Which one of the following best describes ICT?

A set of tools to record, process and transmit information.

What is World Wide Web (WWW)?

A large collection of interlinked documents

Which one of the following statements is false?

All the other statements are false

Which one of the following is false about Alan Turing?

He invented the first working computer.

A mobile phone is an information device that:

Does all of the above (an ICT device)!

What is false about the three conceptual layers of ICT?

Information cannot originate at the non-physical layer.

Which one of the following is true about Moore's law?

The law doesn't hold anymore. So, it is not a true law.

The main problem with storing information in caves (e.g., rock art) from an ICT viewpoint is:

You cannot carry them (i.e., mobility)

The three conceptual layers of ICT are:

Users, Physical ICT and Non-Physical ICT

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COMP111-S2-2017 - Lecture 2 revision

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Revision of contents in the second lecture in #COMP111 in Semester 2, 2017 - ICT and its history

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1
Which one of the following best describes ICT?
Software packages that store and process information.
Hardware components used to communicate information.
A set of devices that capture information.
A set of tools to record, process and transmit information.
2
What is World Wide Web (WWW)?
A large collection of interlinked documents
A large collection of network cables
A large collection of powerful servers
A large collection of computers
3
Which one of the following statements is false?
Recording involves four operations often known as "CRUD"
Processing of information includes summing, averaging etc.
All the other statements are false
Computer networks transfer information (e.g. WiFi).
4
Which one of the following is false about Alan Turing?
He broke the secret code from Germany in World War II.
He invented the first working computer.
He created Turing machine - an abstract machine.
He is regarded as the father of Artificial Intelligence.
5
A mobile phone is an information device that:
Records information
Transmits information
Does all of the above (an ICT device)!
Processes information
6
What is false about the three conceptual layers of ICT?
Information can flow across layers.
Users often initiate the flow of information.
Information cannot originate at the non-physical layer.
Information can originate at the hardware layer.
7
Which one of the following is true about Moore's law?
The computing discipline will hit its limits by 2025.
The law notes that AI will take over the world.
The transistors can't be made any smaller.
The law doesn't hold anymore. So, it is not a true law.
8
The main problem with storing information in caves (e.g., rock art) from an ICT viewpoint is:
You cannot carry them (i.e., mobility)
The tools used to record information were primitive.
Not a lot of information could be stored.
They weren't pretty. They look like a child's painting.
9
The three conceptual layers of ICT are:
Hardware, software, and networks that connect them.
Users, hardware and communication devices
Users, Physical ICT and Non-Physical ICT
Users, computers, and networks
10
Checking your online bank account balance involves the following operation:
update operation
delete operation
create operation
read operation

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