Exam 8: The ICT Industry

________ was designed to calculate trajectory tables for the U.S.Army.

Which of the following would be considered a third-generation computer?

Information technology law is the legal framework that applies to the collection, storage, and distribution of digital information.

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

High-level programming languages were available for use on ________-generation computers.

The information industry has three major facets: _________, computers, and telecommunications.

Which of the following descriptions best matches that of computer engineering degree?

__________ is the acronym that describes devices that automate many industrial tasks by receiving digital commands and converting them into real-world actions such as shutting down a power grid or opening a valve in a fuel pipeline.

___________ refers to transmitting text or symbolic information over long distances without the use of a living carrier, such as a courier.

If you are hired as an entry-level programmer, your job title would typically be a(n) ___________ programmer.

The success of an underwater telegraph cable depended on the discovery of __________, a rubber-like substance.

The years between 1920 and 1960 are considered the Golden Age of ________.

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.

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

___________ is the obligation not to disclose willingly any information that should be kept private.

_________ is the monetary value of all the goods and services produced by a nation's workforce on an annual basis.

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?