Unit 08 The ICT Industry

Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 1. C  ompaniessuchasIBMandSperryRandlaunchedthecomputerindustrywhentheybroughtthefirstmainframes to market in the ________. a. 1 940s b. 1 950s 1 960s d. 1 970s ANSWER: c 2. Theinformationindustryhasthreemajorfacets:_________,computers,andtelecommunications. c ontent 3. The __________ is made up of businesses that focus on digital equipment, software, communications technologies, andrelatedservices. I CTindustry b. s tockmarket c. d otcomindustry d. I nternet ANSWER: a 4. C  ompaniesareclassifiedintoeconomicsectorsaccordingtothetypesofgoodsandservicestheyprovide. b. False ANSWER: True 5. W  orldwide,theICTindustrydirectlyemploysabout_____ofthetotalworkforceinjobssuchascomputer manufacturing, programming, and data security. 4% b. 1 4% c. 2 4% d. 4 0% ANSWER: a 6. ThegrowthoftheICTindustryhasagenerallyupwardtrend. b. False ANSWER: True 7. A  stockmarket_________referstoasharpriseinstockvaluesthatislaterfollowedbyasuddendecline. b ubble Page 1 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 8. Thedotcombubbleoccurredbetweentheyears2008and2010. a. True ANSWER: False 9. I neconomics,_________arethingsthatcanbeusedorconsumed,whereas_________areintangibleactions performed for a consumer. g oods,services b. s ervices,goods c. assets,services d. n oneoftheabove ANSWER: a 10. M  osteconomistsregardgoodsandservicesasacontinuum,withintangiblegoods,suchas__________,inthe middle of the continuum. a. hardware software c. c omputers d. e xports ANSWER: b 11. _ _________goodsarerawmaterials,tools,andmachineryusedbybusinessestomakeconsumergoods. Capital 12. _______________aretwooftheworld’slargestexportersofICTservices. a. S  outhKoreaandU.S. b. C  hinaandU.S. c. U.S.andJapan I ndiaandIreland ANSWER: d 13. T  hetermsoutsourcingandoffshoringarethesamething. a. True ANSWER: False 14. _ ___________reducesthecostofgoodsandservicesbyusingworkersandmanufacturingfacilitiesincountries with inexpensive labor. O  ffshoring Page 2 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 15. _ __________statesthateverytwoyearsthenumberoftransistorsinanintegratedcircuitwilldoublewithout raising its cost. M  oore'slaw 16. M  oore’slawaccuratelydescribedtherateofchipinnovationforthelast50years. b. False ANSWER: True 17. F  rom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. a. R  oger'sbellcurve p roductlifecycle c. G  artnerHypecycle d. n oneoftheabove ANSWER: b 18. The term product life cycle is frequently used to describe patterns in the way consumers adopt technology products. a. True ANSWER: False 19. A  proprietarymodelcalledthe__________representsthepositionofaproductduringitslifecycleofpublicity. G  artnerHypeCycle b. R  ogers’bellcurve c. P  roductlifecycle d. D  isruptivetechnology ANSWER: a 20. _ ________technologydisplacesanexistingbusinessprocess,market,industry,orproduct. D  isruptive 21. W  hichofthefollowingwouldnotbeconsideredadisruptivetechnology? a. D  igitalphotographyreplacingfilmphotography. b. S  martphonesreplacingdevicessuchasMP3players. c. C  omputerswithwordprocessorsreplacingtypewriters. C  omputersthatrunOSXreplacingcomputersthatrunWindows8. ANSWER: d Page 3 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 22. In the context of economics, ___________ is a measurement of the amount of output that is produced per unit of input. p roductivity 23. B  etween2001and2014,significantgainsweremadeinglobalICTuse,withthehighestgainsindesktopcomputer purchases. a. True ANSWER: False 24. I CTuseinemergingnationslagsbehinditsuseindevelopednations. b. False ANSWER: True 25. _ ________isthemonetaryvalueofallthegoodsandservicesproducedbyanation’sworkforceonanannual basis. a. Productivity GDP c. I TCgrowth d. PLC ANSWER: b 26. T  he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? a. P  rovideidentitymanagementandtrustsupportservices P  rovidedisruptivetechnologies c. P  rovideincidentmanagementcapabilities d. P  rovideInternetrouting,access,andcommunicationsservices ANSWER: b 27. _ _________isthetermthatdescribesdevicesthatautomatemanyindustrialtasksbyreceivingdigitalcommands and converting them into real-world actions such as shutting down a power grid or opening a valve in a fuel pipeline. SCADA 28. _ ____________istheuseofICTtechnologytocarryoutpoliticallymotivatedattacksdesignedtoinfiltrate, sabotage,ordamageanopponent’sinformationsystemsanddefensivecapabilities. Cyberwarfare Page 4 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 29. B  asedonexistinglawsgoverninginternationalconflict,the______________setsoutrulesforconductingand responding to cyberwarfare. T  allinnManual b. Cyberwarfare c. SCADA d. PLC ANSWER: a 30. T  heStuxnetvirusthatdisabledIraniannuclearcentrifugesisanexampleofcyberwarfare. b. False ANSWER: True 31. A  calculationisbasedona(n)___________—thestepbystepprocessbywhichnumbersaremanipulated. a lgorithm 32. 