Computers and Society Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Computers and Society explores the profound impact of computing technology on individuals, organizations, and broader social systems. The course examines ethical, legal, cultural, and economic issues arising from the proliferation of computers and digital technologies, including topics such as privacy, security, intellectual property, digital divide, social media, and the future of work. Through case studies and critical analysis, students will develop an understanding of both the opportunities and challenges presented by technology, as well as the responsibilities of computing professionals in shaping a just and equitable digital society.
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New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2018 Comprehensive 20th Edition by June Jamrich Parsons
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Chapter 1: Digital Content
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Q1) In digital video, each bitmap image is referred to as a(n) __________.
Answer: frame
Q2) Image __________ refers to any technique that recodes the data in an image file so that it contains fewer bits.
Answer: compression
Q3) The 0s and 1s used to represent digital data are referred to as _________ digits. Answer: binary
Q4) Sampling _______ refers to the number of times per second that a sound is measured during the recording process.
A) rate
B) compression
C) depth
D) sound
Answer: A
Q5) Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) files are compressed using lossy compression.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Digital Devices
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Q1) ______ is data that is entered into a computer.______ is the result produced by a computer.
A) Output, Input
B) Input, Output
C) Information, Binary data
D) None of the above
Answer: B
Q2) _________ is a temporary holding area for data and programs.
A) CISC (complex instruction set computer)
B) RAM
C) ROM
D) RISC (reduced instruction set computer)
Answer: B
Q3) An integrated circuit is a set of microscopic electronic circuits etched onto a thin slice of ___________ material such as silicon.
Answer: semiconducting, semiconductor
Q4) A graphics card contains a(n) __________ and special video memory, which store screen images as they are processed but before they are displayed.
Answer: graphics processing unit , GPU
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Chapter 3: Networks
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Q1) Wireless connections use unlicensed frequencies that are available for public use, including 2.4 GHz and _____ GHz, which is subject to less interference from other devices, but it has a more limited range.
Answer: 5, five
Q2) Your bandwidth _________ is the top speed allowed by your ISP plan.
Answer: cap
Q3) A(n) ________ device transmits data as radio waves and is compatible with Ethernet, so you can use the two technologies in a single network.
Answer: Wi-Fi
Q4) The ___________ connects active sensors and passive tags to communication networks.
Answer: IoT, Internet of Things
Q5) The organization that supervises Internet addressing is ___________.
Answer: ICANN
Q6) Network channels that are capable of moving at least 25 megabits of data per second are classified as _________ channels.
Answer: broadband
Q7) Which wireless standard is faster: 802.11n or 802.11ac?
Answer: 802.11ac
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Chapter 4: The Web
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Q1) A Web crawler uses a search _______ to traverse the Web.
Q2) If your device will not display a PDF in your browser, you may need to install a browser ________.
A) cache
B) extension
C) executable
D) plugin
Q3) _____ is the current HTML specification.
Q4) The Web is synonymous with the Internet.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Link _________ is a measure of the quality and quantity of the links from one Web page to others.
Q6) ______ is called a markup language because authors mark up documents by inserting special instructions.
Q7) What does the HTML tag <p> designate in an HTML document?
A) New paragraph
B) Personal data
C) Print command
D) Show photos
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Chapter 5: Social Media
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Q1) __________ is/are online service(s) that facilitate communication and interaction among people who want to share information.
A) Email
B) Social media
C) Crowdsourcing
D) Geolocation
Q2) There are four categories of _____________ property: patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
Q3) Private messages can be forwarded by recipients, so they do not necessarily remain private.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following would be found on a standard Wikipedia page?
A) RSS feed
B) Community edit: Requests for improvements
C) Original research
D) None of the above
Q5) _________ is the process of determining the coordinates of a specific place.
Q6) Twitter messages, called _________, carry a limit of 140 characters.
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Chapter 6: Software
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Q1) Which of the following would be classified as productivity software?
A) Microsoft Office
B) Google Docs
C) iWork
D) All of the above
Q2) If you want to run third-party apps on your Android device, you need to jailbreak it.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Magnetic and optical media are divided into circular ______ and then further divided into pie-shaped ________.
