Exam 9: The Challenges of the Digital Age: Society and Information Technology Today

Software obtained illegally is called open-source software.

"Dirty data" problems are usually caused by ________ workers.

The process by which one picture is slowly altered or transformed into another image is called ________.

Hurricane Katrina is an example of a ________ that can be harmful to computers and communications systems.

Information technology is basically a clean industry creating few toxic byproducts.

Which of these is NOT an example of a computer crime?

Many networks have ________ controls for tracking which programs and servers were used and which files were opened.

PIN is short for ________.

In the ________ scam,victims are given a chance to receive nonexistent government money as long as they pay a fee to help transfer the money to an overseas account.

In morphing,a film or video image is displayed on a computer screen and altered pixel by pixel.

Which of the following terms describes old,obsolete electronic gadgetry?

What is included in a disaster recovery plan?

Increasingly intelligent machinery and automation have caused a _________ in several types of jobs.

Describe some effects of Information overload.

A well-known software program used to alter (morph)photographs,for good or for ill,is ________.

The Nigerian letter scam is an example of ________.

Sending emails that appear to come from a trusted source,which direct you to a website where you're asked to reveal personal information is called _________.

A(n)________ is a record of how a transaction was handled from input through processing and output.

How do "people controls" provide security for software and data?

Misuse of technology,fussing with computers,and information overload are three workplace impediments to productivity.