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Chapter 17 Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Displaced workers are people who have learned new skills resulting from technology imported from other countries.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Computer literacy is the ability to use computers to process information or solve problems.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Robots are mechanical devices programmed to do routine tasks.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Computerized decision making using logical methods similar to those used by humans is called artificial intelligence.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of technology to create product styles and designs.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Video conferencing allows the movement of documents through telephone lines.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

An online computer service may be used to obtain software for use at home.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A SMART card is designed to provide financial assistance such as recommending investments or selecting insurance.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

White-collar crime refers to illegal acts preformed by office or professional workers while at work.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A computer virus can cause damage to software or stored data.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Displaced workers are unemplyed as a result of _______.

a)

injuries on the job

b)

poor educational training

c)

changing job conditions

d)

lower consumer demand

12.

Computer literacy would include an ability to _________.

a)

use a word processing program

b)

write a computer program

c)

repair a disk drive

d)

develop software

13.

Robots would most likely be used to work in _________.

a)

management jobs

b)

dangerous situations

c)

training centers

d)

the operation of motor vehicles

14.

Expert systems would be most appropriate in situations related to __________.

a)

preparing business correspondence

b)

sending a memo by e-mail

c)

creating a database

d)

making decisions about technical situations

15.

The use of technology to create product styles and designs is called _______.

a)

video conferencing

b)

computer networking

c)

e-mail

d)

computer-aided design

16.

Technology that allows people in different locations to meet without traveling is called _________.

a)

computer-aided design

b)

video conferencing

c)

computer literacy

d)

artificial intelligence

17.

An online computer service would allow a company to ________.

a)

talk "face-to-face" by satellite with customers

b)

advertise products to computer users in their homes

c)

send copies of documents over telephone lines

d)

create software in different foreign languages

18.

Which of the following allows consumers to store personal financial and health data for easy access while shopping or traveling?

a)

a SMART card

b)

e-mail

c)

virtual reality

d)

computer-aided design

19.

An example of white-collar crime would be _______.

a)

illegally using a credit card while shopping

b)

selling stolen merchandise to friends

c)

using an employer's customer databse for personal use

d)

paying for a purchase from an overdrawn checking account

20.

Stealing or illegally copying software or data files is called ______.

a)

piracy

b)

a computer virus

c)

artificial intelligence

d)

white-collar crime

21.

__________ are mechanical devices programmed to do routine tasks.

a)

RAM

b)

RAIDs

c)

Robots

d)

Megabits

22.

Computer programs that help people solve technical problems are called ______ systems.

a)

expert

b)

processing

c)

software

d)

techno

23.

A __________ has a chip used for storing financial and health information.

a)

server

b)

crisp

c)

Insurance ID

d)

SMART card

24.

Stealing or illegally copying software or data files is commonly called ______.

a)

philanthropy

b)

white-collar crime

c)

piracy

d)

paleontology

25.

A computer ___________ is a program code hidden in a system that can later do damage to software or stored data.

a)

operating system

b)

virus

c)

SQL code

d)

sleeper cell