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. a. mechanical m  anual c. d igital d. a lgorithm ANSWER: b 33. Anabacusisanexampleofa(n)_________calculator. m  anual 34. A  manualcalculatorimplementsalgorithmsautonomously. a. True ANSWER: False 35. T  homasdeColmar’s_________becamethefirstmassproducedmechanicalcalculator. A  rithmometer Page 5 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 36. W  hichofthefollowingiwouldbeconsideredamechanicalcalculator? a. S  chickard’sCalculator b. P  ascaline c. d eColmar’sArithmometer a lloftheabove ANSWER: d 37. B  abbage’s__________wasanallpurposecomputingdevice. A  nalyticalEngine 38. T  he____________wasdesignedtotabulatethe1890censusandusedcardswithdesignatedareasrepresenting data fields. a. B  abbage’sAnalyticalEngine b. S  chickard’sCalculator c. A  tanasoffBerryComputer H  ollerithTabulatingMachine ANSWER: d 39. T  heAtanasoffBerryComputerwasthefirstcomputingdevicetouse________insteadofmechanicalswitches as processing circuitry. v acuumtubes 40. T  heAtanasoffBerryComputerwasthefirstcomputingdevicetousetransistorsinsteadofvacuumtubesas processing circuitry. a. True ANSWER: False 41. A  tanasoffBerryComputerisoftenconsideredthefirstelectronicdigitalcomputer. b. False ANSWER: True 42. T  heHarvardMarkIwasdigitalbutused_________ratherthanbinaryrepresentation. d ecimal 43. _ _______wasanelectronicdevicedesignedtodecodemessagesthatweresentbetweentheGermanHigh Command and their field commanders in World War II. C  olossus Page 6 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 44. C  olossususedbinaryarithmetic. b. False ANSWER: True 45. _ _______wasdesignedtocalculatetrajectorytablesfortheU.S.Army. ENIAC b. H  arvardMarkI c. C  olossus d. A  tanasoffBerryComputer ANSWER: a 46. ENIAC’smemoryheldprogramsbutnotdata. a. True ANSWER: False 47. E  arlycomputersthatheldbothprogramsanddatainmemorybecameknownas________architecture. v onNeumann 48. _ ____wasthefirstcommerciallysuccessfulcomputer. a. Z  3 b. ENIAC UNIVAC d. C  olossus ANSWER: c 49. M  ostcomputerhistoriansagreethatcomputershaveevolvedthrough_______distinctgenerations. a. three f our c. f ive d. s ix ANSWER: b Page 7 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 50. _ _______computers,suchasUNIVAC,canbecharacterizedbytheiruseofvacuumtubestostoreindividualbits of data. F  irstgeneration b. S  econdgeneration c. T  hirdgeneration d. n oneoftheabove ANSWER: a 51. Secondgenerationcomputersused________insteadofvacuumtubes. transistors 52. T  ransistorsperformedfunctionssimilartovacuumtubes,buttheywerelargerandmorepowerhungry. a. True ANSWER: False 53. I twasnotuntilthe______generationofcomputersthatportableoperatingsystems,suchasCP/MandUNIX, provided programmers with similar operating system commands across hardware platforms. third 54. H  ighlevelprogramminglanguageswereavailableforuseon________generationcomputers second 55. _ ______generationcomputersbecamepossiblebythedevelopmentofintegratedcircuits. a. F  irst b. S  econd T  hird d. F  ourth ANSWER: c 56. W  hichofthefollowingwouldbeconsideredathirdgenerationcomputer? I BM360 b. UNIVAC c. Z  3 d. M  ITSAltair ANSWER: a Page 8 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 57. AcomputerthatusedanIntel4004microprocessorwouldbeconsideredafourthgenerationcomputer. b. False ANSWER: True 58. ComputersystemssuchastheMark8andtheMITSAltairareexamplesofearly______computers. personal 59. TheAppleIIcomputerincludedcolorgraphics. b. False ANSWER: True 60. When the PC version of the spreadsheet program __________ became available, the IBM PC quickly became the topsellingpersonalcomputer. VisiCalc 61. AkeyfeatureoftheAppleLisawasitsuseof_______________. a. v acuumtubes g raphicaluserinterface c. t ransistors d. V  isiCalc ANSWER: b 62. A  pplereleasedthefirstAppleMacintoshcomputerinwhatyear?