Computers and Society Exam Solutions
Course Introduction
Computers and Society explores the profound impact of computer technology on individuals, organizations, and global communities. The course examines the social, ethical, legal, and economic implications of computing, including topics such as privacy, digital security, intellectual property, the digital divide, and the influence of social media. Students will analyze case studies and contemporary issues to understand how computers shape societal norms, values, and interactions, and consider their own responsibilities as digital citizens in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Recommended Textbook Technology In Action Complete 12th Edition by Alan Evans
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Chapter 1: Using Technology to Change the World
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Q1) 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
Answer: D
Q2) ________ 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
Answer: C
Q3) New York City's program that fosters the sharing of bicycles is an example of
Answer: collaborative consumption
Q4) Electronic junk mail is known as ________.
Answer: spam
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Chapter 2: Looking at Computers: Understanding the Parts
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Q1) Which of the following computers is large, expensive and supports many simultaneous users and manages large amounts of data?
A) Desktop computer
B) Supercomputer
C) Mainframe computer
D) Embedded computer
Answer: C
Q2) The arithmetic logic unit (ALU)controls all of the functions performed by the computer's other components and processes all the commands issued to it by software instructions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) An SD card is an example of a(n)________ card. Answer: flash memory memory secure digital
Q4) A(n)________ is a computer that performs complex calculations very rapidly. Answer: supercomputer
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Chapter 3: Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Web's Resources
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a social networking site?
A) Facebook
B) YouTube
C) LinkedIn
D) iTunes
Answer: D
Q2) Using the browser feature tab isolation, you can drag an open tab away from its current window and open it in a new window.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A(n)________ is usually a live broadcast of audio or video content.
A) Podcast
B) Wiki
C) Instant message
D) Webcast
Answer: D
Q4) The top-level domain suffix used by not-for-profit groups such as the American Diabetes Association is ________.
Answer: .org
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Chapter 4: Application Software: Programs That Let You
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Q1) Another name for commercial software is ________ software.
Q2) Web-based word processing applications are as fully featured as installed versions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In databases, a category of data is called a ________.
A) table
B) record
C) worksheet
D) field
Q4) Blackboard is an example of ________ software.
A) utility
B) drawing
C) course management
D) gaming
Q5) Apple Pages is an example of ________ software which is used to create documents such as résumés, letters and research papers.
Q6) Microsoft Online Office is an example of a(n)________ productivity suite.
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Q7) If you illegally install software on your computer, you are committing software
Chapter 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware: Evaluating Your System
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Q1) The processor market for desktop and laptop computers is dominated by ________.
A) IBM
B) Microsoft
C) Intel
D) Apple
Q2) ________ provides high-speed information processing by enabling a new set of instructions to start before the previous set is finished.
A) Multitasking
B) Cache memory
C) Hyperthreading
D) Overclocking
Q3) ________ drives are 100 times faster than mechanical hard drives.
Q4) The audio subsystem consists of the speakers and a(n)________.
Q5) ________ sound is a type of audio system where the listener hears the sound as if it were coming from all directions.
Q6) ________ is a feature of a CPU that allows it to begin to fetch the next instruction before it has finished executing the current one.
Q7) The CPU is located on the ________.
Q8) GPU stands for ________. Page 7
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Chapter 7: Networking: Connecting Computing Devices
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Q1) A ________ is a network located in your residence that connects to all your digital devices.
A) MAN
B) WAN
C) HAN
D) LAN
Q2) Ethernet networks are always connected using twisted-pair cable technology.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A computer ________ is two or more computers connected using software and hardware so that they can communicate with each other.
A) network
B) switch
C) broadband
D) node
Q4) ________ is the latest service standard and offers the fastest data-access speeds over cell-phone networks.
Q5) Someone who breaks into computer systems to create mischief or steal information is a(n)________.
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Chapter 8: Digital Devices and Media: Managing a Digital Lifestyle
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Q1) A main difference between the tablet and the smartphone is the ________.
A) operating system
B) touch-screen interface
C) screen size
D) Internet connectivity
Q2) VoIP can be considered an alternative to a traditional landline phone service.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When using a cell phone, a(n)________ converter chip changes your voice's sound waves into digital signals.
Q4) Making sure the data on two devices are the same is referred to as ________.
Q5) Newer 3D printers draw on the surface of liquid plastic ________ with a laser which causes it to harden and take shape according to the design.
A) silicon
B) peptides
C) polymer
D) resin
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Q6) Each cell in a cellular network is a geographic area centered on a(n)________ station, which is a large communications tower.
Chapter 9: Securing Your System: Protecting Your Digital
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Q1) A denial-of-service attack can be used to deny hackers access to a computer system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A virus signature is a portion of virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ________ is a program that gathers information about your surfing habits without your knowledge.
A) Adware
B) Ghostware
C) Shareware
D) Spyware
Q4) Creating and spreading online viruses is a cybercrime.
A)True
B)False
Q5) For security reasons, you should be extremely wary of opening e-mail ________ such as Word files.
Q6) Another name for bots is ________. Page 11
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Chapter 10: Behind the Scenes: Software Programming
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Q1) The process that converts program code into machine language is called ________.
A) documentation
B) variable declaration
C) compilation
D) execution
Q2) What is the first step of the system development life cycle (SDLC)?
A) Design
B) Analysis
C) Problem and opportunity identification
D) Development and documentation
Q3) A small Java-based program is called a ________.
