CMSY-110 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS RATED A+
What is Crisis-mapping software and how does this technology impact
society? - ANSWER A tool that collects information from e-mails, text
messages, blog posts, and Twitter tweets and maps them, making the
information publicly available instantly; helps report news to the public by
compiling information from multiple sources into one publicly available
location
digital divide - ANSWER discrepancy between those who have access to
the opportunities and knowledge that computers and the Internet offer and
those who do not; African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) to
bring together the brightest young minds across Africa with the best
lecturers in the world
how can the AIMS initiative help to bridge the digital divide? - ANSWER
African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) to bring together the
brightest young minds across Africa with the best lecturers in the world
cognitive surplus - ANSWER combination of leisure time and the tools to be
creative
computer literacy - ANSWER Being familiar enough with computers that a
user knows how to use them and understands their capabilities and
limitations
ethics - ANSWER study of the general nature of morals and the choices
individuals make
personal ethics - ANSWER set of formal or informal ethical principles that
an individual uses to guide their ethical decisions
, How can understanding your personal ethics help you in your ethical
decisions or handle a situation? - ANSWER understanding personal ethics
can lead you to what you believe to be the correct plan/solution in an
ethically challenging situation
What are the factors that may influence a someone's personal ethics? -
ANSWER family, religion, experience, education
artificial intelligence - ANSWER branch of computer science that deals with
the attempt to create computers that think like humans
examples of AI - ANSWER retail, data mining, recommendation engines,
banking, analyze transaction data, interest rates, transportation, autopilot,
self-driving vehicles, robots, embodied agents, education, tutoring,
plagiarism checks, counseling, medicine, share diagnoses, patient
information, prosthetics, psychology, affective computing, law enforcement,
facial reconstruction (forensics), computer forensics
Turing tests - ANSWER simple test to distinguish between a human and a
computer system
computer forensics - ANSWER application of computer systems and
techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty
used to fight high-tech crime
amoral behavior - ANSWER When a person has no sense of right and
wrong and no interest in the moral consequences of his or her actions
unethical behavior - ANSWER Not conforming to a set of approved
standards of behavior
relativism - ANSWER no universal moral truth, moral principles are dictated
by cultural tastes and customs; example: topless beaches are acceptable
in Europe but not the US
divine command theory - ANSWER God is all-knowing and sets moral
standards, conforming to God's law is right, breaking it is wrong; example:
Christians believe in rules like the Ten Commandments
ACCURATE ANSWERS RATED A+
What is Crisis-mapping software and how does this technology impact
society? - ANSWER A tool that collects information from e-mails, text
messages, blog posts, and Twitter tweets and maps them, making the
information publicly available instantly; helps report news to the public by
compiling information from multiple sources into one publicly available
location
digital divide - ANSWER discrepancy between those who have access to
the opportunities and knowledge that computers and the Internet offer and
those who do not; African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) to
bring together the brightest young minds across Africa with the best
lecturers in the world
how can the AIMS initiative help to bridge the digital divide? - ANSWER
African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) to bring together the
brightest young minds across Africa with the best lecturers in the world
cognitive surplus - ANSWER combination of leisure time and the tools to be
creative
computer literacy - ANSWER Being familiar enough with computers that a
user knows how to use them and understands their capabilities and
limitations
ethics - ANSWER study of the general nature of morals and the choices
individuals make
personal ethics - ANSWER set of formal or informal ethical principles that
an individual uses to guide their ethical decisions
, How can understanding your personal ethics help you in your ethical
decisions or handle a situation? - ANSWER understanding personal ethics
can lead you to what you believe to be the correct plan/solution in an
ethically challenging situation
What are the factors that may influence a someone's personal ethics? -
ANSWER family, religion, experience, education
artificial intelligence - ANSWER branch of computer science that deals with
the attempt to create computers that think like humans
examples of AI - ANSWER retail, data mining, recommendation engines,
banking, analyze transaction data, interest rates, transportation, autopilot,
self-driving vehicles, robots, embodied agents, education, tutoring,
plagiarism checks, counseling, medicine, share diagnoses, patient
information, prosthetics, psychology, affective computing, law enforcement,
facial reconstruction (forensics), computer forensics
Turing tests - ANSWER simple test to distinguish between a human and a
computer system
computer forensics - ANSWER application of computer systems and
techniques to gather potential legal evidence; a law enforcement specialty
used to fight high-tech crime
amoral behavior - ANSWER When a person has no sense of right and
wrong and no interest in the moral consequences of his or her actions
unethical behavior - ANSWER Not conforming to a set of approved
standards of behavior
relativism - ANSWER no universal moral truth, moral principles are dictated
by cultural tastes and customs; example: topless beaches are acceptable
in Europe but not the US
divine command theory - ANSWER God is all-knowing and sets moral
standards, conforming to God's law is right, breaking it is wrong; example:
Christians believe in rules like the Ten Commandments
