Deck 6: Changing the World

Question 1

Employers generally restrict or monitor the Internet activity of their employees because the increased use raises the company's ISP rates significantly.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Like many businesses, schools have acceptable use policies (AUPs) to describe the appropriate use of their computers.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Individuals who blow the whistle are often declared heroes by the public, but they typically lose their jobs and endure financial hardships due to the lack of whistleblower protection laws in the U.S.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Individuals have been caught and prosecuted both for sharing material online and for copying it from a pirate site.

Question 5

Ethics involves a rational analysis of the voluntary, moral choices that individuals make.

Question 6

Copyright protection lasts 20 years after the date of publication or release.

Question 7

Researchers have discovered ways to make computer chips interact with various areas of the body and brain in order to help those that suffer from conditions such as Parkinson's or blindness.

Question 8

Repeated hostile behavior with intent to psychological harm another individual is known as cyberterrorism.

Question 9

Most population centers now have a municipal or private program that encourages the recycling of old and broken computers and peripherals.

Question 10

Creative works such as books, songs, and photographs are protected by copyright law.

Question 11

Many teenagers have had to seek therapy because of cyberbullying, and in a few extreme cases, even committed suicide.

Question 12

The sleep mode on a computer generally saves more electricity than hibernate mode.

Question 13

Nothing posted to social media services or anywhere else on the Internet should be considered private.

Question 14

Your public, online activity may not only affect your ability to be hired, but it could also place you at risk of losing your job if you make your company look negative or careless.

Question 15

Many employees, from fast-food workers to corporate executives, have been fired for something they posted online because it made their company look negative or careless in the eyes of the public.

Question 16

Most experts recommend that companies monitor their employees secretly in order to prevent workers from circumventing the technologies used to track them.

Question 17

Employees who engage in telecommuting may find themselves working more hours, especially if their supervisor feels as if they are always ''on the clock.''

Question 18

Although unethical, there are currently no laws in the U.S. for actions such as hacking and sharing copyrighted material.

Question 19

Most Creative Commons licenses require, at a minimum, that the user provide attribution to the author wherever the work is used.

Question 20

For those who have lost a limb, engineers have developed robotic prosthetics that can perform a variety of movements by simply projecting a thought to them.

Question 21

Some licenses require that the user provide _______, or credit, to the author wherever the work is used.

A) attribution
B) licensing
C) fair use
D) empathy

Question 22

_______ is the philosophical study of morality.

A) Empathy
B) Ethics
C) Artificial intelligence
D) Netiquette

Question 23

A web developer creates and maintains websites for organizations.

Question 24

In the world of computing, _______ means acquiring or exchanging copies of protected digital creations without payment or permission from their creator.

A) empathy
B) copyright
C) piracy
D) licensing

Question 25

_______, which are products of the mind, can be quite valuable even though they may not always take on a physical form.

A) Digital footprints
B) Artificial intelligence
C) Digital rights
D) Intellectual property

Question 26

Biotechnology researchers have already developed techniques that can modify all of the genes of a developing embryo, effectively allowing parents to ''customize'' their child before it is born.

Question 27

SEO specialists are normally sought after for their expertise in editing photos and designing layouts for websites.

Question 28

_______ works may be downloaded and used without obtaining permission from anyone.

A) SEO
B) Offshore
C) DRM
D) Public domain

Question 29

It is through _______ that a copyright holder can grant usage or distribution rights to others.

A) attribution
B) licensing
C) DRM
D) telecommuting

Question 30

Copyright law contains an exception known as _______, which provides for a limited set of circumstances where others can use portions of copyrighted material without first obtaining permission.

A) fair use
B) netiquette
C) trolling
D) licensing

Question 31

Which of the following alternatives to piracy will allow you to listen to your favorite songs for free?

A) Public domain
B) Digital rentals
C) Subscription services
D) Ad-supported streaming

Question 32

Which of the following companies offers free, ad-supported streaming for music?

