CSIT 101 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A computer that manages data and produces information often uses a _____ to
organize and deliver it - Answers - database
Using analog-to-_____ conversion, we are able to digitize the things we see and hear. -
Answers - digital
Due to the ____ of intellectual property, distribution of content is much faster and easier
than it was in the past. - Answers - digitization
Personal music videos that combine user-generated photos with audio music are a
good example of _____. - Answers - digital convergence
The ____ has been successful in promoting legislation that protects its own content. -
Answers - RIAA
One opponent of the DMCA is the ____. - Answers - EFF
Thanks to _____, voice and data traveling together through our telecommunications
lines will be seamless. - Answers - VoIP
Online newspapers can be delivered through _____ to news readers - Answers - RSS
Which of the following will protect intellectual property for the life of the holder plus 70
years? - Answers - copyright
_____ media is programming or music that can be accessed any time of the day,
regardless of television and radio schedules. - Answers - on-demand
A computer relies on the combination of _____ and _____ to turn input into output. -
Answers - hardware, software
The Kindle is an example of a(n) _____ device. - Answers - eReader
Which of the following is an example of digital media? - Answers - BlueRay movies
One way newspapers are staying profitable in the online delivery model is to _____. -
Answers - charge readers for access to stories
A general-purpose computer relies on the _____ being used to perform an activity. -
Answers - software
, Software such as ____ is used by both students and teachers to find plagiarism
problems. - Answers - Turnitin
Which of the following organizations has been instrumental in fighting piracy through the
use of lawsuits and legislation? - Answers - RIAA
DRM protects intellectual property by ____. - Answers - limiting how many devices can
use a file, and how many times it can be copied
The launch of the _____ in 2010 resulted in various tablet devices entering the market. -
Answers - iPad
Companies such as _____ have connected with libraries to digitize millions of books -
Answers - Google
The digital ____ method of writing has made plagiarism easy and ever more common. -
Answers - cut-and-paste
A ____ gives the holder exclusive rights to use an invention for 20 years. - Answers -
patent
Computer _____ capture(s) the essence of today's business expectations for
knowledge workers within their organizations. - Answers - fluency
The DMCA was drafted and passed by the ____. - Answers - United States
Services using DRM technology usually include all of the following restrictions EXCEPT
____. - Answers - the length of the songs supported
Which of the following is true of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? - Answers - It
outlaws the distribution of software meant to crack DRM code
Traditional _____ media uses newspapers, magazines, and books to deliver information
and entertainment. - Answers - print
In an effort to fight the illegal downloading of videos and movies, many ____ are
working against networks such as BitTorrent. - Answers - ISPs
The popularity of ____ has encouraged everyday users to share events of the day -
Answers - social media
The reason online content cannot always be trusted is the lack of ____ on the web -
Answers - quality control
Government agencies have not supported cloud computing due to the lack of ____. -
Answers - data security
ANSWERS
A computer that manages data and produces information often uses a _____ to
organize and deliver it - Answers - database
Using analog-to-_____ conversion, we are able to digitize the things we see and hear. -
Answers - digital
Due to the ____ of intellectual property, distribution of content is much faster and easier
than it was in the past. - Answers - digitization
Personal music videos that combine user-generated photos with audio music are a
good example of _____. - Answers - digital convergence
The ____ has been successful in promoting legislation that protects its own content. -
Answers - RIAA
One opponent of the DMCA is the ____. - Answers - EFF
Thanks to _____, voice and data traveling together through our telecommunications
lines will be seamless. - Answers - VoIP
Online newspapers can be delivered through _____ to news readers - Answers - RSS
Which of the following will protect intellectual property for the life of the holder plus 70
years? - Answers - copyright
_____ media is programming or music that can be accessed any time of the day,
regardless of television and radio schedules. - Answers - on-demand
A computer relies on the combination of _____ and _____ to turn input into output. -
Answers - hardware, software
The Kindle is an example of a(n) _____ device. - Answers - eReader
Which of the following is an example of digital media? - Answers - BlueRay movies
One way newspapers are staying profitable in the online delivery model is to _____. -
Answers - charge readers for access to stories
A general-purpose computer relies on the _____ being used to perform an activity. -
Answers - software
, Software such as ____ is used by both students and teachers to find plagiarism
problems. - Answers - Turnitin
Which of the following organizations has been instrumental in fighting piracy through the
use of lawsuits and legislation? - Answers - RIAA
DRM protects intellectual property by ____. - Answers - limiting how many devices can
use a file, and how many times it can be copied
The launch of the _____ in 2010 resulted in various tablet devices entering the market. -
Answers - iPad
Companies such as _____ have connected with libraries to digitize millions of books -
Answers - Google
The digital ____ method of writing has made plagiarism easy and ever more common. -
Answers - cut-and-paste
A ____ gives the holder exclusive rights to use an invention for 20 years. - Answers -
patent
Computer _____ capture(s) the essence of today's business expectations for
knowledge workers within their organizations. - Answers - fluency
The DMCA was drafted and passed by the ____. - Answers - United States
Services using DRM technology usually include all of the following restrictions EXCEPT
____. - Answers - the length of the songs supported
Which of the following is true of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? - Answers - It
outlaws the distribution of software meant to crack DRM code
Traditional _____ media uses newspapers, magazines, and books to deliver information
and entertainment. - Answers - print
In an effort to fight the illegal downloading of videos and movies, many ____ are
working against networks such as BitTorrent. - Answers - ISPs
The popularity of ____ has encouraged everyday users to share events of the day -
Answers - social media
The reason online content cannot always be trusted is the lack of ____ on the web -
Answers - quality control
Government agencies have not supported cloud computing due to the lack of ____. -
Answers - data security
