Question 1

Which of the following people will benefit the most from using a B2B website?
A) Akiko, who helps smaller businesses establish themselves in the market
B) Rahim, who wants to sell his old furniture before he moves to a different city
C) Rohan, who runs a company that sells organic cosmetics directly to consumers
D) Mika, who sells handmade and inexpensive jewelry to college students

Accepted Answer

Akiko, who helps smaller businesses establish themselves in the market, will benefit the most from using a B2B website as she can use the platform to expand her network and find potential clients for her services. B, C, and D are not relevant to B2B transactions.

Question 2

Steve has built an online shopping website and he would like to increase his website ranking in the search results.You are his consultant.Which of the following would you recommend for him to help achieve his goal?
A) Increase the number of products
B) Offer a discount to shoppers visiting his site
C) Offer a variety of online payment options
D) Link his website to other popular websites

Accepted Answer

Link building is an important aspect of SEO (Search Engine Optimization). By linking his website to other popular, trustworthy websites, Steve can increase his website's authority and visibility to search engines, thus improving his website's ranking in the search results. However, it is also important for Steve to ensure that he is providing high-quality products, a user-friendly website, and a secure payment process in order to retain customers and encourage positive reviews, which can also improve his website's ranking.

Question 3

Information literacy means you can evaluate whether online information is misleading, biased, or out of date.

Accepted Answer

Information literacy is the ability to critically evaluate information from various sources and determine its reliability, accuracy, and relevance. This includes assessing whether online information is misleading, biased, or out of date.

Question 4

If you copy a drawing from the Internet and use it in a report, you might be violating the artist's _____.
A) digital rights
B) intellectual property rights
C) fair use rights
D) artistic rights

Accepted Answer

Intellectual property rights refer to the legal ownership of intellectual creations such as inventions, writings, images, and designs. The artist who created the drawing holds the intellectual property rights, and copying it without permission or payment could be seen as copyright infringement.

Question 5

Ms.Lawson, a primary school teacher, told her students that a photograph of the president is in the public domain.What does she mean by this?
A) The photo uses copy protection software to limit access to the image.
B) The president has the legal right to sell, publish, or distribute the photo.
C) The photo is free of copyrights.
D) The president keeps the copyright to the photo while allowing others to use it.

Accepted Answer

When Ms. Lawson says that the photograph of the president is in the public domain, it means that the photo is free of copyrights. This means that anyone can use and distribute the photo without needing permission or facing legal consequences for copyright infringement.

Question 6

Nellie recently sold her old laptop directly to a student from different country using an e-commerce website.The website she used runs on B2B model.

Accepted Answer

B2B stands for "business-to-business", which means the website facilitates transactions between two businesses. In this scenario, Nellie is not a business, and the student is not a business, so it is not a B2B transaction. It would instead be a B2C (business-to-consumer) transaction.

Question 7

Lionel wants to find images of colonies of Emperor penguins to use for a school project.Which of the following phrases should he use as the search query to find the results he needs?
A) Emperor penguin
B) penguin colony
C) Emperor penguin colony
D) Emperor penguin images

Accepted Answer

This is the most specific and targeted search query that is likely to yield the desired results. It combines the species of penguin with the desired result - a colony. The other options may yield a large number of results that are not relevant to Lionel's needs.

Question 8

Cathy wants to buy a new watch online, but is concerned about security when making the purchase.Which of the following increases the chance that her payment is NOT secure?
A) Shopping on a website that uses 3D Secure protocol
B) Shopping on a website that uses Transport Layer Security
C) Shopping using an e-wallet
D) Shopping on a website that uses the HTTP protocol

Accepted Answer

Shopping on a website that uses the HTTP protocol instead of the more secure HTTPS protocol increases the risk of payment information being intercepted by a third party.

Question 9

Joel wants to find a specific webpage containing the words "The quick brown fox" in the same sequence.Which of the following search queries should he use to produce the most helpful results?
A) "The quick brown fox"
B) -The quick brown fox-
C) |The quick brown fox|
D) *The quick brown fox*

Accepted Answer

Option A is the correct choice as it uses exact phrase match within double quotes to search for the specific words in the exact sequence. B, C and D involve special characters that may not yield accurate and relevant search results.

Question 10

What search operator would you use with the word "Android" to find Android phone, Android smartphone, and Android cell phone?
A) | (vertical bar)
B) - (hyphen)
C) * (asterisk)
D) #..# (pound signs)

Accepted Answer

The asterisk (*) is a wildcard operator used in search engines to find variations of a word. In this context, using "Android *" would help find pages with phrases like Android phone, Android smartphone, and Android cell phone, as it allows for any word to follow "Android."

Question 11

Amanda is used to buying clothes from physical stores.Her friend, Stuart, prefers online shopping and wants to persuade her to shop online as well.Which of the following arguments can Stuart make to convince Amanda without painting a false picture?
A) E-commerce websites are more secure than physical shops.
B) There is no difference between physically verifying the quality of a product and doing it online.
C) You can shop online at any time of day and in any weather conditions.
D) Some physical stores are designed to look legitimate but are actually fraudulent.

Accepted Answer

C is correct because one of the clear advantages of online shopping is the convenience it offers, including the ability to shop at any time and under any weather conditions, which is not always possible with physical stores.

Question 12

Where can you find the information about using an image that you obtained in a search result?
A) The page that shows the image would provide the information.
B) All images that are listed in the search results can be used by everyone.
C) A usage rights filter shows information about using an image.
D) No image that appears on the search results can be used directly.

