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Fall 2007 Midterm Exam Monday, October 15th.
October 17th- Last Day to Withdraw from Classes (for full-term classes)
CS306- Reading & Study guide – FALL07
Q1. Which two Fox shows lead to Fox Subpoenaing YouTube?
A. Simpsons and Family Guy
B. Simpsons and 24
C. 24 and Prison Break
D. Prison Break and the Simpsons
From Fox said to subpoena YouTube
Answer _______
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Q2. Which country’s intelligence indicates terrorists might be using Goggle Earth to plot
terrorist attacks?
A. United States
B. Germany
C. Great Britain
D. France
From Terrorist take over goggle earth page 1
Answer
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Q3. How long is it going to take most organizations to upgrade to Windows Vista?
A. 0-6 months
B. 6-12 months
C. 12-18 months
D. 18-24 months
This is from Microsoft Vista Should you Buy Now? Page 2
Answer
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Q4. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) encourages you to make sure your
transactions — online and off — are secure and your personal information is
protected. The FTC offers these tips to help you manage your personal information
wisely, and to help minimize its misuse.
Answer is
A. Use a secure browser when shopping online to guard the security of your
transactions. When submitting your purchase information, look for the “lock”
icon on the browser’s status bar to be sure your information is secure during
transmission.
B. Read the privacy policy on any website directed to children. Websites directed to
children or that knowingly collect information from kids under 13 must post a
notice of their information collection practices.
C. Consider ordering a copy of your credit report from each of the three major credit
reporting agencies (CRAs) every year. Make sure it’s accurate and includes only
those activities you’ve authorized. CRAs can’t charge you more than $8.50 for a
copy and in some states, your credit report is free.
D. All the above
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Q5. Technology, Question is from Chapter 1 and week 1 lecture
Change is the biggest problem today as it relates to “Technology”. Which one is reliable
but it has negative consequences:
Answer is
A. Employment
B. Relationships
C. Scary
D. Technology
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Q6. One of the reasons Microsoft’s launch of their new operating system, Vista, is good
for software companies that produce compatible software is…
a. Only the most expensive versions include many of the desirable new features.
b. Vista will require many to upgrade the hardware in their computers.
c. Microsoft has yet to release a Vista Service Pack to help with security.
d. People would be more likely to buy new versions of sofware that can exploit
Vista’s new found features.
From “Vista Shakes Up the Ecosystem”, Page 1&2
The answer is:
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Q7. In the article “Hack This Product”, technology producers are urged to…
a. Stick with existing technologies as long as posible.
b. Listen to and stay current with their customers.
c. Produce the most cutting edge technology even if it is not very user friendly.
d. Focus attention on one main demagraphic.
From “Hack This Product”, Page 4
The answer is:
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Q8. The term “pretexting” refers to
a. One person pretending to be another in order to obtain private information.
b. Writing down everything a person says.
c. Using digital encryption for all text messages.
d. Pretending to be another person to open credit card accounts in their name.
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Q9. To help protect your computer from being hacked you should:
A. Use a password of at least 8 characters including numbers and symbols
B. Avoid common words and personal info like login names
C. Change passwords regularly and use different ones for different accounts
D. all of the above
Answer ? pg 10 of stop think click
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Q10. In 1999 the FTC (federal trade commission) passed a federal law, GLB Act which
requires federal intuitions to:
A. ensure the security and confidentiality of personal information obtained
B. ensure the security of immigrants documentations
C. ensure the security of data corruption
D. ensure the security and confidentiality of all gays, lesbians, and Bi sexual in the
workplace
Answer ? pg 1 of safeguarding customers Personal Info ,Vl.
Q11. T or F
It is a good idea to put password on all of your accounts, like credit card and banks
accounts, and you should always use easily identifiable information like your mother’s
maiden name or your birth date.
Answer found in FTC consumer alert: Protecting your Privacy posted on your website.
http://users.ipfw.edu/chansavj/cs306/Ch2/privtipsalrt.pdf
Q12. Bill gates is quoted as saying “We recommend…a minimum of 2 gigs of memory.”
He is referring to Window’s new operating system called:
A. Vista
B. XP
C. Linux
D. Java
Answer found on the first page of the syllabus.
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Q13. T or F. Patricia Dunn resigned from CEO of HP and is being charged as a criminal
for her actions to try to stop a leak to the media from her board of directors.
Answer found from your links to the HP stories on your website.
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Q14. QUESTION 2: from page no. 97
Congress passed the communication assistance for law enforcement act (CALEA)
In 1994
a) true
b) false
Do a search “CALEA” on Google.
ANSWER :
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Q15. The USA PATRIOT act of 2001 does not reversed direction and loosened
restrictions on government surveillance and wiretapping activities after the terrorist’s
attacks.
a) true
b) False
ANSWER :
Do a search PATRIOT ACT 2001.