A) Hulu
B) Netflix
C) Pandora
D) Vudu

Question 33

Which of the following companies offers both free and paid subscription streaming for many TV shows?

A) Hulu
B) Netflix
C) Pandora
D) Spotify

Question 34

Many companies are creating a position for social media strategists, who are experts in sales and marketing using the World Wide Web and social media tools.

Question 35

The ability to recognize, understand, and share the feelings of others is known as:

A) empathy
B) piracy
C) netiquette
D) intelligence

Question 36

The _______ is a legal concept that grants rights and control to the owner of any published work.

A) attribution
B) patent
C) copyright
D) trademark

Question 37

A _______ license allows an author to set conditions for the free use and distribution of their work.

A) digital rights
B) private
C) Creative Commons
D) public domain

Question 38

Today's videos games are quite complex and require programming for user interaction, realistic motion and physics, and even intelligent character behavior.

Question 39

Software is sometimes illegally modified in order to disable _______ technologies such as copy protection and authenticity checks.

A) fair use
B) DRM
C) Turing
D) attribution

Question 40

Which of the following companies sells and rents movies online?

A) Hulu
B) Spotify
C) Pandora
D) Amazon

Question 41

Online companies typically have a(n) _______ on their websites that clearly states what information is collected from users and what is done with that information.

A) acceptable use policy
B) privacy policy
C) fair use policy
D) whistleblowing policy

Question 42

Laws such as the Patriot Act and _______ give the U.S. government broad surveillance powers.

A) DMCA
B) USPTO
C) SEO
D) FISA

Question 43

Which of the following examples is most likely to be in the public domain?

A) A 20-year old song from Canada
B) A cartoon film
C) An "over-the-air" network TV show
D) A photo on NASA's website

Question 44

Many websites have a(n) _______ area that should be checked for common questions and their responses.

A) AUP
B) FAQ
C) DRM
D) SEO

Question 45

_______ is the act of being annoying and antagonistic in online social interactions.

A) Piracy
B) Attribution
C) Flaming
D) Trolling

Question 46

Google allows users to view and control all their data with a tool known as:

A) Dashboard
B) Control Panel
C) Datacenter
D) Privacy center

Question 47

Posting a message to a discussion forum that is completely off topic or appears to be promoting something may be considered _______ by the user community.

A) cyberbullying
B) flaming
C) spam
D) netiquette

Question 48

Many government agencies, such as the _______, monitor the Internet and mobile activities of individuals all over the world.

A) SEO
B) TSA
C) DBA
D) NSA

Question 49

_______ is a browser feature that attempts to stop websites from automatically sharing details about your visit with other companies.

A) Privacy policy
B) Anonymize
C) Do not track
D) Digital divide

Question 50

_______ software, such as Tor, will help mask your IP address from websites.

A) Public domain
B) Anonymity
C) Do not track
D) DRM

Question 51

The piracy of music and movies is often evident on file-sharing services that use the _______ protocol.

A) BitTorrent
B) VoIP
C) ICMP
D) Tunneling

Question 52

You and your devices usually leave digital _______, which is a trail of your data, activity, and even the locations where devices are used.

A) breadcrumbs
B) footprints
C) dividers
D) logs

Question 53

_______ refers to the technology gap that exists between different social and economic classes.

A) Offshoring
B) Outsourcing
C) Digital divide
D) Green computing

Question 54

_______ is a feature of all modern browsers that will delete your history, cache, and cookies the moment you close the private window.

A) Private browsing
B) Do not track
C) Anonymity
D) Automation

Question 55

Today's web browsers include a feature that will delete all of your browsing _______ with a single click.

A) settings
B) history
C) connections
D) IPs

Question 56

When using a discussion forum, placing your message in the correct _______ will maximize your chances of getting a reply.

A) FAQ
B) thread
C) log
D) domain

Question 57

A(n) _______ is a document containing an organization's policies for the ethical, secure, and appropriate use of computing resources.