Accepted Answer

A usage rights filter can show information about the usage rights of an image. This helps you determine if the image can be used for commercial purposes or if attribution is required, among other things. It is always important to check the usage rights of an image before using it, to avoid any copyright infringement issues.

Question 13

Andy is writing an article and wants to verify a few facts.Which of the following websites is designed to provide answers to factual questions?
A) RhythmOne
B) Wolfram Alpha
C) Ask a Librarian
D) TinEye

Accepted Answer

Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine designed to provide factual answers to questions.

Question 14

If you have information literacy, you can select the right tool to find the information you need.

Accepted Answer

Information literacy involves being skilled in identifying the appropriate sources and tools for finding information. Therefore, having information literacy would enable one to select the correct tool for their information needs.

Question 15

Claire wants to use a quote by a famous author in an article she is writing about the declining population of Great White sharks.She will not be infringing the copyright of the author if she makes a citation in the article.

Accepted Answer

By making a citation, Claire is giving credit to the author and acknowledging their intellectual property. This is a legal and ethical way to use someone else's words or ideas in her article.

Question 16

Benny is writing a research paper on a specific method of farming.He really admires the methods used by one farmer, who is also a published author, and wants to use his explanations in his research paper.How can Benny ensure he doesn't plagiarize?
A) Use the farmer's explanation verbatim in his paper.
B) Rephrase the farmer's explanation in his paper.
C) Change a few words in the farmer's explanation in his paper.
D) Add a formal citation and use the farmer's explanation in his paper.

Accepted Answer

The best way to avoid plagiarism is to add a formal citation and use the farmer's explanation in his paper. This gives credit to the original source while also allowing Benny to use the information in his own words. Verbatim copying (A) and changing a few words (C) are both forms of plagiarism, while rephrasing (B) without proper citation can also be considered plagiarism.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a factor search engines consider when ranking search results?
A) How often the search term appears on the webpage
B) Design quality of the webpage
C) How long the webpage has been published
D) Number of other webpages that link to the page

Accepted Answer

Search engines do not consider the design quality of the webpage as a factor when ranking search results. The other options listed are all factors that search engines take into consideration when determining the relevance and authority of a webpage.

Question 18

Search engines use software that combs the web to find webpages and add new data about them to the database.What is this software called?
A) Spiders
B) Centipedes
C) Web searchers
D) Query handlers

Accepted Answer

The software that combs the web to find webpages and add new data about them to the database is called spiders.

Question 19

_____ is a nonprofit organization that helps content creators keep copyright to their materials while allowing others to use, copy, or distribute their work.
A) Creative Commons
B) U.S.Copyright Office
C) Fair Use Marketplace
D) Content Licenses

Accepted Answer

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that provides free copyright licenses to content creators that allow them to keep their copyright while also allowing others to use, copy, or distribute their work. This helps promote creativity and sharing while ensuring that content creators retain control over their work. The other options listed do not fulfill this purpose.

Question 20

The current Copyright Law states that, in general, works published after 1977 will fall into public domain 70 years after the death of the author.Which of the following will be true for those who want to use a whole or portions of a novel published in 1978, with a copyright notice 70 years after the author dies?
A) They will need to seek permission to do so.
B) They will need to pay a royalty to do so.
C) They are free to do so without seeking permission or paying royalty.
D) They will not be able to do so even after seeking permission or paying royalty.

Accepted Answer

Works published in 1978 will fall into public domain 70 years after the death of the author, meaning that copyright protection has expired and anyone is free to use the work without seeking permission or paying royalty.

Quiz 9: Technology and Digital Ethics

Which of the following people will benefit the most from using a B2B website?

Steve has built an online shopping website and he would like to increase his website ranking in the search results.You are his consultant.Which of the following would you recommend for him to help achieve his goal?

Information literacy means you can evaluate whether online information is misleading, biased, or out of date.

If you copy a drawing from the Internet and use it in a report, you might be violating the artist's _____.

Ms.Lawson, a primary school teacher, told her students that a photograph of the president is in the public domain.What does she mean by this?

Nellie recently sold her old laptop directly to a student from different country using an e-commerce website.The website she used runs on B2B model.

Lionel wants to find images of colonies of Emperor penguins to use for a school project.Which of the following phrases should he use as the search query to find the results he needs?

Cathy wants to buy a new watch online, but is concerned about security when making the purchase.Which of the following increases the chance that her payment is NOT secure?

Joel wants to find a specific webpage containing the words "The quick brown fox" in the same sequence.Which of the following search queries should he use to produce the most helpful results?

What search operator would you use with the word "Android" to find Android phone, Android smartphone, and Android cell phone?

Amanda is used to buying clothes from physical stores.Her friend, Stuart, prefers online shopping and wants to persuade her to shop online as well.Which of the following arguments can Stuart make to convince Amanda without painting a false picture?

Where can you find the information about using an image that you obtained in a search result?

Andy is writing an article and wants to verify a few facts.Which of the following websites is designed to provide answers to factual questions?

If you have information literacy, you can select the right tool to find the information you need.

Claire wants to use a quote by a famous author in an article she is writing about the declining population of Great White sharks.She will not be infringing the copyright of the author if she makes a citation in the article.

Benny is writing a research paper on a specific method of farming.He really admires the methods used by one farmer, who is also a published author, and wants to use his explanations in his research paper.How can Benny ensure he doesn't plagiarize?

Which of the following is NOT a factor search engines consider when ranking search results?

Search engines use software that combs the web to find webpages and add new data about them to the database.What is this software called?

_____ is a nonprofit organization that helps content creators keep copyright to their materials while allowing others to use, copy, or distribute their work.