___________ 63. _ __________referstotransmittingtextorsymbolicinformationoverlongdistanceswithouttheuseofaliving carrier, such as a courier. T  elegraphy 64. T  ransmittingdatainatelegraphsystemusedthe_______alphabet,abinaryencodingsystembasedondotsand dashes. Morsecode 65. S  amuelMorsedevelopedandpatentedatelegraphsystem. b. False ANSWER: True Page 9 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 66. The success of an underwater telegraph cable depended on the discovery of __________, a rubber-like substance. g uttapercha 67. T  elegraphyremainedthemajortechnologyforintercontinentalcommunicationwellintothe________. a. 1 930s b. 1 940s 1 950s d. 1 960s ANSWER: c 68. A  (n)___________isadevicethattransmitshumanvoicesoveradistanceusingcablesorairbornesignals. telephone 69. T  hefirsttelephonewasinventedandpatentedbyAlexanderGrahamBellin________. a. 1 776 1 876 c. 1 886 d. 1 906 ANSWER: b 70. Thefirsttelephoneswereconnectedbypointtopointnetworks,similartothoseusedbythetelegraphsystem. b. False ANSWER: True 71. T  elephonenetworksarebasedonahierarchyofinterconnectedstars.Atthecenterofthestarisatelephone ___________ that manages connections between callers. e xchange 72. A  (n)___________isanypersonorcompanythattransportsgoods,passengers,orelectronicsignalsoverregular routes at set rates. c ommoncarrier 73. W  hichofthefollowingwouldnotbeconsideredacommoncarrier? a. T  elegraph b. T  elephone c. C  ellphoneservices R  adio ANSWER: d Page 10 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 74. G  uglielmoMarconiiscreditedasthepersonwhoinventedthe___________,adevicethatsendsandreceives sound as electromagnetic waves. r adio 75. P  riorto1912,therewerenolawsorregulationsrestrictingamateurradiotransmissionintheUnitedStates. b. False ANSWER: True 76. T  heyearsbetween1920and1960areconsideredtheGoldenAgeof________. R  adio 77. R  adiotechnologyisthebasisforcellphonesandWiFi. b. False ANSWER: True 78. A  (n)__________isadevicethatusesalowpowerradiotransmittertocarryouttwowayvoice communications. c ellulartelephone b. r adio c. t elegraph d. t elevision ANSWER: a 79. T  wowayradiotechnologywentportableduringWorldWarI. a. True ANSWER: False 80. T  heMotorolaDynaTAC8000Xwasbroughttomarketinwhatyear?___________ 1984 81. W  hatgenerationofcellphonetechnologywasthefirsttooffertruemobilebroadband? a. 1 G b. 2 G c. 3 G 4 G ANSWER: d Page 11 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 82. T  hefirstcellularphonestoaccesstheInternetandtheWebwereavailablein1996. b. False ANSWER: True 83. T  he1930scanbecharacterizedasaphaseofinnovationfor________,atechnologydesignedtosendmoving images over a distance. ANSWER: t elevision 84. 1996wastheyearthatcable_______servicemadeitsdebut. ANSWER: I nternet 85. T  echnologyworkersencompassjobssuchastelephonecableinstallersandradiobroadcasters. b. False ANSWER: True 86. H  istorically,ITdepartmentswerepartofanorganization’sfinancedepartment. b. False ANSWER: True 87. A computer _________ is any person whose primary occupation involves the design, configuration, analysis, development, modification, testing, or security of computer hardware or software. ANSWER: professional 88. W  hichofthefollowingjobdescriptionsbestmatchesthatofasystemsanalyst? a. A  nalyzesacomputersystem’svulnerabilitytothreatsfromviruses,worms,unauthorizedaccess,and physical damage. I nvestigatestherequirementsofabusinessoranorganization,itsemployees,anditscustomersinorderto c. P  lans,installs,andmaintainsoneormorelocalareanetworksandmayalsomanagecloudresources. d. T  roubleshootshardwareandsoftwareproblems.Goodinterpersonalskillsandpatiencearerequiredforthis job. ANSWER: b 89. A  (n)________administratoranalyzesacompany’sdatatodeterminethemosteffectivewaytocollectandstore it. ANSWER: database Page 12 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 90. A  computer________designs,codes,andtestscomputerprograms.Inaddition,theymaymodifyexisting programs to meet new requirements or eliminate bugs. ANSWER: programmer 91. A  (n)____________administratorplans,installs,andmaintainsoneormorelocalareanetworksandmayalso manage cloud resources. ANSWER: n etwork 92. A  Websitedevelopermanagesanorganization’sonlinereputationbyestablishingandmaintainingsocialmediasites and evaluating analytics to support its mission. a. True ANSWER: False  youarehiredasanentrylevelprogrammer,yourjobtitlewouldbea(n)___________programmer. 