Exam 8: The ICT Industry

Two-way radio technology went portable during World War I.

__________ are awarded based on successful completion of an exam that verifies your level of knowledge about a particular technology or subject.

The Stuxnet virus that disabled Iranian nuclear centrifuges is an example of cyberwarfare.

The 1930s can be characterized as a phase of innovation for ________, a technology designed to send moving images over a distance.

Worldwide, the ICT industry directly employs about _____ of the total workforce in jobs such as computer manufacturing, programming, and data security.

A calculation is based on a(n) ___________-the step-by-step process by which numbers are manipulated.

A key feature of the Apple Lisa was its use of _______________.

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

____________ is the disclosure by an employee of confidential information that relates to some danger, fraud, or other illegal or unethical conduct connected with the workplace, be it of the employer or of fellow employees.

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

The terms outsourcing and offshoring are the same thing.

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

A(n) ___________ is any person or company that transports goods, passengers, or electronic signals over regular routes at set rates.

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

Colossus used binary arithmetic.

The first telephone was invented and patented by Alexander Graham Bell in ________.

Certification alone is sufficient to qualify for a job in the IT industry.

Most economists regard goods and services as a continuum, with intangible goods, such as __________, in the middle of the continuum.

The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act is meant to offer protection to whistleblowers.

Prior to 1912, there were no laws or regulations restricting amateur radio transmission in the United States.