Exam 8: The Ict Industry

​A computer ________ designs, codes, and tests computer programs. In addition, they may modify existing programs to meet new requirements or eliminate bugs.

​The term product life cycle is frequently used to describe patterns in the way consumers adopt technology products.

A computer _________ is any person whose primary occupation involves the design, configuration, analysis, development, modification, testing, or security of computer hardware or software.

​Colossus used binary arithmetic.

​_______ certification, offered by Certiport, covers basic computing knowledge and skills.

​Historically, IT departments were part of an organization's finance department.

In the context of economics, ___________ is a measurement of the amount of output that is produced per unit of input.​

​The Atanasoff-Berry Computer was the first computing device to use ________ instead of mechanical switches as processing circuitry.

​A(n) ____________ administrator plans, installs, and maintains one or more local area networks and may also manage cloud resources.

​Based on existing laws governing international conflict, the ______________ sets out rules for conducting and responding to cyberwarfare.

​A(n) ____________ calculator is a device that assists in the process of numeric calculations but requires the human operator to keep track of the algorithm.

​A(n) __________ is a device that uses a low-power radio transmitter to carry out two-way voice communications.

​A stock market _________ refers to a sharp rise in stock values that is later followed by a sudden decline.

​Transmitting data in a telegraph system used the _______ alphabet, a binary encoding system based on dots and dashes.

​Many employment contracts contain a(n) ______________ designed to prevent employees from divulging proprietary information to competitors or opening competing businesses.

​_________ technology displaces an existing business process, market, industry, or product.

​The Harvard Mark I was digital but used _________ rather than binary representation.

​Which of the following information technology laws makes it illegal to circumvent copy-protection technologies, such as those used to prevent unauthorized copying of software CDs, music CDs, and movie DVDs?

​Babbage's __________ was an all-purpose computing device.

​Which of the following would not be considered a disruptive technology?