TEST BANK
TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION
18TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD
1) ________ tools gather information from sources such as e-mails, text messages, and
tweets and make the information instantly and publicly available.
A) Social networking
B) Crowdsourcing
C) Crisis-mapping
D) Affective computing
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.1 Describe various technological tools being used to impact national and
global issues.
2) ________ tools enable people to connect and exchange ideas.
A) Affective computing
B) Social media
C) Debugging
D) Computer forensics
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.1 Describe various technological tools being used to impact national and
global issues.
3) The gap in ease of access to the Internet and technology is known as the ________
divide.
A) web
B) Internet
C) digital
D) technology
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.2 Describe various global social issues that are being affected by
technology.
4) The Next Einstein Initiative and the ________ Institute for Mathematical Sciences
bring bright young learners and the best lecturers in the world together.
A) African
B) Computer
C) Canadian
D) Austrian
Answer: A
Diff: 3
,Objective: 1.2 Describe various global social issues that are being affected by
technology.
5) ________ results when leisure time and available tools allow us to engage in creative
acts.
A) Spam
B) Distributed computing
C) Cognitive surplus
D) Affective computing
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.3 Describe how technology is changing how and why we connect and
collaborate with others.
6) ________ is a nickname for social media tools which allow users to contribute
content easily.
A) Cognitive surplus
B) QR codes
C) Web 2.0
D) Instant Messaging
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.3 Describe how technology is changing how and why we connect and
collaborate with others.
7) Connecting with one another to finance other people's dreams is called ________.
A) social networking
B) crowdfunding
C) crowding
D) collaborating
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.3 Describe how technology is changing how and why we connect and
collaborate with others.
8) Citi Bike is an example of which arena of technology?
A) Marketing
B) Sharing Economy
C) Crowdsourcing
D) Crowdfunding
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.4 Summarize how technology has impacted the way we choose and
consume products and services.\
9) ________ is joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently.
A) Collaborative consumption
B) Crowdfunding
C) Crowdsourcing
,D) Social networking
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.4 Summarize how technology has impacted the way we choose and
consume products and services.
10) The term computer ________ describes someone who is familiar enough with
computers to understand their capabilities and limitations.
A) master
B) webmaster
C) literate
D) hacker
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5 Characterize computer literacy and explain why it is important to be
computer literate.
11) ________ provides the instructions that tell a computer what to do.
A) Software
B) Hardware
C) Spam
D) Data mining
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5 Characterize computer literacy and explain why it is important to be
computer literate.
12) Unsolicited or junk e-mail is called ________.
A) spam
B) spyware
C) adware
D) malware
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5 Characterize computer literacy and explain why it is important to be
computer literate.
13) Which of the following is not an example of being computer literate?
A) Knowing how to avoid hackers and viruses
B) Knowing how to maintain and troubleshoot your computer
C) Knowing how to use the web wisely
D) Knowing how to hire a programmer
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Objective: 1.5 Characterize computer literacy and explain why it is important to be
computer literate.
14) Teaching Siri or the Google Assistant how to recognize your voice by reading to it is
an example of ________.
, A) perception
B) planning
C) unsupervised learning
D) supervised learning
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Objective: 1.6 Describe artificial intelligence systems and explain their main goals.
15) Which of the following is not a main area of research in artificial intelligence?
A) Cloud computing
B) Natural language processing
C) Perception
D) Problem solving
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.6 Describe artificial intelligence systems and explain their main goals.
16) ________ analyzes patterns in data, then uses the patterns to draw conclusions
and adjust the actions of the AI system accordingly.
A) Machine learning
B) Big data
C) Neural learning
D) Cloud computing
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.6 Describe artificial intelligence systems and explain their main goals.
17) Which of the following is an example of a recommendation engine?
A) An Excel spreadsheet listing all employees and their annual salaries in a random
order
B) Amazon providing you a list of products similar to others you've viewed
C) Raw data from marketing questionnaires
D) A printout of all sales taken from the register at the end of the day
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Objective: 1.7 Describe how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are
important in many careers.
18) The Turing test consists of a person asking written questions of a person and a
computer. If the questioner can't tell which one of the respondents is a computer, then
the computer has attained ________.
A) mastery
B) intelligence
C) independence
D) Turing
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.7 Describe how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are
important in many careers.
TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION
18TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD
1) ________ tools gather information from sources such as e-mails, text messages, and
tweets and make the information instantly and publicly available.
A) Social networking
B) Crowdsourcing
C) Crisis-mapping
D) Affective computing
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.1 Describe various technological tools being used to impact national and
global issues.
2) ________ tools enable people to connect and exchange ideas.
A) Affective computing
B) Social media
C) Debugging
D) Computer forensics
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.1 Describe various technological tools being used to impact national and
global issues.
3) The gap in ease of access to the Internet and technology is known as the ________
divide.
A) web
B) Internet
C) digital
D) technology
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.2 Describe various global social issues that are being affected by
technology.
4) The Next Einstein Initiative and the ________ Institute for Mathematical Sciences
bring bright young learners and the best lecturers in the world together.
A) African
B) Computer
C) Canadian
D) Austrian
Answer: A
Diff: 3
,Objective: 1.2 Describe various global social issues that are being affected by
technology.
5) ________ results when leisure time and available tools allow us to engage in creative
acts.
A) Spam
B) Distributed computing
C) Cognitive surplus
D) Affective computing
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.3 Describe how technology is changing how and why we connect and
collaborate with others.
6) ________ is a nickname for social media tools which allow users to contribute
content easily.
A) Cognitive surplus
B) QR codes
C) Web 2.0
D) Instant Messaging
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.3 Describe how technology is changing how and why we connect and
collaborate with others.
7) Connecting with one another to finance other people's dreams is called ________.
A) social networking
B) crowdfunding
C) crowding
D) collaborating
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.3 Describe how technology is changing how and why we connect and
collaborate with others.
8) Citi Bike is an example of which arena of technology?
A) Marketing
B) Sharing Economy
C) Crowdsourcing
D) Crowdfunding
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.4 Summarize how technology has impacted the way we choose and
consume products and services.\
9) ________ is joining together as a group to use a specific product more efficiently.
A) Collaborative consumption
B) Crowdfunding
C) Crowdsourcing
,D) Social networking
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.4 Summarize how technology has impacted the way we choose and
consume products and services.
10) The term computer ________ describes someone who is familiar enough with
computers to understand their capabilities and limitations.
A) master
B) webmaster
C) literate
D) hacker
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5 Characterize computer literacy and explain why it is important to be
computer literate.
11) ________ provides the instructions that tell a computer what to do.
A) Software
B) Hardware
C) Spam
D) Data mining
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5 Characterize computer literacy and explain why it is important to be
computer literate.
12) Unsolicited or junk e-mail is called ________.
A) spam
B) spyware
C) adware
D) malware
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5 Characterize computer literacy and explain why it is important to be
computer literate.
13) Which of the following is not an example of being computer literate?
A) Knowing how to avoid hackers and viruses
B) Knowing how to maintain and troubleshoot your computer
C) Knowing how to use the web wisely
D) Knowing how to hire a programmer
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Objective: 1.5 Characterize computer literacy and explain why it is important to be
computer literate.
14) Teaching Siri or the Google Assistant how to recognize your voice by reading to it is
an example of ________.
, A) perception
B) planning
C) unsupervised learning
D) supervised learning
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Objective: 1.6 Describe artificial intelligence systems and explain their main goals.
15) Which of the following is not a main area of research in artificial intelligence?
A) Cloud computing
B) Natural language processing
C) Perception
D) Problem solving
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.6 Describe artificial intelligence systems and explain their main goals.
16) ________ analyzes patterns in data, then uses the patterns to draw conclusions
and adjust the actions of the AI system accordingly.
A) Machine learning
B) Big data
C) Neural learning
D) Cloud computing
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.6 Describe artificial intelligence systems and explain their main goals.
17) Which of the following is an example of a recommendation engine?
A) An Excel spreadsheet listing all employees and their annual salaries in a random
order
B) Amazon providing you a list of products similar to others you've viewed
C) Raw data from marketing questionnaires
D) A printout of all sales taken from the register at the end of the day
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Objective: 1.7 Describe how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are
important in many careers.
18) The Turing test consists of a person asking written questions of a person and a
computer. If the questioner can't tell which one of the respondents is a computer, then
the computer has attained ________.
A) mastery
B) intelligence
C) independence
D) Turing
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.7 Describe how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are
important in many careers.
