Business Essentials 5.03 and 5.04

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 manufacturing benefit that businesses receive 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 System

When an employee uses a computer program to help manage bookkeeping tasks, s/he is using

• Expert Systems

• Application Software

• Networking Abilities

• Processing Hardware

A medical professional enters a patient’s symptoms into an advanced computer program specifically 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 manufacturing 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