Core Concepts in Technology (ITEEA 2.2)

How does a traditional wall-mounted thermostat (open-loop system) differ from a modern smart home heating system (closed-loop system)?

• A traditional wall-mounted thermostat uses feedback while a modern smart home heating system requires human intervention.

• Both systems, the traditional wall-mounted thermostat and the modern smart home heating system, function without any feedback.

• A traditional wall-mounted thermostat has no feedback path and requires human intervention, while a modern smart home heating system uses feedback.

• Traditional wall-mounted thermostat and modern smart home heating systems are exactly the same.

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Imagine you are setting up a smart home system with devices like Alexa, Nest thermostat, and Philips Hue lights. How would these devices interact with each other in this setup?

• Each device in your smart home setup, like Alexa, Nest thermostat, and Philips Hue lights, would function in isolation and never connect with others.

• Devices in your smart home setup like Alexa, Nest thermostat, and Philips Hue lights can never be related or compared.

• Devices in your smart home setup like Alexa, Nest thermostat, and Philips Hue lights can be connected to one another.

• Only old devices in your smart home setup like Alexa, Nest thermostat, and Philips Hue lights can be interconnected.

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How might a flat tire on John's car affect his daily drive to the office?

• A flat tire always improves John's drive.

• They never influence John's drive in any way.

• A flat tire may affect the quality of John's drive.

• Only flat tires on larger wheels of John's car matter.

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During the construction of the new Apple Store in New York, how were the requirements determined?

• They were arbitrary and need not be considered.

• Only the preferences of the Apple's chief architect, Jony Ive, were set as requirements.

• Requirements were solely based on previous customer reviews of the Apple Store in Los Angeles.

• Requirements are the parameters placed on the construction of the new Apple Store in New York.

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You are the project manager of a software development company and you have to choose between delivering a software product quickly or ensuring the software is of high quality. What does this trade-off in decision-making imply?

• It means you can deliver the software product quickly without compromising on the software's quality.

• It means you can make this decision without any considerations.

• This trade-off is a decision process recognizing the need for careful compromises between speed of delivery and quality of the software.

• This trade-off is always about sacrificing the quality of the software for speed of delivery.

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Imagine you are the project manager at Microsoft, working on various software projects. How would you describe the application of different software development methodologies across these projects?

• They always involve the same processes, regardless of the project.

• Different software development methodologies involve different sets of processes, depending on the project requirements.

• Every software development methodology only involves a singular, universal process, irrespective of the project.

• Software development methodology never involves any processes, no matter the project.

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John recently purchased a new sports car. In this context, what does it mean when the car dealership advises him to maintain his car?

• It means John should discard his sports car after a single drive.

• Maintenance for John is about advertising his sports car.

• Maintenance for John is the process of inspecting and servicing his sports car on a regular basis to ensure it runs smoothly.

• It's about John changing his sports car's design frequently.

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Imagine you are driving a car on a highway. In this context, what does the term 'controls' refer to?

• Controls are always about slowing down the car.

• They are the decorative aspects of the car.

• Controls refer only to the power buttons on the car.

• Controls are mechanisms or particular steps that drivers perform using information about the car that causes the car's systems to change.

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Imagine you are the project manager for the development of a new mobile banking application for XYZ Bank. In this context, how would you apply systems thinking?

• You would focus solely on individual tasks, such as coding the login feature, without considering the overall project timeline.

• Systems thinking would be used to apply logic and creativity with appropriate compromises in complex real-life problems such as balancing resources, time, and quality in project management.

• It would be a method to complicate simple tasks in the project, such as turning a simple bug fix into a major overhaul.

• You would ignore the logic in any project management system, focusing instead on gut instinct.

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How does the traffic control system at Times Square, one of the busiest intersections in New York City, relate to technology and the environment?

• Traffic control systems at Times Square are separate from technology and have no connection to the environment.

• Traffic control systems at Times Square, which are the building blocks of technology, are embedded within larger technological, social, and environmental systems.

• Only technological systems matter in traffic control at Times Square, and they have no relation to the environment.

• Social systems are completely independent of traffic control at Times Square and environmental systems.

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