Chapter 1 quiz

Social media

is incorporated as part of a political strategy by many politicians.

Intellectual property

is the result of someone's creative work and design. can include works of music, film, or engineering design. can be protected legally by the patent system.

Examples of crowdfunding and crowdsourcing include

Kickstarter and ScanLife

Hacktivism is another word for cyberterrorism

False

The Next Einstein Initiative uses the power of supercomputing to enhance mathematical education.

False

Bike-sharing programs like New York City's Citi Bike are an example of

a subscription-style business model made possible by technology.

Which of the following actions would NOT help to identify your personal ethics?

Conduct a genealogical study of your extended family.

The move toward access instead of ownership is a sign of collaborative consumption.

True

Virtual reality is the addition of graphical information to your visual field.

True

Web-based databases are being used to help investigators solve criminal cases

True

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Unethical behavior is always illegal.

Sophisticated modeling software is helping international researchers

increase the pace of research in finding and producing vaccines.

Web 2.0 has led to a shift from just consuming content toward

producing content.

Information technology is the study of

the processing and retrieval of information.

Being computer literate includes being able to

use the web effectively. diagnose and fix hardware and software problems. avoid spam, adware, and spyware.