Big Idea 5 Extra Questions

Which of the following can be described as a cyber attack? Select two answer choices.

• Operating System Failure

• Hard disk crash

• Distributed Denial of Service

• Ransomware

Answer explanation

Answers A and B are examples of computer hardware failures. Answer choices C and D are examples of cyber attacks.

Computing innovation is not always met with approval from the lawmakers in society. The reason is because

• all computing innovations cause problems

• computing innovations once deployed can sometimes cause unexpected problems

• all computing innovations have predictable behavior

• the impact a computing innovation has on society does not last forever

Answer explanation

Answers A and C are not correct. Answer D is true, however it is not a good reason to not approve a computing innovation.

Intellectual property is defined as

• something that a person owns (this means they have paid to use the product)

• something that while free cannot be distributed

• something that, because it is created by a person, cannot be sold or distributed

• something that a person has created like a story, song, movie, and can be distributed or sold with permission

Answer explanation

The most important aspect of intellectual property is that the users have to ask for permission or they need to understand how to acknowledge the contributions of the creator of the work (i.e. song, story, etc.). The other answer choices may or may not be correct in all cases.

One of the most important technologies needed for crowdsourcing is

• knowing how to write computer programs

• access to the Internet

• the ability to attend online classes

• having a microphone, webcam, and speaker

Answer explanation

All the other answers will assist with crowdsourcing but are not necessary for the process to be successful.

Information about a person such as their name, email, or age is called

• personalized data

• metadata

• cookie data

• Personally Identifiable Information

Answer explanation

Personally Identifiable Information is the data that can be used to identify an individual uniquely. Having their name, email, and age will assist with providing this information.