Enterprise Computing 2.1.1

Which of the following best describes a disruptive technology?

• A technology that improves upon existing products or services but does not fundamentally change them.

• A technology that significantly changes the way businesses or industries operate, often displacing established technologies and creating new markets.

• A technology that is primarily focused on satisfying niche market demands.

• A technology that introduces new features to an already established market.

Answer explanation

A technology that significantly changes the way businesses or industries operate, often displacing established technologies and creating new markets.

An online portal that provides access to a variety of media entertainment is called a

• Netflix.

• broadcast service.

• gateway.

• streaming service.

Answer explanation

An online portal that provides access to a variety of media entertainment is called a streaming service because it allows users to stream different types of media content.

A car’s steering wheel that vibrates under the hand of the driver when the car drifts out of its lane is providing what sort of feedback?

• Haptic feedback.

• Visual feedback.

• Auditory feedback.

• Temporal feedback.

Answer explanation

The correct feedback provided by the vibrating steering wheel is haptic feedback, which involves the sense of touch.

What is the name of the technology that facilitates transactions between businesses and consumers that often eliminates the need for a 'bricks and mortar' store?

• Electric-commerce

• Electronic-commerce

• Electronic-computerisation

• Electric-computerisation

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Electronic-commerce' which refers to the technology facilitating transactions between businesses and consumers without the need for physical stores.

Which of the following is an example of a social networking app?

• Facebook

• Google

• Waze

• Bing

Answer explanation

Facebook is an example of a social networking app, allowing users to connect and interact with others online.

Which of the following best describes Augmented Reality (AR)?

• A technology that enables users to communicate with each other in virtual spaces.

• A technology that replaces a user’s physical surroundings with computer-generated surroundings.

• A technology that overlays digital information or virtual objects onto the real-world environment.

• A technology that enhances the user’s physical abilities or senses through wearable devices.

Answer explanation

A technology that overlays digital information or virtual objects onto the real-world environment.

Which of the following best describes Blockchain technology?

• A. A type of cryptocurrency technology that is used exclusively for online transactions.

• B. A centralised database where information is stored and managed by a single entity.

• C. An encryption technique used by financial institutions that ensures data transmissions over the internet remain secure.

• D. A ledger technology that records transactions across multiple computers in a decentralised manner.

Answer explanation

Blockchain technology is a ledger system that records transactions across multiple computers in a decentralised manner, making it secure and transparent.

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A. Human-centric computing (HCC) is an approach that focuses on designing and developing technology solutions with a primary emphasis on meeting the needs and behaviors of human users.

• B. Key aspects of human-centric computing (HCC) include user-centered design and accessibility.

• C. Human-centric computing incorporates principles derived from disciplines like human-computer interaction (HCI)

• D. All of the statements are correct.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is D because all the statements provided are accurate in describing human-centric computing (HCC).

A significant benefit of Cloud computing is

• A. Business need not suffer any downtime due to unreliable internet connectivity.

• B. Cloud computing allows businesses to scale resources up or down quickly and easily, without incurring significant costs to change/upgrade the infrastructure.

• C. Cloud computing makes data recovery a lot more difficult and therefore the data is more secure.

• D. Sensitive data is a lot more secure on the Cloud.

Answer explanation

Cloud computing allows businesses to scale resources up or down quickly and easily, without incurring significant costs to change/upgrade the infrastructure.

Which statement best describes User Experience (UX)?

• A. UX is the testing stage of a new product in development.

• B. UX is the study of how users guide software developers when they are creating a new product.

• C. UX is the overall experience a user has when interacting with a product, especially in terms of how easy or enjoyable it is to use.

• D. UX is a step in the process of how websites are ranked within search engines.

Answer explanation

C. UX is the overall experience a user has when interacting with a product, especially in terms of how easy or enjoyable it is to use.