apps to obtain opinions from other people on the quality of products.

Question 38

Google Glass uses a projector that bounces a beam of light off a prism and projects the image directly on your ________.

A) retina
B) lens
C) field of vision
D) optic nerve

Question 39

The goal of ________ technology research is to provide solutions to physical and health-related problems.

A) crisis-mapping
B) computer forensics
C) biomedical
D) RFID

Question 40

The term ________ literate means being familiar enough with computers to understand their capabilities and limitations and knowing how to use them.

Question 41

________ computing relates to recognizing and simulating human emotions.

Question 42

Purpose is the simple understanding that you are working for something larger than yourself.

Question 43

SimVenture enables students to compete online for market domination while instructors introduce ________.

Question 44

Verimed is a personal identification chip that is about the size of a grain of rice and implanted under the skin and used for ________.

Question 45

Autonomy is the feeling of confidence and excitement from seeing your own skills progress.

Question 46

Hardware refers to the programs that give instructions to the computer.

Question 47

An investment analyst started a free nonprofit educational video service called the ________.

Question 48

Zipcar is an example of ownership.

Question 49

________ applies computer systems and techniques to gather legal evidence.

Question 50

Using register terminals to determine consumer buying patterns is an example of ________.

Question 51

Cognitive surplus is the combination of leisure time and creativity tools.

Question 52

Using software such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Corel Painter allows artists to create ________ art.

Question 53

Crowdfunding is asking for large donations from a few people.

Question 54

The ________ is a collaboration of several museums that allows online visitors to explore over a thousand pieces of art through tools similar to Google Street View.

Question 55

The AT&T mobile app that lets customers report locations where there are gaps in service is an example of crowdsourcing.

Question 56

Ushahidi is a crisis-mapping tool that makes information instantly available to anyone in the world.

Question 57

________ can determine which products are selling on a given day and in a specific location.

Question 58

Computer forensics analyzes computer systems in gathering potential legal evidence.

Question 59

A virus is electronic junk mail.

Question 60

You cannot be computer literate unless you have knowledge of higher-level computer skills, such as computer programming.

Question 61

Mastery of software programs, such as Adobe Illustrator and Corel Painter, is essential to creating digital art.

Question 62

Examples of information technology careers are telecommunication and software deployment.

Question 63

The National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime database enables detectives to analyze information about similarities between crimes.

Question 64

VeriMed is an implantable identity chip containing the name, address, and medical conditions of the person wearing it.

Question 65

Many hospitals use nonimplant versions of identity chips on the wristbands of patients.

Question 66

Information technology is the study of managing, processing, and retrieving information.

Question 67

Data warehousing is the process of searching large datasets to find patterns.

Question 68

Affective computing is a field of study focused on the managing, processing, and automatic retrieval of information.