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Q16. One of the reasons Microsoft’s launch of their new operating system, Vista, is good
for software companies that produce compatible software is…
a. Only the most expensive versions include many of the desirable new features.
b. Vista will require many to upgrade the hardware in their computers.
c. Microsoft has yet to release a Vista Service Pack to help with security.
d. People would be more likely to buy new versions of sofware that can exploit
Vista’s new found features.
From “Vista Shakes Up the Ecosystem”, Page 1&2
The answer is:
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Q17. In the article “Hack This Product”, technology producers are urged to…
a. Stick with existing technologies as long as posible.
b. Listen to and stay current with their customers.
c. Produce the most cutting edge technology even if it is not very user friendly.
d. Focus attention on one main demagraphic.
From “Hack This Product”, Page 4
The answer is:
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Q18. Hackers were also called as computer virtuosos – true/false (from Computer in
Society page -1)
From article (from Computer in Society page -1) Answer –
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Q19. In the article “Hack this Product” what does the term "prosumption" means:
A. the process of making consumers an active part of the creative process
B. the process of making customers an active part of the creative process
C. the process of modifying customers
D. The process of Hacking oroduct from customers
From article “Hack this Product” Page-4 answer -
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Q20. What was Therac25?
a.) An operating system
b.) A medical tool used in cancer treatment
c.) A medical tool used in optometry
d.) A new type of anti-virus software
Answer: ? . From “A Critical Analysis of Therac25 Development”
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Q21. Gateway came out with “IdeaStorm” to help boost sales.
Answer: , Dell from “Hack This Product, Please!”
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Q22. With the use of broadband growing, the U.S. still lags conpared to which nations?
a) Denmark, Japan, and South Korea
b) Mexico, Brazil, Singapore
c) China, Russia, England
the answer is ? The Big Band Era pg 19
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Q23. According to article 9 "Software" it is not important for software programmers to
have good people skills anymore.
a) True
b) False
the answer is ? pg 43- it is important that programmers are able to communicate with
everyone in the office.
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Q24. Ahabit of effective writers is to make an impact.
a) true
b) false
the answer is ? pg 58 chart at the top Making Yourself Understood
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Q25. Which is the most used search engine by Americans?
a) Yahoo
b) AOL
c) Google
d) MSN
the answer is ? pg 26 The New Gatekeepers
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Q26. Productivity is about working longer hours and it isn’t about getting more value
from each unit of work time. True of False?
Source: “Computers in Society” Book pg 17.
Answer:
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Q27. Which one of the following ideas is considered the “First Idea” according to Niel
Postman.
A) The advantages and disadvantages of new technology are never distributed
evenly among the population
B) Inside every technology there is a powerful idea, sometimes two or three
powerful ideas
C) All technological change is a tradeoff.
D) Media tend to become mythic
Source: “Computers in Society” Book pg 3
Answer: ) all technological change is a tradeoff is the First Idea acc. to Neil Postman.
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Q28. The U.S is ranked number__ in residential broadband penetration compared to the
rest of the world.
A) 1
B) 35
C)11
D) None of the above.
From Power Point #2, Slide #3 ( From 9/17)
The answer is:
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Q29. In today’s IT job market companies are looking for employees with a list of
extensive skills including “soft skills”. What are “soft skills”?
a. The ability to troubleshoot hardware.
b. The ability to serve soft serve ice cream.
c. The ability to communicate well with customers and understand corporate strategy.
d. The ability to design and implement software.
From “Where the tech jobs are now”, Page 2
The answer is:
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Q30. True or False
An employee has reasonable expectation of privacy on their workplace computer.
The answer:
From “Jennifer_Granick”, Page
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True/false
Q31. The new technologies of today will never result in a high cost.
Answer:
Q32. All memory on the computer resides in the memory modules and the memory
slots such as the USB ports and serial ports.
Answer:
Q33. Multiple Choice
A port is _________________
a. Joins a cable to a peripheral on a computer
b. Is another word for the hard drive
c. Connects external devices to the system unit
d. Converts the computer’s AC power to DC power
Answer:
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Q34. What is freezing your credit?
A. Asking the credit card company to decrease your limit.
B. Blocking access to your credit information.
C. Asking credit companies to stop sending credit card offers in the mail.
D. Canceling your credit card.
(Answer: . Source: Six Ways to Avoid Identity Theft, page 2.)
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True/False:
Q35. There are six ways in protecting your identity one being getting a copy of your
credit reports.
From Six ways to Avoid Identity Theft
Answer is:
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Multiple Choices:
Q36. Microsoft was sued for 1.52 billion dollars for two patents related to digital music.
Who was the company that sued Microsoft?
a. Lucent Technologies Inc.
b. Fraunhofer
c. Alcatel-Lucent SA
d. Gateway
From Jury Orders Microsoft to Pay 1.52 billion.
