Exam 30: Technology and Society

At home, you might use a(n) database to track a personal budget or document expenses for income tax purposes. _____________________

Commercial Web sites let you conduct business online.

Today's appliances are equipped with ___________________ computers.

Accounting, inventory, and management are often part of a point-of-sale system.

POS stands for _____________________ of sale.

____ is an online community where people share photos and videos.

In an embedded system, only one task can be accomplished.

Stella is writing a report on how the Internet has changed the way we conduct business, learn, and live. Stella learns that businesses often use ____ tags instead of bar codes to identify and track goods.

Completing a credit card transaction at your favorite Web site carries no risk.

All e-commerce sites have strong encryption technology to protect personal information.

Computers can exchange information instantaneously when they are connected through a network or the Internet.