Quiz 1: Introduction to Internet Distributed Applications and Quiz 2: Emerging Trends

saw the need for specialization in labor

Adam Smith

In a team meeting, you are asked to recommend an RSS reader that allows an individual to organize the feed into categories and notify individuals via popup windows. What RSS reader should you recommend?

Awasu

What was originally called "shareware"?

BBS

When comparing criticism and constructive criticism, what is the main difference?

Constructive criticism is intended to help.

___________ returns is when the cost of a change is more than the value added.

Diminishing

What are file folders on a hard drive called?

Directories

saw the need to speed up the separation of cotton from seeds

Eli Whitney

In addition to US defense contractors, _________ scientists are credited with the growth of the Internet.

European

wanted to build cars having one person focus on building a single part

Henry Ford

What RSS reader interfaces the best with Microsoft Outlook?

IntraVnews 1.11

_________ is a large worldview.

Macrocosm

What system is similar to a filing cabinet of hard drives?

NAS

_____________ oriented is a programming type that uses concepts as objects.

Object

Which RSS reader allows an individual to make annotations?

Omea

In your first job, your supervisor is complaining about losing data due to the failure of one drive. Which of the following should you suggest be used?

RAID

configuration of hard drives that automatically make multiple copies of themselves

RAID

Your supervisor expresses frustration with the inability to stay current on certain websites. She expresses that she would like to receive a weekly summary of content that she wants to read, not all that is published. What might you suggest?

RSS feed

What does the acronym RSS stand for?

Rich Site Summary

network-attached storage devices

SAS

any application that is running on a server remote to your LAN

SaaS

When housing multiple servers, what does a single geographic location represent?

Single point of failure

What does the acronym SaaS stand for?

Software as a Service

Your supervisor asks you why a server was delayed in being rebooted and you say traffic held you up. Yet you fail to say you were ten minutes late leaving for work.

a lie of omission

If you want to determine the truth of constructive criticism, what are you determining?

accuracy

reading information on a website and accessing multiple websites to determine if there is similar information on other sites

accuracy of information

you are given several sources of data and told to report the gist of the data

aggregation

What do search engines use to return information when an individual submits a search?

algorithms

Suppose you are told a restaurant is the best in town. As you continue to ask specific questions about the food and service, what critical thinking tool are you using?

asking for clarity

Creating parts that are interchangeable in manufacturing terms is key to the ________ line.

assembly

You are hired to edit the first chapters in a series of novels.

assembly line

reading primary sources as cited in a secondary source

breadth of information

What do we call stores in a physical world?

brick-and-mortar stores

What is a form of serving applications from the Internet so an individual can access the Internet as if there is no distance?

cloud computing

you are told to ensure several office documents are accessible to management

cloud computing

You are working with a company that is concerned about a natural disaster destroying all the information on a server. Which of the following might you suggest the company use?

colocation

you are told to ensure servers are safe from accidents

colocation

What is described as challenging your own beliefs, in thought and action?

critical thinking

When a person points out a flaw, he or she is ________.

criticizing

researching a topic more thoroughly

depth of information

You run a small restaurant and realize after hiring a third cook that the kitchen is now too crowded.

diminishing returns

cost is more than the value added

diminishing returns

If you wanted to be known as the person who broke the current barriers to a super connected data network, which of the following would you need to accomplish?

equip rural areas with high-speed fiber

You have just presented a proposal and the team is ready to voice its opinions. Your hands are sweaty and you are nervous.

evaluation apprehension

When was the term "cloud" first used in computing?

in the 1990s

In order to be an effective employee who knows recent information on loans and laws, in what topic should your information be current?

industry politics

An employer requires an employee to understand each assembly step of a computer.

macrocosm

You are considering the entire United States economic system compared to a small business.

macrocosm

Ford creates an assembly line where an individual focuses on a single car part.

microcosm

small world view

microcosm

Marshall Rosenburg developed the _________ communication style.

nonviolent

You and a colleague do not agree on an issue, and you sit down and quietly discuss your differences.

nonviolent communication

If you ask directions to a store and an individual tells you about a local gas station, what is missing?

relevance

Suppose you have a client who wants to purchase three pieces of software yet is on a limited budget. What type of software could you recommend that is free as long as it is shared?

shareware

You are not sure about purchasing a piece of software, so you "test" it first in a store.

showrooming

An employer tells an employee that because sales are down the employee is laid off.

supply and demand

In an office setting, PCs were connected to servers in order to be connected to the Internet

supply and demand

Technologically, things will double every year, which will affect the availability and use of products.

supply and demand and Moore's law

A small book publisher uses the Internet to sell books and offers an e-book or a book that can be printed onsite within twenty-four hours.

supply and demand is upside down

A neighborhood is known for good schools, friendliness, and low crime. When a house goes on the market, at least four people submit a contract.

supply and demand raising the cost of housing

When you and a colleague work together, you accomplish more together than alone.

synergy

While working on a committee, you agree to divide the research assignments and then meet to discuss the information and create a final product. What is happening in your committee?

synergy

What was software for modems that connected through phone lines called?

terminal-emulation software

What is a command line in a program that implements an ICMP echo request?

traceroute

You write in a command line to track the geographic location of customers.

traceroute

What is the DOS name for the program traceroute?

tracert

As you are using search engines, when do you know you are "on the right track"?

when sources start to overlap

Explain the main difference between the advantages of using the cloud and using Software as a Service.

The main difference between teh advantages of using the cloud and using Software as a Service is that if a client wants to use an application but doesn't want to pay for it, they use Software as a Service.

Summarize three reasons why it is important to use critical thinking.

Three reasons why it's important to use critical thinking is because it helps to understand the identifying flaws in order to reach more accurate, comprehensive, and constructive conclusions.

___________ is a company which provides software that emulates server and desktop-computing instances in a specialized operating system.

VMWARE

When doing a search for types of dogs, what is the best way to phrase the search?

What are the different types of dogs?