A) cells, records
B) sectors, tracks
C) tracks, sectors
D) clusters, cells
Q4) Database software stores data as a series of ____________, which are composed of fields that hold data.
Q5) A(n) _______________ allows one computer to simulate the hardware and software of another.
Q6) In 2009, Google launched an operating system called ______ OS.
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Chapter 7: Digital Security
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Q1) _________ redirects Web site traffic to fraudulent Web sites.
Q2) A spam __________ uses a set of rules to examine email messages and determine which are spam.
Q3) Any code that is designed to hide the existence of processes and privileges is referred to as a(n) _______.
Q4) Spam sent by scammers often uses spoofed email addresses.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Most ISPs and email services do not use filtering techniques to block spam.
A)True
B)False
Q6) _____________ exploits send deceptive messages to targeted individuals in an attempt to get those individuals to click links to infected Websites.
A) Malware
B) Rootkit
C) Spear phishing
D) Keylogger
Q7) Any software that secretly gathers personal information without the victim's knowledge is classified as __________.
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Chapter 8: The ICT Industry
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Q1) The first telephones were connected by point-to-point networks, similar to those used by the telegraph system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Companies are classified into economic sectors according to the types of goods and services they provide.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Moore's law accurately described the rate of chip innovation for a 50-year period of ICT industry development.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _________ technology displaces an existing business process, market, industry, or product.
Q5) The 1930s can be characterized as a phase of innovation for ________, a technology designed to send moving images over a distance.
Q6) Colossus used binary arithmetic.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Information Systems
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Q1) Which type of problem requires human intuition as the basis for finding a solution?
A) Structured
B) Unstructured
C) Semi-structured
D) None of the above
Q2) A document called a system requirements report describes the objectives for an information system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Businesses use ___________ chain management to maximize efficiency and profitability by tracking the movement of raw materials and products.
Q4) After unit and integration testing are completed, _________ testing ensures that all hardware and software components work together.
A) application
B) system
C) unit
D) integration
Q5) _________ determine organizational goals and plan how to achieve those goals.
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Chapter 10: Databases
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Q1) Data independence is a term that refers to data and program modules being so tightly interrelated that they become difficult to modify.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A hierarchical database allows one-to-many relationships but not one-to-one relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In a database, the template for a record is referred to as a record ______.
Q4) The entire Internet contains about a petabyte of data.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ____________ scaling (or autoscaling) ensures acceptable database throughput by scaling out as necessary to handle peak loads.
Q6) Rather than deleting old data, it can be moved to a data __________.
Q7) A database table's physical sort order is the order in which records are arranged on storage devices.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Programming
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Q1) Keywords can be combined with specific ____________, which provide more detailed instructions for the computer to carry out.
Q2) The process of planning a computer program begins with a problem statement that clearly defines the program's purpose.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A(n) _________ is a graphical representation of the way a computer should progress from one instruction to the next when it performs a task.
A) paradigm
B) flowchart
C) pseudocode
D) VDE
Q4) A class is defined by attributes and ________.
Q5) A(n) ________ is a type of SDK that packages a set of development tools into a sleek programming application.
Q6) A(n) ____________ is a set of steps for carrying out a task that can be written down and implemented.
Q7) In Prolog, the __________ describes the relationship between the arguments.
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Chapter 12: Module Py: Coding With Python
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Q1) An instance of a class is said to be __________ (created) from the class.
Q2) The code block within every function starts with a semicolon (;).
A)True
B)False
Q3) A() ______ in Python is an ordered group of numbers or strings that is modifiable.
Q4) Only about ten keywords are frequently used in Python.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A(n)________ is a program development tool that is used to find errors that may exist in a program.
Q6) A ______ is a numeric variable used for counting something, such as the number of times to execute a loop.
Q7) A(n) _____ in Python is used by programmers to explain what the code does, but it does not show up when the program runs.
Q8) Syntax errors and ____ errors are the two faults most frequently encountered when debugging a program.
Q9) The section of code that repeats is referred to as a _____ or an iteration.
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Q10) The process of creating a variable is sometimes referred to as _____ a variable.