Question 1

The two most popular applications of the Internet are .

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email the World Wide Web

Question 2

Punched card tabulation was invented by Herman Hollerith, an employee of

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A)  the Pennsylvania Railroad. 
B)  the Census Bureau. 
C)  the Pennsylvania Steel Company. 
D)  the Burroughs Adding Machine Company. 
E)  IBM. 
A)  the Pennsylvania Railroad. 
B)  the Census Bureau. 
C)  the Pennsylvania Steel Company. 
D)  the Burroughs Adding Machine Company. 
E)  IBM. B

Question 3

Which statement best supports the conclusion that society can control whether to adopt a new technology?

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A)  No new nuclear power plants were built in the United States for 25 years after the accident at Three Mile Island. 
B)  About half of all email messages are spam. 
C)  Despite decades of research, fusion power is an elusive goal. 
D)  People do not have to listen to Rush Limbaugh if they do not want to. 
E)  Some new technologies are simply too expensive to even consider adopting. 
A)  No new nuclear power plants were built in the United States for 25 years after the accident at Three Mile Island. 
B)  About half of all email messages are spam. 
C)  Despite decades of research, fusion power is an elusive goal. 
D)  People do not have to listen to Rush Limbaugh if they do not want to. 
E)  Some new technologies are simply too expensive to even consider adopting. A

Question 4

The calculating machine of Georg and Edvard Sheutz

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A)  computed the values of polynomial functions. 
B)  typeset the results of its computations. 
C)  performed calculations faster than they could be done manually. 
D)  performed calculations more reliably than they could be done manually. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  computed the values of polynomial functions. 
B)  typeset the results of its computations. 
C)  performed calculations faster than they could be done manually. 
D)  performed calculations more reliably than they could be done manually. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 5

In 1964 IBM announced the System/360, a series of 19 compatible computers. What advantage do compatible computers have for a business wishing to upgrade its systems?

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It does ha

Question 6

An integrated circuit that can be programmed to perform a wide variety of tasks is called a .

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The answer of An integrated circuit that can be programmed...

Question 7

Hypertext is supposed to mimic

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A)  the associative memory of human beings. 
B)  the way that creeks flow into streams and streams merge into rivers. 
C)  constellations in the night sky. 
D)  road networks. 
E)  the way that some people "channel surf" with a remote control. 
A)  the associative memory of human beings. 
B)  the way that creeks flow into streams and streams merge into rivers. 
C)  constellations in the night sky. 
D)  road networks. 
E)  the way that some people "channel surf" with a remote control.

Question 8

In the earliest digital computers every instruction was coded as a long number. People invented to make coding faster and less error-prone.

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programmin

Question 9

The adoption of mechanical calculators in offices changed the profession of bookkeeping. Employers .

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lowered wa

Question 10

Demand for mechanical calculators increased tremendously in America in the late 19th Century due to the increase in size of .

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corporatio

Question 11

The development of the personal computer was influenced by the power-to-the-people, do-it-yourself movement around in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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San Franci

Question 12

The first electronic networking technology widely used in the United States was the

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A)  Internet. 
B)  radio. 
C)  telegraph. 
D)  telephone. 
E)  television. 
A)  Internet. 
B)  radio. 
C)  telegraph. 
D)  telephone. 
E)  television.

Question 13

Why was the ARPANET designed so that the loss of any single computer would not prevent the rest of the network from working?

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Fear of a

Question 14

The mechanical adding machines of Pascal and Leibniz were not widely adopted because

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A)  they were too expensive. 
B)  there were unreliable. 
C)  they were too difficult to program. 
D)  they could not handle fractions. 
E)  bookkeepers successfully lobbied the King, and he made the machines illegal. 
A)  they were too expensive. 
B)  there were unreliable. 
C)  they were too difficult to program. 
D)  they could not handle fractions. 
E)  bookkeepers successfully lobbied the King, and he made the machines illegal.

Question 15

Which of the following was not a result of the adoption of mechanical calculators?

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A)  Less demand for "superstars" who could rapidly compute sums by hand 
B)  Higher productivity of bookkeepers 
C)  Higher salaries of bookkeepers 
D)  Proliferation of companies making calculators 
E)  Feminization of bookkeeping 
A)  Less demand for "superstars" who could rapidly compute sums by hand 
B)  Higher productivity of bookkeepers 
C)  Higher salaries of bookkeepers 
D)  Proliferation of companies making calculators 
E)  Feminization of bookkeeping

Question 16

How did the National Science Foundation stimulate the development of commercial, long-distance Internet connections in the United States?