Answer is:
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True or False
Q37. There are 4 factors contributing to the broadband divide in the United
States. They are cost, access, service, and the fact that most people don’t
need it.
From: “The Big Band Era” in the Book, page 20
The answer is:
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Q38. In the article “New Jobs in 2007”, 90% of employees feel that they
need what to be able to consider themselves successful in their careers?
a. A lot of bonuses and high salary
b. Fulfilling job and strong work/life balance
c. A boss that isn’t demanding
d. High level of promotions
From: “New Jobs in 2007”
The answer is:
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Q39. Which of following are not common components inside the system unit?
a. Processor
b. Memory
c. Adapter cards
d. LED bulb
? ) Technology, Presentation 9/5, slide 4.
Q40. T or F
Microsoft (MSFT) only supports sending and receiving faxes in the Business and
Ultimate versions of Vista and, there are no third-party applications currently compatible
with Vista.
T) FIND VISTA’s FAX FLAW
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True/ False
Q41. In the article “Letter from Silicon Valley” California workers who have been fired
from their job in the high-tech world agree that to many software companies are taking
jobs to other countries and it is creating job lose for thousands in the U.S.
ANSWER: pg. 47 ? , some even quoted “the damage is done”, the job are gone. People
are going to need to create job opportunity for themselves and receiving a new degree
from a University might be what it takes.
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Multiple-choice
Q42. The consequences of technological change is always ____________________.
A. Narrow and affects a minimal amount of society
B. Vast and unpredictable
C. Predicted by large businesses
D. Controlled by the government
ANSWER: pg.5 ?? ; the consequences of technological changes is always vast and
unpredictable
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Q43. Everyone with a computer should upgrade to Windows Vista as soon as possible.
True
False
Answer –
Article -- Microsoft Vista: Should you buy now
Q44. One reason the Therac25 had problems was:
a. The software team had too many people
b. The software was only developed by one person
c. There was too much real-life testing
d. The machine leaked radiation when operating normally
Answer –
Article -- A Critical Analysis of Therac25 Development, Page 1
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Multiple Choice Question
Q45. Which one of the following is not a factor in sustaining productivity growth?
A.) Creativity
B.) Innovation
C.) Avoiding risk
D.) New technology
From “The Productivity Paradox”, Page 18
Answer: .)
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True/False Question
Q46. Computer skills (savy) are not necessary when trying to protect yourself from
identity theft.
From “Six Ways to Avoid Identity Theft”, Page 3
Answer:
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Q47. Recently it has been found that terrorists might be exploiting what internet tool?
A) Mapquest
B) Wipakedia
C) Google Earth
D) My space
Answer:
Article Terrorists Take Over Google Earth
Pg. 1
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Q48. Finding out if your state has a credit freeze law is a way not to avoid identity theft.
1) True
2) False
Answer: False this is one of the 6 ways to avoid identity theft
Six ways to Avoid Identity Theft
Pg. 2
Q49. Recently it has been found that terrorists might be exploiting what internet tool?
A) Mapquest
B) Wipakedia
C) Google Earth
D) My space
Answer:
Article Terrorists Take Over Google Earth
Pg. 1
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Q50. Finding out if your state has a credit freeze law is a way not to avoid identity theft.
1) True
2) False
Answer: this is one of the 6 ways to avoid identity theft
Six ways to Avoid Identity Theft
Pg. 2
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Q51. Which company is looking to compete with Microsofts Exchange and Outlook
programs?
a. Yahoo!
b. Myspace
c. Google
d. Facebook
From “Google Steps Into Microsoft's Office”, Page 1
Answer is:
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Q52. True or False: The advantages and disadvantages of new technologies are
distributed evenly among the population
From “Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change”, Page 4
Answer is:
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Q53. In the article “Facebook suicide: the end of a virtual life”, what are some reasons
people ended their account?
(a) Privacy reasons – “Once you realize that things have become too personal, you’ll
feel vulnerable; who wants everyone to know what you did on the weekend?”
(b) Relationship Reasons – “My boyfriend was insanely jealous about harmless
messages my ex posted on my wall.”
(c) Professional Reasons – “With Facebook profiles accessible on google, employers
can make false judgments about you before they even met you.”
(d) All of the above
From the article “Facebook suicide: the end of a virtual life” from entire article
The answer is (? )
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True of False:
Q54. More identity thefts happen by means of acquiring your information over the web
(spam, false web sites, etc.) than the “old fashioned way” of steeling you wallet or
steeling your mail.
From the article “Six Ways to Avoid Identity Theft” Tip Number 5
The answer is
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Q55. American cities are allowing companies such as Comcast and Insight to control
broadband Internet rather than constructing their own fiber delivery.
