Question 1

Why was the ARPANET designed so that the loss of any single computer would not prevent the rest of the network from working?___________________________

Accepted Answer

Fear of a

Question 2

The World Wide Web is the creation of

Accepted Answer

A)  Tim Berners-Lee. 
B)  Vannevar Bush. 
C)  Douglas Engelbart. 
D)  Alan Kay. 
E)  Ted Nelson. 
A)  Tim Berners-Lee. 
B)  Vannevar Bush. 
C)  Douglas Engelbart. 
D)  Alan Kay. 
E)  Ted Nelson.

Question 3

In the first half of the 20sup>th/sup> century, AT&T used vacuum tubes to construct amplifiers that made long distance telephone calls possible. AT&T funded research to develop a semiconductor replacement to the vacuum tube. The research resulted in the invention of the_________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the first half of the 20sup>th/sup>...

Question 4

A semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a difference engine. 
B)  a diode. 
C)  an integrated circuit. 
D)  a radio. 
E)  a transformer. 
A)  a difference engine. 
B)  a diode. 
C)  an integrated circuit. 
D)  a radio. 
E)  a transformer.

Question 5

Guglielmo Marconi originally conceived of the radio as a way to

Accepted Answer

A)  transmit telegraph messages without wires. 
B)  transmit electricity without wires. 
C)  transmit votes in national elections. 
D)  transmit light without wires. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  transmit telegraph messages without wires. 
B)  transmit electricity without wires. 
C)  transmit votes in national elections. 
D)  transmit light without wires. 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

In the fourth century the codex replaced the scroll because

Accepted Answer

A)  it was more durable, and it was much easier to look up a particular passage. 
B)  it was much lighter, and it could be made much more rapidly. 
C)  Gutenberg's printing press had just been invented. 
D)  there was a worldwide shortage of papyrus. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  it was more durable, and it was much easier to look up a particular passage. 
B)  it was much lighter, and it could be made much more rapidly. 
C)  Gutenberg's printing press had just been invented. 
D)  there was a worldwide shortage of papyrus. 
E)  All of the above

Question 7

In January 1984 Apple Computer released the Macintosh. The Macintosh is notable because it was the first commodity personal computer with a __________________.

Accepted Answer

graphical

Question 8

A key application that first made personal computers more attractive to business was

Accepted Answer

A)  the spreadsheet program. 
B)  the World Wide Web. 
C)  desktop publishing. 
D)  video editing. 
E)  email. 
A)  the spreadsheet program. 
B)  the World Wide Web. 
C)  desktop publishing. 
D)  video editing. 
E)  email.

Question 9

A typewriter that prints a message transmitted over a telegraph line is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  computer. 
B)  monitor. 
C)  teletype. 
D)  terminal. 
E)  transponder. 
A)  computer. 
B)  monitor. 
C)  teletype. 
D)  terminal. 
E)  transponder.

Question 10

The mechanical adding machines of Pascal and Leibniz were not widely adopted because

Accepted Answer

A)  they were too expensive. 
B)  there were unreliable. 
C)  they were too difficult to program. 
D)  they could not handle fractions. 
E)  bookkeepers successfully lobbied the King, and he made the machines illegal. 
A)  they were too expensive. 
B)  there were unreliable. 
C)  they were too difficult to program. 
D)  they could not handle fractions. 
E)  bookkeepers successfully lobbied the King, and he made the machines illegal.

Question 11

A common name for a wireless Internet access point is

Accepted Answer

A)  broadband hub. 
B)  hotspot. 
C)  Internet access-ory. 
D)  Internet café. 
E)  wap. 
A)  broadband hub. 
B)  hotspot. 
C)  Internet access-ory. 
D)  Internet café. 
E)  wap.

Question 12

In the 1960s the invention of _________allowed multiple people to interact more-or-less simultaneously with a single computer.

Accepted Answer

time-shari

Question 13

Programming languages FORTRAN and COBOL became international standards, meaning

Accepted Answer

A)  they were approved by the United Nations. 
B)  the United States and other members of NATO agreed to share the designs. 
C)  the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to share the designs. 
D)  they were supported by every computer manufacturer. 
E)  they were based on the metric system. 
A)  they were approved by the United Nations. 
B)  the United States and other members of NATO agreed to share the designs. 
C)  the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to share the designs. 
D)  they were supported by every computer manufacturer. 
E)  they were based on the metric system.

