Module 8

LTE is a _________________G technology

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The FCC mandated a switch to which technology in 2009?

DTV

_______________________ devices that automate key energy and infrastructure systems are a national security concern.

SCADA

Mechanical calculators and electronic computers have built-in _______________________--the step-by-step processes by which numbers are manipulated.

algorithm

ENIAC's von Neumann _______________________ placed program instructions and data in the same memory space.

architecture

The job title for an entry-level programmer is likely to be _________________ programmer.

associate

Telephone and cellular services are classified as common _________________.

carriers

IC3, CCNP, and CISSP re examples of computer _________________ exams.

certification

Computer professionals know that it is important to maintain _________________ and privacy for data that pertains to individuals.

confidentiality

_______________________ goods are products such as laptops, music downloads, and fitness trackers that are purchased and used by individuals.

consumer

A _________________ worker is usually paid by the job, rather than by the hour, and i not officially an employee of the company for which he or she works.

contract

Many aspects of law that pertain to computers, software, and intellectual property are included in the _________________ Millennium Copyright Act.

digital

The ICT industry experienced a stock market bubble fueled by online startup businesses called _______________________.

dot-coms

Computer professionals sometimes have difficulty evaluating whether a project is socially _________________ because project team members might not be given detailed information about a product's application.

ethical

Computer professionals sometimes have to make _________________ decisions in situations where the right course of action is not clear.

ethical

A student who wants to work with computers but does not have a strong aptitude for math might find a good fit by pursuing a _________________ systems degree.

information

Fourth-generation technology is characterized by construction based on _______________________ such as the Intel 4004.

microprocessor

The concept that technological innovation would double the number of transistors in an integrated circuit every two years is called _______________________.

moore's law

_______________________ relocates business processes in countries where labor costs are low.

offshoring

Which telecommunications technology was prohibited by the U.S. government during World War I? _________________

radio

IBM PC sales skyrocketed when electronic _______________________ software named VisiCalc became available.

spreadsheet

At about the same time as Charles Babbage was designing his Analytical Engine, inventors Gauss and Cooke were working on the _________________.

telegraph

The core technology for second-generation computer hardware was _______________________.

transistors

The term computer professional was defined in an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1999? True or false?

true

A _________________ is someone in an organization who decides to speak out against on-the-job activities that are contrary to the mission of the organization or threaten the public interest.

whistleblower