Exam 8: The ICT Industry

Telephone networks are based on a hierarchy of interconnected stars.At the center of the star is a telephone ___________ that manages connections between callers.

An abacus is an example of a(n) _________ calculator.

Thomas de Colmar's _________ became the first mass-produced mechanical calculator.

What generation of cellular phone technology was the first to offer true mobile broadband?

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

The first cellular phones to access the Internet and the Web were available in 1996.

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

Companies such as IBM and Sperry Rand launched the computer industry when they brought the first mainframes to market in the ________.

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

Participants in open _________ community projects get experience and make connections with other professionals that can be valuable resources during a job hunt.

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

The dot-com bubble occurred between the years 2008 and 2010.

A computer that used an Intel 4004 microprocessor would be considered a fourth-generation computer.

Guglielmo Marconi is credited as the person who invented the ___________, a device that sends and receives sound as electromagnetic waves.

The __________ is made up of businesses that focus on digital equipment, software, communications technologies, and related services.

______________ goods are raw materials, tools, and machinery used by businesses to make consumer goods.

A(n) ________ administrator analyzes a company's data to determine the most effective way to collect and store it.

Radio technology is the basis for cell phones and Wi-Fi.

Second-generation computers used ________ instead of vacuum tubes.

Telegraphy remained the major technology for intercontinental communication well into the ________.