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

____ is a special type of retailing in which a vendor takes orders by phone or from an Internet site,and then ships the product to consumers.

According to the text,a narrow definition of the term "computer industry" would be those companies that ____.

Jimmy recently graduated and is looking for his first full-time job. He has turned to you for help. Jimmy knows you recently graduated and got a new job. He thinks you can give him some advice to help with his search. -You tell Jimmy that the elements of an effective resume include ____.

Factors affecting the success of the IT industry include: ____.

Punched cards were used in ____.

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

The following are marketing channels for computer hardware and software: ____.

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 thinks he would like to focus his studies on programming computers.He is not interested in the hardware aspects.Connie should tell him he needs to major in ____.

The sharp rise in the stock value of the dot-com industry is called the dot-com ____________________.

Susan is concerned about some of the laws affecting the IT industry. She is particularly interested in issues related to copyright and copyright violations. She cannot afford to go to an attorney but knows you have done some research on this topic and might be able to help. -Susan asks which act she should investigate that makes it illegal to circumvent copy-protection technologies.What do you tell her?