Question 14

Devices used in the creation, storage, manipulation, exchange, and dissemination of data, including text, sound, and images, fall into the category of _________technology.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Devices used in the creation, storage, manipulation,...

Question 15

In the earliest digital computers every instruction was coded as a long number. People invented_________ to make coding faster and less error-prone.

Accepted Answer

programmin

Question 16

What two significant developments made personal computers more attractive to businesses in the late 1970s and early 1980s?___________________________

Accepted Answer

Compu ter

Question 17

A single semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called_________ .

Accepted Answer

a n integr

Question 18

Which of the following phrases does not describe the Gilded Age in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid industrialization 
B)  economic expansion 
C)  widespread electrification 
D)  concentration of corporate power 
E)  corporate mergers 
A)  rapid industrialization 
B)  economic expansion 
C)  widespread electrification 
D)  concentration of corporate power 
E)  corporate mergers

Question 19

The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been

Accepted Answer

A)  books and pamphlets. 
B)  computers and communication networks. 
C)  radio and television. 
D)  newspapers and magazines. 
E)  the telephone and television. 
A)  books and pamphlets. 
B)  computers and communication networks. 
C)  radio and television. 
D)  newspapers and magazines. 
E)  the telephone and television.

Question 20

The company that invented the microprocessor is

Accepted Answer

A)  Fujitsu 
B)  Hewlett-Packard 
C)  IBM 
D)  Intel 
E)  Texas Instruments 
A)  Fujitsu 
B)  Hewlett-Packard 
C)  IBM 
D)  Intel 
E)  Texas Instruments

Why was the ARPANET designed so that the loss of any single computer would not prevent the rest of the network from working?___________________________

The World Wide Web is the creation of

In the first half of the 20sup>th/sup> century, AT&T used vacuum tubes to construct amplifiers that made long distance telephone calls possible. AT&T funded research to develop a semiconductor replacement to the vacuum tube. The research resulted in the invention of the_________ .

A semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called

Guglielmo Marconi originally conceived of the radio as a way to

In the fourth century the codex replaced the scroll because

In January 1984 Apple Computer released the Macintosh. The Macintosh is notable because it was the first commodity personal computer with a __________________.

A key application that first made personal computers more attractive to business was

A typewriter that prints a message transmitted over a telegraph line is called a

The mechanical adding machines of Pascal and Leibniz were not widely adopted because

A common name for a wireless Internet access point is

In the 1960s the invention of _________allowed multiple people to interact more-or-less simultaneously with a single computer.

Programming languages FORTRAN and COBOL became international standards, meaning

Devices used in the creation, storage, manipulation, exchange, and dissemination of data, including text, sound, and images, fall into the category of _________technology.

In the earliest digital computers every instruction was coded as a long number. People invented_________ to make coding faster and less error-prone.

What two significant developments made personal computers more attractive to businesses in the late 1970s and early 1980s?___________________________

A single semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called_________ .

Which of the following phrases does not describe the Gilded Age in America?

The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been

The company that invented the microprocessor is

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Why was the ARPANET designed so that the loss of any single computer would not prevent the rest of the network from working?___________________________

The World Wide Web is the creation of

In the first half of the 20sup>th/sup> century, AT&T used vacuum tubes to construct amplifiers that made long distance telephone calls possible. AT&T funded research to develop a semiconductor replacement to the vacuum tube. The research resulted in the invention of the_________ .

A semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called

Guglielmo Marconi originally conceived of the radio as a way to

In the fourth century the codex replaced the scroll because

In January 1984 Apple Computer released the Macintosh. The Macintosh is notable because it was the first commodity personal computer with a __________________.

A key application that first made personal computers more attractive to business was

A typewriter that prints a message transmitted over a telegraph line is called a

The mechanical adding machines of Pascal and Leibniz were not widely adopted because

A common name for a wireless Internet access point is

In the 1960s the invention of _________allowed multiple people to interact more-or-less simultaneously with a single computer.

Programming languages FORTRAN and COBOL became international standards, meaning

Devices used in the creation, storage, manipulation, exchange, and dissemination of data, including text, sound, and images, fall into the category of _________technology.

In the earliest digital computers every instruction was coded as a long number. People invented_________ to make coding faster and less error-prone.

What two significant developments made personal computers more attractive to businesses in the late 1970s and early 1980s?___________________________

A single semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called_________ .

Which of the following phrases does not describe the Gilded Age in America?

The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been

The company that invented the microprocessor is

Introduction to Ethics

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Intellectual Property

Information Privacy

Privacy and the Government

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

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