Business Essentials 5.02 Tech-tastic

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 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 systems

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

• Expert system

• 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(CAD)

When a business uses computer technology to manage its money and move tit among differenct 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(CAM)

• Computer-aided design (CAD)

• 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