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CIS 110 New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2016 Unit 8 - ICT Industry Basics
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1
As a contract worker, you would be:
Exempt from employment taxes
Responsible for your own health insurance
Laid off if the company downsizes
An employee of the contracting company
2
Tracking or monitoring a person's activities without permission is a violation of:
Identity
Copyright
Confidentiality
Privacy
3
What is the basic technology used by cellular telephones?
Radio
Direct dialing
Walkie-talkie
Telegraphy
4
How does a code of ethics relate to laws that pertain to the use and abuse of info technology?
Laws are usually more strict than ethical codes.
Laws/regulations are trumped by codes of ethics.
Laws are usually easier to understand than ethical codes.
Laws AND ethics should be considered when making decisions.
5
In the term
disruptive technology
, the meaning of
disruptive
is closest to:
Destruction
Benefits
Change
Progress
6
If you want to work for law enforcement performing computer forensics, you should study:
Computer engineering
Software engineering
Information systems
Information technology
7
ICT customers searching online for the best deal on a laptop computer would be looking for:
Capital goods
ICT services
Consumer goods
Exports
8
Television ended the Golden Age of:
Radio
1G Cellular
Telephony
Telegraphy
9
How do laws relate to ethics?
They are the same.
Ethics are derived from the laws that govern a country.
When there are more laws, ethics become unnecessary.
Laws are based on community ethics.
10
Which of the following was not a characteristic of first-generation computers?
They used vacuum tubes?
The were transistorized.
They could be programmed using assembly language.
They were digital.
11
What is the major ethical dilemma associated with whistleblowing?
The information revealed is usually confidential.
The information is true and harmful.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act makes whistleblowing a federal crime.
Most whistleblowers are rewarded.
12
Which of the following is the best all-around qualification for a tech sector job?
Code Academy certificate
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Associate's degree in Information Technology
Microsoft network certification
13
Telecommuters should pay particular attention to:
Fuel prices
Demographics
Security
Social networking
14
What is the major legacy of the telegraph for the current Information Age?
Morse code
Transoceanic communication
Text messages
Telegraphic keys
15
A telephone requires what two elements?
A transmitter and a receiver
Electricity and a port
A dial and a handset
A key and a code
16
The core idea of Moore's law is:
Innovation in RAM chips will cause ICT prices to decline.
$20 smartphones are on the horizon.
The price of ICT goods will level off in 2020.
The # of transistors on an IC will double every 2 years.
17
What is the best ICT industry classification for Android?
Online and cloud services
Retail and wholesale
None: Android is a product, not an industry component
Software publishing
18
Which of the following technologies is
NOT
associated with the emerging PC market of the 80s?
ABC computer
IBM PC XT
VisiCalc
Intel 4004
19
The first personal computers were:
All of the above
Mostly purchased by hobbyists
Expensive
Available as kits
20
Who produced the world's first operational electronic digital programmable computer?
Nazi Germany
The U.S. Census Bureau
IBM
British engineers
