Question 1

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 2

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 3

Storing data remotely on servers accessed through the Internet is often called

Accepted Answer

A)  cloud storage. 
B)  distributed hard drive. 
C)  random access memory. 
D)  solid state memory. 
E)  virtual memory. 
A)  cloud storage. 
B)  distributed hard drive. 
C)  random access memory. 
D)  solid state memory. 
E)  virtual memory.

Question 4

Which of the following was not a result of the adoption of mechanical calculators?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less demand for "superstars" who could rapidly compute sums by hand 
B)  Higher productivity of bookkeepers 
C)  Higher salaries of bookkeepers 
D)  Proliferation of companies making calculators 
E)  Feminization of bookkeeping 
A)  Less demand for "superstars" who could rapidly compute sums by hand 
B)  Higher productivity of bookkeepers 
C)  Higher salaries of bookkeepers 
D)  Proliferation of companies making calculators 
E)  Feminization of bookkeeping

Question 5

The first alphabet to represent vowels as well as consonants was developed by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Babylonians. 
B)  Egyptians. 
C)  Greeks. 
D)  Romans. 
E)  Syrians. 
A)  Babylonians. 
B)  Egyptians. 
C)  Greeks. 
D)  Romans. 
E)  Syrians.

Question 6

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 7

Who wrote "An Open Letter to Hobbyists," complaining about software theft?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stewart Brand 
B)  Bob Frankston 
C)  Bill Gates 
D)  Steve Jobs 
E)  Steve Wozniak 
A)  Stewart Brand 
B)  Bob Frankston 
C)  Bill Gates 
D)  Steve Jobs 
E)  Steve Wozniak

Question 8

Most early telephones were installed in businesses, because

Accepted Answer

A)  people were afraid that telephones were dangerous. 
B)  people thought that the government was using telephones as eavesdropping devices. 
C)  only men were allowed to use a telephone. 
D)  most homes did not have electricity. 
E)  leasing a telephone was expensive. 
A)  people were afraid that telephones were dangerous. 
B)  people thought that the government was using telephones as eavesdropping devices. 
C)  only men were allowed to use a telephone. 
D)  most homes did not have electricity. 
E)  leasing a telephone was expensive.

Question 9

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

Question 10

A program that accepts a list of keywords and returns documents most closely matching them is called an)

Accepted Answer

A)  folder. 
B)  object-oriented database. 
C)  relational database. 
D)  search engine. 
E)  Web browser. 
A)  folder. 
B)  object-oriented database. 
C)  relational database. 
D)  search engine. 
E)  Web browser.

Question 11

The power of radio as a medium of mass communication was demonstrated in 1938 when Orson Welles put on a dramatization of

Accepted Answer

A)  War of the Worlds. 
B)  Hamlet. 
C)  Homer's Odyssey. 
D)  the assassination of Franklin Roosevelt. 
E)  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. 
A)  War of the Worlds. 
B)  Hamlet. 
C)  Homer's Odyssey. 
D)  the assassination of Franklin Roosevelt. 
E)  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Question 12

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

Question 13

The first commercial electronic digital computers were produced just after

Accepted Answer

A)  the Spanish-American War. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  World War II. 
D)  the Korean War. 
E)  the Vietnam War. 
A)  the Spanish-American War. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  World War II. 
D)  the Korean War. 
E)  the Vietnam War.

Question 14

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 15

Which statement best supports the conclusion that society can control whether to adopt a new technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  No new nuclear power plants were built in the United States for 25 years after the accident at Three Mile Island. 
B)  About half of all email messages are spam. 
C)  Despite decades of research, fusion power is an elusive goal. 
D)  People do not have to listen to Rush Limbaugh if they do not want to. 
E)  Some new technologies are simply too expensive to even consider adopting. 
A)  No new nuclear power plants were built in the United States for 25 years after the accident at Three Mile Island. 
B)  About half of all email messages are spam. 
C)  Despite decades of research, fusion power is an elusive goal. 
D)  People do not have to listen to Rush Limbaugh if they do not want to. 
E)  Some new technologies are simply too expensive to even consider adopting.

Question 16

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 17

Which company produced the System/360, a family of 19 compatible mainframe computers?

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

Question 18

Enabling a single physical computer to emulate many virtual computing devices is called

Accepted Answer

A)  emulation. 
B)  extension processing. 
C)  parallel processing. 
D)  virtualization. 
E)  the World Wide Web. 
A)  emulation. 
B)  extension processing. 
C)  parallel processing. 
D)  virtualization. 
E)  the World Wide Web.

Question 19

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 20

Which Cold War program played an important role in advancing integrated circuit technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  B-52 bomber 
B)  Hydrogen bomb 
C)  Mark 37 torpedo 
D)  Minuteman II ballistic missile 
E)  NORAD radar network 
A)  B-52 bomber 
B)  Hydrogen bomb 
C)  Mark 37 torpedo 
D)  Minuteman II ballistic missile 
E)  NORAD radar network

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

Storing data remotely on servers accessed through the Internet is often called

Which of the following was not a result of the adoption of mechanical calculators?

The first alphabet to represent vowels as well as consonants was developed by the

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

Who wrote "An Open Letter to Hobbyists," complaining about software theft?

Most early telephones were installed in businesses, because

The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been

A program that accepts a list of keywords and returns documents most closely matching them is called an)

The power of radio as a medium of mass communication was demonstrated in 1938 when Orson Welles put on a dramatization of

The company that invented the microprocessor is

The first commercial electronic digital computers were produced just after

Guglielmo Marconi originally conceived of the radio as a way to

Which statement best supports the conclusion that society can control whether to adopt a new technology?

The World Wide Web is the creation of

Which company produced the System/360, a family of 19 compatible mainframe computers?

Enabling a single physical computer to emulate many virtual computing devices is called

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

Which Cold War program played an important role in advancing integrated circuit technology?

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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

Storing data remotely on servers accessed through the Internet is often called

Which of the following was not a result of the adoption of mechanical calculators?

The first alphabet to represent vowels as well as consonants was developed by the

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

Who wrote "An Open Letter to Hobbyists," complaining about software theft?

Most early telephones were installed in businesses, because

The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been

A program that accepts a list of keywords and returns documents most closely matching them is called an)

The power of radio as a medium of mass communication was demonstrated in 1938 when Orson Welles put on a dramatization of

The company that invented the microprocessor is

The first commercial electronic digital computers were produced just after

Guglielmo Marconi originally conceived of the radio as a way to

Which statement best supports the conclusion that society can control whether to adopt a new technology?

The World Wide Web is the creation of

Which company produced the System/360, a family of 19 compatible mainframe computers?

Enabling a single physical computer to emulate many virtual computing devices is called

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

Which Cold War program played an important role in advancing integrated circuit technology?

Introduction to Ethics

Networked Communications

Intellectual Property

Information Privacy

Privacy and the Government

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

Work and Wealth

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