Exam 1: Using Technology to Change the World

________ is the set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do.

The National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime database enables detectives to analyze information about similarities between crimes.

________ is a popular service that allows free phone calls over the Internet.

Using register terminals to determine consumer buying patterns is an example of ________.

Using the Internet to get small donations from many people to start a business is called ________.

You cannot be computer literate unless you have knowledge of higher-level computer skills, such as computer programming.

Mastery of software programs, such as Adobe Illustrator and Corel Painter, is essential to creating digital art.

Faculty at universities often use course management software such as ________ so that students can communicate outside of class and have easy access to class materials.

________ applies computer systems and techniques to gather legal evidence.

________ asks for small donations from a large number of people.

A virus is electronic junk mail.

Electronic junk mail is known as ________.

Unwanted or junk e-mail is called ________.

________ can determine which products are selling on a given day and in a specific location.

An investment analyst started a free nonprofit educational video service called the ________.

The term ________ literate means being familiar enough with computers to understand their capabilities and limitations and knowing how to use them.

cognitive surplus

________ is our normal sense of the world around us enhanced with digital information.

augmented reality

One potential application of ________ is to provide sight to the blind.