BUS 100 Lesson 12 Reading Quiz

The digital divide describes the gap between those: a) Individuals who have technology and those who do not. b) Businesses who use e-business and those who do not. c) Hospitals who use online information and those who do not. d) Individuals who have broadband technology and those who do not.

A

The purpose of the right to be forgotten is to: a) Increase protection of privacy and personal information. b) Protect property rights. c) Protect intellectual property. d) Prevent software privacy.

A

Buying and selling goods and services electronically is called: a) M-commerce. b) E-business. c) Telecommunications. d) Intellectual property.

B

The place where information is stored, ideas are described, and communication takes place in and through an electronic network of linked systems is called: a) The personal computer. b) Cyberspace. c) Cloud computing. d) Communication

B

A person's entitlement to protection from invasion of one's personal life is called the: a) Right of free speech. b) Declaration of independence. c) Right to privacy. d) Principle of freedom.

C

One argument in favor of net neutrality is: a) Businesses that pay more should have faster Internet. b) Broadband providers should have free reign to block any site they object to. c) To fairly compete, small, medium, and large firms should have the same Internet bandwidth. d) Individuals don't need fast Internet, only businesses do.

C

A technological application that uses biological systems or living organisms to make or modify products or processes for specific use is called: a) Biosphere outcome. b) Metatechnology. c) Biology. d)Biotechnology.

D

Intellectual property refers to: a) Protecting one's ideas, concepts, and symbolic creations. b) Special laws protecting copyrights, patents, and trademarks. c) Prohibiting the downloading of commercial software or videogames. d) All of these answers are correct.

D

Many rapid changes in technology over the past few decades were facilitated by: a) Artificial intelligence. b) Wireless networks. c) Processing of enormous amounts of data. d) All of these answers are correct.

D

One type of digital currency that operates outside the banking system using encrypted technology is: a) Mastercard. b) Blockchain. c) Cryptocoin. d) Bitcoin.

D