5.02 MC Review - Business Essentials

Technology is the practical application of which of the following studies to society and industry:

• literature

• history

• science

• economics

Which of the following is not considered a technological innovation:

• the weather

• the wheel

• the Internet

• the cell phone

Which of the following is a benefit that businesses received from using the Internet:

• improved methods of manufacturing

• faster connections with suppliers

• easier use of satellite radio

• the ability to call employees on the road

A specific Internet technology that allows users to make voice and video calls online is called

• Electronic Transfer of Funds

• Expert Systems

• Hardware

• Voice over Internet Protocol

A computer's internal processor is part of its

• virtual training

• hardware

• software

• expert systems

When an employee uses a computer program to help manage bookkeeping tasks, they are using

• expert systems

• networking abilities

• software

• hardware

A medical professional enters a patient's symptoms into a computer program designed to help diagnose illnesses. This program is known as a(n)

• expert system

• Voice over Internet Protocol

• virtual doctor

• computer-aided design

When a business uses computer technology to manage its money and move it among different accounts, it is taking advantage of

• hardware

• expert systems

• electronic data interchange

• electronic transfer of funds

Computers direct robots and other machines to do specific tasks in a technology known as

• computer-aided manufacturing

• computer-aided design

• Internet telephony

• virtual training

Global positioning systems (GPS) rely on the use of what type of technology?

• Voice over Internet Protocol

• satellite technology

• cell phone technology

• the internet