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It simultaneously 1 encouraged

Question 17

A single semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called .

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an integra

Question 18

The first popular personal computer with a graphical user interface was the

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A)  Apple Macintosh. 
B)  Compaq Presario. 
C)  IBM PC. 
D)  NeXT workstation. 
E)  Tandy TRS-80. 
A)  Apple Macintosh. 
B)  Compaq Presario. 
C)  IBM PC. 
D)  NeXT workstation. 
E)  Tandy TRS-80.

Question 19

By 1870 fire alarm boxes were in use in 75 major cities in the United States. Which popular communications technology enabled the creation of these alarm boxes?

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The answer of By 1870 fire alarm boxes were in...

Question 20

In the first half of the 20th century, AT&T used vacuum tubes to construct amplifiers that made long distance telephone calls possible. AT&T funded research to develop a semiconductor replacement to the vacuum tube. The research resulted in the invention of the .

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The two most popular applications of the Internet are .

Punched card tabulation was invented by Herman Hollerith, an employee of

Which statement best supports the conclusion that society can control whether to adopt a new technology?

The calculating machine of Georg and Edvard Sheutz

In 1964 IBM announced the System/360, a series of 19 compatible computers. What advantage do compatible computers have for a business wishing to upgrade its systems?

An integrated circuit that can be programmed to perform a wide variety of tasks is called a .

Hypertext is supposed to mimic

In the earliest digital computers every instruction was coded as a long number. People invented to make coding faster and less error-prone.

The adoption of mechanical calculators in offices changed the profession of bookkeeping. Employers .

Demand for mechanical calculators increased tremendously in America in the late 19^th Century due to the increase in size of .

The development of the personal computer was influenced by the power-to-the-people, do-it-yourself movement around in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The first electronic networking technology widely used in the United States was the

Why was the ARPANET designed so that the loss of any single computer would not prevent the rest of the network from working?

The mechanical adding machines of Pascal and Leibniz were not widely adopted because

Which of the following was not a result of the adoption of mechanical calculators?

How did the National Science Foundation stimulate the development of commercial, long-distance Internet connections in the United States?

A single semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called .

The first popular personal computer with a graphical user interface was the

By 1870 fire alarm boxes were in use in 75 major cities in the United States. Which popular communications technology enabled the creation of these alarm boxes?

In the first half of the 20^th century, AT&T used vacuum tubes to construct amplifiers that made long distance telephone calls possible. AT&T funded research to develop a semiconductor replacement to the vacuum tube. The research resulted in the invention of the .

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The two most popular applications of the Internet are .

Punched card tabulation was invented by Herman Hollerith, an employee of

Which statement best supports the conclusion that society can control whether to adopt a new technology?

The calculating machine of Georg and Edvard Sheutz

In 1964 IBM announced the System/360, a series of 19 compatible computers. What advantage do compatible computers have for a business wishing to upgrade its systems?

An integrated circuit that can be programmed to perform a wide variety of tasks is called a .

Hypertext is supposed to mimic

In the earliest digital computers every instruction was coded as a long number. People invented to make coding faster and less error-prone.

The adoption of mechanical calculators in offices changed the profession of bookkeeping. Employers .

Demand for mechanical calculators increased tremendously in America in the late 19th Century due to the increase in size of .

The development of the personal computer was influenced by the power-to-the-people, do-it-yourself movement around in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The first electronic networking technology widely used in the United States was the

Why was the ARPANET designed so that the loss of any single computer would not prevent the rest of the network from working?

The mechanical adding machines of Pascal and Leibniz were not widely adopted because

Which of the following was not a result of the adoption of mechanical calculators?

How did the National Science Foundation stimulate the development of commercial, long-distance Internet connections in the United States?

A single semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called .

The first popular personal computer with a graphical user interface was the

By 1870 fire alarm boxes were in use in 75 major cities in the United States. Which popular communications technology enabled the creation of these alarm boxes?

In the first half of the 20th century, AT&T used vacuum tubes to construct amplifiers that made long distance telephone calls possible. AT&T funded research to develop a semiconductor replacement to the vacuum tube. The research resulted in the invention of the .

Introduction to Ethics

Networked Communications

Intellectual Property

Information Privacy

Privacy and the Government

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

Work and Wealth

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Demand for mechanical calculators increased tremendously in America in the late 19^th Century due to the increase in size of .

In the first half of the 20^th century, AT&T used vacuum tubes to construct amplifiers that made long distance telephone calls possible. AT&T funded research to develop a semiconductor replacement to the vacuum tube. The research resulted in the invention of the .