Exam 9: The Computer Industry: History,Careers,and Ethics

-The life cycle of a new computer product is shown in the accompanying figure,in which box B represents ____.

The U.S.Census Bureau held a competition to find a way to tabulate the 1890 census.The Hollerith Tabulating Machine won.The company is now known as ____.

-The accompanying figure represents a CRT;in this drawing Box A points to the ____.

A manufacturing ____ participates in the fabrication of computer chips,circuit boards,system units,or peripheral devices.

Computers characterized by their use of vacuum tubes are considered ____-generation.

The end of the dot-com bubble meant a decline in IT sector job openings.

The electronic device used to decode messages encrypted by the Germans was the ____.

Sometimes a software publisher releases a(n) betaversion of the software to individuals and companies in the general public to expose the software to the widest possible variety of computers and operating environments._________________________

John is considering getting a college degree in the IT field. He is confused about which degree he needs. Connie said she would help him by offering some guidance. -John is also interested in the application of computers to business processes.If he wants to focus on computer equipment and software used by businesses and organizations,Connie should advise him to major in ____.

The first commercially successful digital computer was the ____.

To combat potential health hazards associated with computer use,you should try to take breaks every 20 minutes._________________________

The first IBM PCs used ____ as an operating system.

Security specialists install and configure antivirus software and firewalls._________________________

Any person whose primary occupation involves the design,configuration,analysis,development,modification,testing,or security of computer hardware or software is a computer ____________________.

-The accompanying figure represents computer and software marketing channels.In that figure,box B represents ____.

A term that refers to on-the-job choices and actions that reflect a person's values is professional ____________________.

Workers using technology to work from home or an off-site location are ____________________.

Products that are announced but never produced are referred to as ____________________.

Contractworkers can be added to company staff when needed,instead of hiring full-time workers who might later be laid off if the company is forced to downsize._________________________

____ degrees focus on applying computers to business problems.