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Date/Time February 22, 2010 at 4:04
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1. ____________ give a personal touch to each visit to a store, offering
special discounts based on your purchases, videos of product info,
and coordinating with inventory and checkout system software.
Your Answer: POS systems
Correct Answer: PSSs
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Retail: Let Me Look That Up for You"
in Chapter 1.
2. What is Bluetooth technology?
Your Answer: a type of wireless communication
Correct!
3. VeriChip is a:
Your Answer: smart card technology.
Correct Answer: personal ID chip.
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Biomedical Implants: The Chip Within"
in Chapter 1.
4. Affective computing:
Your Answer: is computing that attempts to eliminate the digital
divide.
Correct Answer: is computing that relates to emotion or
deliberately tries to influence emotion.
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Affective Computing: You Should
Smile... Now" in Chapter 1.
5. How do Web sites like Amazon.com suggest items related to customer
purchases?
Your Answer: using data mining techniques
Correct!
6. Which of the following can ranchers use to manage and minimize
disease outbreaks among cattle?
Your Answer: nanobots
Correct Answer: RFID tags
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Agriculture: High-Tech Down on the
Farm" in Chapter 1.
7. RFID stands for:
Your Answer: radio frequency identification
Correct!
8. The "smartball" technology being implemented in sports equipment
being developed by Adidas uses which technology to transmit signals?
Your Answer: nanoscience
Correct Answer: radio
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Sports Sciences: Computer Your Way
to a Better Game" in Chapter 1.
9. The "digital divide" refers to:
Your Answer: the gap between those with regular, effective access
to digital technologies and those without.
Correct!
10. Which is the most wired country in the world, where 80 percent of
households have high-speed Internet connections?
Your Answer: the United States
Correct Answer: South Korea
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Trends in IT: Ethics" in Chapter 1.
11. Robotic surgery devices help physicians because:
Your Answer: if the operation runs into complications, they can
suggest alternatives.
Correct Answer: they make more accurate incisions.
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Medicine: Fact or Fiction?" in Chapter
1.
12. The application of computer systems and techniques to gather
potential legal evidence is called:
Your Answer: computer forensics.
Correct!
13. What percentage of the U.S. workforce will be using computers at
work by 2010?
Your Answer: 70 percent
Correct!
14. A PSS is used:
Your Answer: with smart labels for tracking.
Correct Answer: to scan labels and pull up current price and
specials
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Retail: Let me Look That Up for You"
in Chapter 1.
15. Nano is a prefix that stands for:
Your Answer: billionth.
Correct!
16. Researchers are investigating the use of nanostructures to do what?
Your Answer: deliver precise doses of drugs on a molecule-by-
molecule basis
Correct!
17. UPS uses a type of wireless communication to transmit scanned data
through radio waves to a terminal. This type of technology:
Your Answer: uses a PSS.
Correct Answer: is Bluetooth.
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Shipping: Data on the Go" in Chapter
1.
18. Which of the following is TRUE?
Your Answer: Computers can be used to help athletes analyze their
performance and improve their game.
Correct!
19. Which of the following is TRUE?
Your Answer: 75 percent of American households have
broadband connections.
Correct Answer: 80 percent of South Korean households have
high-speed connections.
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Ethics: Knowledge Is Power: Bridging
the Digital Divide" in Chapter 1.
20. The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that by 2010, 70 percent of
the U.S. workforce will be using computers at work.
Your Answer: False
Correct Answer: True
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Being Prepared for Your Career" in
Chapter 1.
21. Data mining compresses information stored on the CPU so that it may
be sent via the Internet.
Your Answer: True
Correct Answer: False
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Business: Working in a Data Mine" in
Chapter 1.
22. Computer forensics animations are useful tools, but they are not yet
accurate enough for use in the legal system.
Your Answer: True
Correct Answer: False
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Legal System: Welcome to the Virtual
Courtroom " in Chapter 1.
23. The HALO infant protection system allows hospitals to monitor the
location of every newborn instantly.
Your Answer: False
Correct Answer: True
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Biomedical Implants: The Chip Within"
in Chapter 1.
24. There currently are no non-implant versions of identity chips.
Your Answer: False
Correct!
25. Computer forensics is a software application that provides detectives
with solutions to criminal activity.
Your Answer: True
Correct Answer: False
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Law Enforcement: Put Down that
Mouse-You're Under Arrest!" in Chapter 1.
26. A PSS system is a small handheld computer that you can pick up
when you enter a store and use to personalize your shopping
experience.
Your Answer: False
Correct Answer: True
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Retail: Let Me Look That Up for You"
in Chapter 1.
27. Bluetooth technology is a type of wireless communication.
Your Answer: True
Correct!
28. Research is being conducted to develop computer systems that
respond to human affect and emotional expression and to enable
computer systems to develop social and emotional skills.
Your Answer: False
Correct Answer: True
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Affective Computing: You Should
Smile... Now" in Chapter 1.
29. Surgeons are not yet allowed to use computer-guided robots to
perform surgery.
Your Answer: False
Correct!
30. Hardware refers to programs that give commands to the computer.
Your Answer: True
Correct Answer: False
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Becoming a Savvy Computer User and
Consumer" in Chapter 1.
31. IT careers are on the rise.
Your Answer: True
Correct!
32. Programming jobs are rarely offshored to other countries.
Your Answer: False
Correct!
33. Businesses use the process of data mining to search huge amounts of
data with the hope of finding a pattern.
Your Answer: True
Correct!
34. Some courts have upheld the rights of employers to install
surveillance devices in the workplace for the purposes of cutting down
on theft and industrial espionage.
Your Answer: True
Correct!
35. Patient simulators are capable of translating a person's thoughts into
cursor movements.
Your Answer: True
Correct Answer: False
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Medicine: Fact or Fiction?" in Chapter
1.
36. In the Physiome Project, bioengineers are creating realistic computer
simulations of all systems and features of the human anatomy.
Your Answer: False
Correct Answer: True
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Medicine: Fact or Fiction?" in Chapter
1.
37. An RFID is a small device that enables users to carry digital
information.
Your Answer: True
Correct Answer: False
Incorrect. Refer to the section "Agriculture: High-Tech Down on the
Farm" in Chapter 1.
38. In addition to offering us a world of opportunities, computers also
pose ethical, legal, and moral challenges.
Your Answer: True
Correct!
39. Being computer literate will help you to be a more valuable employee.
Your Answer: True
Correct!
40. Match the following terms with their correct descriptions.
Option Your Answer:
40.1 Personal Shopper B. a small handheld computer used in
System (PSS) stores for product information
40.2 personal digital E. a small, handheld device that allows the
assistant (PDA) user to carry digital information
40.3 computer A. application of computer systems to
forensics gather potential legal evidence
40.4 Bluetooth D. wireless communication technology
40.5 data mining C. the process of searching huge amounts
of data with the hope of finding a pattern