93. If  ANSWER: associate  workersarenotofficialemployeesofacompany. 94. _________  ANSWER: Contract 95. A(n)_______________usesavailabletechnologytoworkfromhomeoranoffsitelocation.  ANSWER: telecommuter  ofthefollowingdescriptionsbestmatchesthatofcomputerengineeringdegree? 96. Which  oncomputerarchitectureandhowtoprogramcomputerstomakethemworkeffectivelyand a. Focuses efficiently.  onapplyingcomputerstobusinessproblems. b. Focuses  oncomputerequipmentandsoftwareusedbybusinesses. c. Focuses  onthedesignofcomputerhardwareandperipheraldevices,oftenatthechiplevel. Focuses ANSWER: d  ofthefollowingdescriptionsbestmatchesthatofcomputersciencedegree? 97. Which  oncomputerarchitectureandhowtoprogramcomputerstomakethemworkeffectivelyand Focuses .  onapplyingcomputerstobusinessproblems. b. Focuses  oncomputerequipmentandsoftwareusedbybusinesses. c. Focuses  onthedesignofcomputerhardwareandperipheraldevices,oftenatthechiplevel. d. Focuses ANSWER: a  information_________degreeprogramsfocusoncomputerequipmentandsoftwareusedbybusinesses. 98. An  ANSWER: technology Page 13 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 99. C  ertificationaloneissufficienttoqualifyforajobintheITindustry. a. True ANSWER: False 100. _ _________areawardedbasedonsuccessfulcompletionofanexamthatverifiesyourlevelofknowledgeabout a particular technology or subject. ANSWER: C  ertificates 101. _ ______certification,offeredbyCertiport,coversbasiccomputingknowledgeandskills. ANSWER: I C3 102. W  iththeproliferationofcomputervirusesandworms,computer__________hasbecomeahotnicheforIT workers. ANSWER: security 103. P  articipantsinopen_________communityprojectsgetexperienceandmakeconnectionswithotherprofessionals that can be valuable resources during a job hunt. ANSWER: s ource 104. W  hich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? a. B  adge N  anodegree c. C  ertificate d. n oneoftheabove ANSWER: b 105. H  TMListhebestformatforaneffectiveresume. a. True ANSWER: False 106. W  hichofthefollowingoptionsisausefulformatforyourresume? a. P  rint b. E  mail c. H  TML a lloftheabove ANSWER: d Page 14 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 107. Information technology law is the legal framework that applies to the collection, storage, and distribution of digital information. b. False ANSWER: True 108. W  hichofthefollowingisnotanexampleofanInformationTechnologyLaw? a. U  nitedStatesCopyrightAct T  heEspionageActof1917 c. D  igitalMillenniumCopyrightAct d. C  hildren’sInternetProtectionAct ANSWER: b 109. W  hich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? a. E  lectronicCommunicationsPrivacyAct b. F  airUseDoctrine c. U  nitedStatesCopyrightAct D  igitalMillenniumCopyrightAct ANSWER: d 110. T  hetermprofessional_______referstoonthejobchoicesandactionsthatreflectaperson’svalues. ANSWER: ethics 111. _ __________istheobligationnottodisclosewillinglyanyinformationthatshouldbekeptprivate. ANSWER: Confidentiality 112. W  ithrespecttoorganizations,confidentialitymeansprotecting__________informationaboutcompanyfinances, procedures, products, and research that competitors would find valuable. ANSWER: p roprietary 113. M  anyemploymentcontractscontaina(n)______________designedtopreventemployeesfromdivulging proprietary information to competitors or opening competing businesses. a. p roprietaryinformation n oncompeteclause c. c onfidentialitydisclosure d. p rivacystatement ANSWER: b Page 15 Name: Class: Date: Unit 08 The ICT Industry 114. 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. a. noncompeteclause b. confidentiality statement c. p roprietaryinformation c odeofethics ANSWER: d 115. _ ___________isthedisclosurebyanemployeeofconfidentialinformationthatrelatestosomedanger,fraud,or other illegal or unethical conduct connected with the workplace, be it of the employer or of fellow employees. ANSWER: whistleblowing 116. T  he2002SarbanesOxleyActismeanttoofferprotectiontowhistleblowers. b. False ANSWER: True 117. Whistleblowingisriskyunderanycircumstances. b. False ANSWER: True Page 16