True False
? —“The Big Band Era” p 19-20
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Q56. Businesses state that careless email and/or instant messaging
a. will be understood by everyone who receives the message.
b. Can get a person an interview for a job.
c. Can cost a company millions of dollars.
d. Can be the highlight of office gossip.
? —“Making yourself understood” p57
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Multiple Choice:
Q57. According to the article ‘When Long Hours at a Video Game Stop Being Fun’, who is the
largest developer of entertainment software?
A) Popular Mechanics
B) Electronic Arts (EA Games)
C) Far Side
D) Crown Jewels
Page 48-49. From Article "When Long Hours at a Video Game Stop Being Fun"
Answer:
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True/ False
Q58. Electronic Arts wants to hire people who are very old and have over 20 years of
experience.
A) True
B) False
Page 48-49. From Article "When Long Hours at a Video Game Stop Being Fun"
Answer ? ) ? , Electronic Arts wants to shift to hiring a younger group.
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Q59. Hackers were also called as computer virtuosos – true/false (from Computer in
Society page -1)
From article (from Computer in Society page -1) Answer –
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Q60. In the article “Hack this Product” what does the term "prosumption" means:
E. the process of making consumers an active part of the creative process
F. the process of making customers an active part of the creative process
G. the process of modifying customers
H. The process of Hacking oroduct from customers
From article “Hack this Product” Page-4 answer -
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True or False-
Q61. The consequences of technological change are always vast, often unpredictable
and largely irreversible.
From Computers in Society, Page 6
The answer is TRUE
Q62. What percentage of Americans see the need for more government regulation of
threatening content such as, pornography or bomb-maiking information, even if they
would impinge on freedom of speech?
a. 15%
b. 30%
c. 60%
d. 75%
Form Computers in Society, Page 11
The answer is
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Q62. Which of these statements correlates to Random Access Memory (RAM)?
A. Memory chips that can be read from and written to by processor.
B. The more RAM a computer has, the faster it responds.
C. Volatile, it is lost when computers power is turned off
D. All of the above.
Taken from powerpoint "wk4 components of the system unit" slide 22.
The answer is:
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Q63. Given that information on the internet flows almost seamlessly across national
borders, the U.S. government will find it extremely difficult to limit access to information
the public thinks is dangerous. True or False?
From "Whom to Protect and How?" Page 11
The answer is:
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Q64. In the article “The Computer Evolution”, what is the percentage range of earning
did the workers who used computer have over the ones who didn’t during the middle to
late 1980’s?
a. 0% - 10%
b. 10% - 20%
c. 20% - 30%
d. 30% - 40%
From “The Computer Evolution”, Page 50
The answer is:
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True/False Question
Q65. Computing has never established a simple connection between the natural and the
mathematical; such systems that may never exist, either in nature or through human
creation.
From “On the Nature of Computing”, Page 12
The answer is:
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Q66. (True/False): Sixty-eight percent of Americans believe the internet is making life
better (14 percent believe it is making life worse).
A: True, pg. 10
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Q67. What is the most popular internet search engine??
A. AOL
B. Yahoo
C. Google
D. MSN
Answer: , pg.26
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Q68. The deactivating of this blogging network was labled as _____________ Sucicide.
a. MySpace.
b. Facebook.
c. hi5.
d. Secondlife.
From "Facebook Sucide: end of a virtual life" Page 1
The answer is:
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Q69. How are advantages and disadvantages of a new technology distributed across the
population?
A. evenly
B. unevenly
C. somewhat evenly
D. depends on gender
Answer:
Page 4 of Computers in Society, Second Idea, first sentence.
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Q70. Brain circulation involves high-skilled immigration that benefits both sides from
an economic perspective.
True or False
Answer:
Page 37 of Computers in Society, second column, last paragraph.
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True or False,
Q71. One way to avoid indenitfy theft is by checking your
bank statements weekly.
From: "Six Ways to Avoid Identity Theft" page 2
The answer is:
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This QUESTION is from page no. 99??
In _________Congress passed the federal communication act which states that no person
not authorized by the sender could intercept and divulge a message.
a) 1937
b) 1934
c) 1967
d) 1968
ANSWER is:
This QUESTION is from page no. 97
Congress passed the communication assistance for law enforcement act (CALEA)
In 1994.
c) true
d) false
ANSWER is:
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1. In the United States, discussions of the immigration of highly skilled
professionals have focused primarily on the displacement of native workers.
The view from sending countries has been that the emigration of highly skilled
personnel to the United States represent….
a. the ability to increase networking in the United States.
b. a big economical loss, a “brain drain.”
c. training for future employees.
d. growth of the United States’ economy.
From “Brain Circulation,” page 1
Answer: ___
2. The European Appeals Court reversal of the $1 billion in fines against
Microsoft, paves the path for other software giants, Apple, Google, etc., in
European markets.
From “Microsoft loss is bad news for Apple, Google
Answer: ____
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