GSU - CSC 1010 UNIT 8

Telegraphy

refers to transmitting text or symbolic information over long distances without the use of a living carrier, such as a courier.

internet

1996 was the year that cable_________ service made its debut.

algorithm

A calculation is based on a(n) _________ the step-by-step process by which numbers are manipulated.

code of ethics

A(n) _________ is a set of guidelines designed to help professionals thread their way through a sometimes tangled web of ethical on-the-job decisions.

cellular telephone

A(n) __________ is a device that uses a low-power radio transmitter to carry out two-way voice communications.

manual

A(n) __________________ calculator is a device that assists in the process of numeric calculations but requires the human operator to keep track of the algorithm.

telecommuter

A(n) _________________________ uses available technology to work from home or an off-site location.

1960s

Companies such as IBM and Sperry Rand launched the computer industry when they brought the first mainframes to market in the _______________________.

personal

Computer systems such as the Mark-8 and the MITS Altair are examples of early _____________________ computers.

product life cycle

From the perspective of a business that creates and sells a technology product, the ____________________ maps the expected profitability of a product from its inception to its demise.

False

HTML is the best format for an effective resume. (True or False)

non-compete clause

Many employment contracts contain a(n) ___________________ designed to prevent employees from divulging proprietary information to competitors or opening competing businesses.

True

Technology workers encompass jobs such as telephone cable installers and radio broadcasters. (True or False)

True

The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act is meant to offer protection to whistleblowers. (True or False)

vacuum tubes

The Atanasoff-Berry Computer was the first computing device to use ___________________ instead of mechanical switches as processing circuitry.

Provide disruptive technologies

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security identifies six national security functions supplied by the ICT sector. Which one of the following is not one of them?

1876

The first telephone was invented and patented by Alexander Graham Bell in ________.

True

The first telephones were connected by point-to-point networks, similar to those used by the telegraph system. (True or False)

content

The information industry has three major facets: ________, computers, and telecommunications.

False

The term product life cycle is frequently used to describe patterns in the way consumers adopt technology products. (True or False)

ethics

The term professional ______________________ refers to on-the-job choices and actions that reflect a person's values.

radio

The years between 1920 and 1960 are considered the Golden Age of _____________________.

morse code

Transmitting data in a telegraph system used the ___________________ alphabet, a binary encoding system based on dots and dashes.

4G

What generation of cell phone technology was the first to offer true mobile broadband?

VisiCalc

When the PC version of the spreadsheet program _________ became available, the IBM PC quickly became the top-selling personal computer.

Focuses on the design of computer hardware and peripheral devices, often at the chip level.

Which of the following descriptions best matches that of computer engineering degree?

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Which of the following information technology laws makes it illegal to circumvent copy-protection technologies, such as those used to prevent unauthorized copying of software CDs, music CDs, and movie DVDs?

The Espionage Act of 1917

Which of the following is not an example of an Information Technology Law?

Investigates the requirements of a business or an organization, its employees, and its customers in order to plan and implement new or improved computer services.

Which of the following job descriptions best matches that of a systems analyst?

Print, Email, HTML - all of the above

Which of the following options is a useful format for your resume?

Nanodegree

Which of the following options offer self-study training to career-minded individuals who might not have the time or means to complete a traditional degree program?

Schickard's Calculator, Pascaline, de Colmar's Arithmometer - all of the above

Which of the following would be considered a mechanical calculator?

Computers that run OS X replacing computers that run Windows 8.

Which of the following would not be considered a disruptive technology?

True

Whistleblowing is risky under any circumstances. (True or False)

proprietary

With respect to organizations, confidentiality means protecting __________ information about company finances, procedures, products, and research that competitors would find valuable.

First-generation

________ computers, such as UNIVAC, can be characterized by their use of vacuum tubes to store individual bits of data.

India and Ireland

_______________ are two of the world's largest exporters of ICT services.

Capital

______________________ goods are raw materials, tools, and machinery used by businesses to make consumer goods.

UNIVAC

______________________ was the first commercially successful computer.

certificates

are awarded based on successful completion of an exam that verifies your level of knowledge about a particular technology or subject.