A) Java class
B) JSP
C) JavaScript
D) Java applet
Q4) One IDE can often be configured to support many different languages.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In the "Making a Plan" step of the PDLC, a(n)________ is written in natural, ordinary language describing exactly what the computer program is to do.
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Chapter 11: Behind the Scenes: Databases and Information Systems
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Q1) ________ data are information about how users of a company's website move through the web pages.
Q2) Nontraditional data such as audio clips, video clips, pictures, and very large documents are called ________ data.
A) enterprise
B) structured
C) unstructured
D) multidimensional
Q3) A last name field is an example of a field that should have a default value.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A(n)________ is created from a large data business warehouse to analyze a single component of the business.
Q5) A(n)________ is designed to improve communications and help employees complete their routine tasks.
A) office support system (OSS)
B) transaction-processing system (TPS)
C) management information system (MIS)
D) decision support system (DSS)
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Chapter 12: Behind the Scenes: Networking and Security in the Business World
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Q1) A(n)________ is a device that reads information from a magnetic strip on the back of a credit card-like identification card.
Q2) In a client/server network, each network node communicates directly with every other node on the network.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A library book reservation service is a good example of a use for a(n)________ server.
Q4) A ________ sends data from one collision domain to another.
A) switch
B) bridge
C) link
D) router
Q5) ________ is the amount of data that can be transmitted across a transmission medium in a certain amount of time.
A) Data capacity
B) Scalability
C) Bandwidth
D) Infusion
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Chapter 13: Behind the Scenes: How the Internet Works
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Q1) A(n)________ address is a temporary IP address that is assigned from an available pool of IP addresses.
A) dynamic
B) static
C) assigned
D) transition
Q2) The IPv4 protocol is beginning to be replaced by the ________ protocol.
Q3) When using ________ addressing, a computer is assigned a temporary address from available IP addresses.
Q4) A typical ________ is made up of one or more network switches to which ISPs connect.
Q5) .com and .edu are examples of a(n)________.
Q6) In http://example.gov, what is the second-level domain?
Q7) The ________ defines items on a web page such as graphics, tables, and headers as objects.
A) SSL
B) MIME
C) JSON
D) DOM Q8) 197.169.73.63 is an example of a(n)________.
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Chapter 14: The History of the Personal Computer
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Q1) Data on the earliest personal computers were stored on ________.
Q2) Second-generation computers replaced tubes with transistors.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Released in 1984, the Apple Macintosh was the first computer that used 3.5-inch floppy disks.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ________ was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
Q5) Released in 1993, ________ was the first Internet web browser.
A) Internet Explorer
B) Mosaic
C) Safari
D) Chrome
Q6) ________ was the first electronic spreadsheet application.
Q7) ENIAC was the first commercially successful electronic digital computer.
A)True
B)False
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Q8) Prior to the 1980s, IBM built and sold primarily ________ computers to large corporations.
Chapter 5: System Software: The Operating System, Utility
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Q1) Preemptive multitasking is the term used when the operating system processes higher-priority tasks before lower-priority tasks.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Linux download packages are called distributions or ________.
Q3) Which of the following operating systems are used on most tablets?
A) Windows and iOS
B) Windows and Android
C) Android and iOS
D) BlackBerry and Windows
Q4) Scattered pieces of files on the hard drive can be regrouped into sequential order using the ________ utility.
Q5) All of the following are terms related to part of the boot process EXCEPT ________.
A) ROM
B) CMOS
C) RAM
D) USB
Q6) When a computer is booted, the ________ checks the computer's components.
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Chapter 15: Information Technology Ethics
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Q1) ________ is an ethical system in which conforming to God's law is right, and breaking it is wrong.
Q2) The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices individuals make is called ________.
A) mores
B) ethics
C) customs
D) taboos
Q3) Global positioning system (GPS)chips in a smartphone allow your exact position to be determined.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Facebook allows you to determine the extent to which your information can be shared.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Enacted in 2002, the ________ Act requires companies to provide an anonymous method for employees and third parties to report complaints, including ethics violations.
Q6) ________ is the right to be left alone to do as one pleases.
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Chapter 16: Under the Hood
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Q1) The base-sixteen number system is also known as the ________ number system.
Q2) The CPU is the part of the ALU that performs mathematical operations and makes comparisons.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The earliest generation of electronic computers used ________ as switches.
A) transistors
B) vacuum tubes
C) microprocessors
D) integrated circuits
Q4) The ________ encoding scheme for character data uses 16 bits.
Q5) The base-2 number system is also known as the ________ number system.
Q6) Level 1 cache is located farther away from the CPU than Level 3 cache.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Mathematical operations and comparisons are performed in the ________.
Q8) ________ are the most expensive, fastest memory in a computer.
Q9) The Intel i7 Extreme Edition is a CPU that uses ________ processing.
Q10) ________ is the final step of the CPU machine cycle.
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Chapter 17: Careers in IT
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Q1) ________ provide feedback to a website's customers by answering e-mail, sending requested information, and directing questions to appropriate personnel.
Q2) Which information technology job has the highest growth rate?
A) Computer systems analysts
B) Computer support specialists
C) Computer programmers
D) Database administrators
Q3) ________ staff the phones, conduct Internet live chats, and respond to e-mail and solve customer or employee problems.
A) Helpdesk analysts
B) Computer support technicians
C) Network administrators
D) Telecommunications technicians
Q4) All IT positions require a high degree of mathematical skills.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A(n)________ goes to a user's location to fix software and hardware problems.
Q6) ________ install and configure servers, design and plan networks, and test new networking equipment.
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