A) acceptable use policy
B) privacy policy
C) fair use policy
D) digital rights policy

Question 58

The term _______ refers to the set of online behaviors that are considered polite and proper.

A) netiquette
B) fair use
C) acceptable use
D) attribution

Question 59

_______ are files that record activities and events on a computer.

A) Digital footprints
B) Policies
C) Logs
D) Threads

Question 60

Online social interactions that exhibit anger and/or insults are known as:

A) piracy
B) telecommuting
C) flaming
D) trolling

Question 61

Honda's _______ robot can perform a variety of activities that require a great deal of balance and range of motion.

A) ASIMO
B) Watson
C) Turing
D) X1

Question 62

Which of the following words is NOT part of the green computing model?

A) Reduce
B) Reuse
C) Repair
D) Recycle

Question 63

_______ is the act of alerting the public about harmful activities that are being hidden by an organization.

A) Flaming
B) Trolling
C) Telecommuting
D) Whistleblowing

Question 64

_______ involves the creation or manipulation of matter at the smallest possible scale.

A) AI
B) SEO
C) Nanotechnology
D) Biotechnology

Question 65

Many companies and individuals are going _______, which means they are using technology to lower their consumption and reliance on paper.

A) biotech
B) automated
C) nanotech
D) paperless

Question 66

_______ computing concentrates on reducing the environmental impact of computers and their widespread use.

A) Green
B) Ethical
C) Netiquette
D) Social

Question 67

Which of the following power-saving modes copies the contents of RAM to your hard drive, thereby saving additional power?

A) Hibernate
B) Shut down
C) Sleep
D) Log off

Question 68

_______ displays a form of artificial intelligence with its astounding capability to understand complex questions and quickly find the answers using large databases of information.

A) ASIMO
B) Watson
C) Robonaut
D) NAO

Question 69

Which of the following power-saving modes uses only enough electricity to keep the contents of your RAM active?

A) Hibernate
B) Shut down
C) Sleep
D) Log off

Question 70

_______ occurs when computers or machines can perform the work that was once done by a human.

A) Automation
B) Outsourcing
C) Telecommuting
D) Green computing

Question 71

When companies outsource functions to another country it is referred to as:

A) green computing
B) offshoring
C) telecommuting
D) the digital divide

Question 72

_______ is a global, online organization that offers whistleblowers an anonymous way of posting information and submitting evidence.

A) OLPC
B) DMCA
C) MtGox
D) WikiLeaks

Question 73

_______ robots are those that are created to imitate the appearance or capabilities of humans.

A) Biotech
B) Humanoid
C) Turing
D) Intellectual

Question 74

Which of the following is NOT one of the three questions that potential whistleblowers should ask themselves?

A) Have I alerted my supervisor and, if needed, the top-level managers of the organization?
B) Is the activity in question illegal or likely to cause harm to the public?
C) Do I have documented proof of the activities that will cause this alleged harm?
D) Can the exposure of this information put the organization's reputation at risk?

Question 75

_______ is an application of biology that uses living organisms to manufacture new products or improve existing ones.

A) AI
B) SEO
C) Nanotechnology
D) Biotechnology

Question 76

_______ is the process of working for a company without being physically present at the company's office.

A) Offshoring
B) Outsourcing
C) Telecommuting
D) Green computing

Question 77

Operating systems use _______ utilities to place computers and devices in low-power states when they are not being used.

A) encryption
B) power management
C) acceptable use
D) optimization

Question 78

_______ occurs when an organization transfers some aspect of their business to a third party.

A) Automation
B) Outsourcing
C) Telecommuting
D) Green computing

Question 79

NASA's _______ robot can work alongside astronauts or perform tasks that are too dangerous for humans.

A) ASIMO
B) NAO
C) Robonaut 2
D) X1

Question 80

In which of the following areas are you least likely to find examples of automation?

A) Microprocessor manufacturing
B) Cleanup efforts in a toxic environment
C) Technical writing
D) Retail store checkout lines