Blow to Bits - Chapter 1

What is a ping

• software utility used to test the reachability
• something used to store memory
• personal interface of the the computer
• privacy interests negotiating global

What is one of the standards that Tanya Rider's circumstances brought into question?

• privacy
• commericalism
• onStar technology
• grocery lists need to be kept more secure

Posting a photo on Facebook can infringe on someone's privacy how?

• inadvertently posting someone in the background
• public, open to many viewers
• copies of photos can be made without permission
• All the above

Computers are getting better and better at extracting meaning from bits.  What are two of the consequences that we talk about which may happen?  

• Computers will take over jobs and man will not have to work
• Computers will eventually be replaced with other technology, and people are becoming more ignorant
• Computers are finding patterns and extracting meaning of data.
• Computers are in the long run not going to be a helpful tool.

Name two ways that data can "leak" within the computer system

• The hard  drive is not working correctly and leaks data, the server is too full and spilling over extra data
• Identity theft and giving away personal information for a free app...
• New people talk too much on air, gossiping.
• none of the above

How many Koans, or truths, about bits are discussed in this chapter?

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

What does Moore's Law state?

• The current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points
• The number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits has doubled every year since the integrated circuit was invented.
• Once something is uploaded to the internet, it is there forever
• Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

What is a bit?

• A telecommunications network which allows computers to exchange data
• Any symbol that requires one byte of storage
• 1,000 bits = 1 Gigabyte
• Short for binary digit, the smallest unit of information on a machine

Which is one of the two basic morals offered in this chapter?

• Traditional intellectual property include patents, copyrights, and trademarks
• New technology brings social change, and change comes with both risks and opportunities
• Data exists in a variety of forms, like text on paper or bytes stored in electronic memory
• The primary most important human knowledge is knowledge and understanding of the very most basic and universal human values