Chapter 1

Bike-sharing programs like New York City's Citi Bike are an example of A.) crowdfunding. B.) a subscription-style business model made possible by technology. C.) crowdsourcing. D.) principled psychology.

B.) a subscription-style business model made possible by technology

Social media A.) prevents two-way dialog between people. B.) is useful only for personal friendships. C.) is incorporated as part of a political strategy by many politicians. D.) cannot be immediate enough to react to quickly developing issues.

C.) is incorporated as a part of a political strategy bu many politicians.

Web 2.0 has led to a shift from just consuming content toward A.) new standards for HTML. B.) less sharing of the work we produce. C.) producing content. D.) spending all our time on leisure activities.

C.) producing content.

Information technology is the study of A.) meteorological reports produced by supercomputer simulations. B.) stock prices and other financial data. C.) the processing and retrieval of information. D.) all of the above.

C.) the processing and retrieval of information

Which of the following actions would NOT help to identify your personal ethics? A.) Prepare a list of values that are most important to you. B.) Identify the influences of your work environment. C.) Describe yourself. D.) Conduct a genealogical study of your extended family.

D.) Conduct a genealogical study of your extended family.

Examples of crowdfunding and crowdsourcing include A.) Ushahidi and Kiva. B.) Bing and Google. C.) Call a Bike and Zipcar. D.) Kickstarter and ScanLife.

D.) Kickstarter and ScanLife

Which of the following statements is FALSE? A.) Individuals who have no sense of right or wrong exhibit amoral behavior. B.) Ethical decisions are usually influenced by personal ethics. C.) Life experience affects an individual's personal ethics. D.) Unethical behavior is always illegal.

D.) Unethical behavior is always illegal.

Being computer literate includes being able to A.) avoid spam, adware, and spyware. B.) use the web effectively. C.) diagnose and fix hardware and software problems. D.) all of the above.

D.) all of the above

Intellectual property A.) can include works of music, film, or engineering design. B.) can be protected legally by the patent system. C.) is the result of someone's creative work and design. D.) all of the above

D.) all of the above

Sophisticated modeling software is helping researchers A.) analyze computer systems to gather potential legal evidence. B.) market new types of products to a wider audience. C.) create more intricate screenplays and movie scripts. D.) increase the pace of research in finding and producing vaccines.

D.) increase the pace of research in finding and producing vaccines.