Deck 9: Emerging Trends and Technologies: Business, People, and Technology Tomorrow

Question 1

Which of the following is a delivery model that enables a person to rent productivity software such as Microsoft Office?

A)F2b2C
B)Push technology
C)Personal SaaS
D)VoIP

Answer 1

C
Explanation: Personal software-as-a-service (personal SaaS)is a delivery model for personal productivity software such as Microsoft Office in which you pay for personal productivity software on a pay-per-use basis instead of buying the software outright.

Question 2

Sally who lives in New Jersey needs to constantly be in touch with her husband who works in Italy.She uses a certain technology which allows her to make phone calls over the Internet and charges her a basic monthly fee for all her international calls.Which of the following is Sally most likely to be using?

A)F2b2C
B)Push technology
C)VPN
D)VoIP

Answer 2

D
Explanation: VoIP,or Voice over Internet Protocol,allows one to send voice communications over the Internet and avoid the toll charges that one would normally receive from a long distance carrier.

Question 3

Dell Inc. ,the multinational IT corporation that manufactures computers and related products,pioneered the direct selling model,wherein customers could customize their PCs by placing orders online along with their product specifications.Dell would then manufacture the computers according to customers' requirements and subsequently ship the product directly to them.This is an example of which of the following e-commerce business models?

A)G2C
B)C2C
C)B2B
D)F2b2C

Answer 3

D
Explanation: F2b2C (Factory-to-business-to-Consumer)is an e-commerce business model in which a consumer communicates through a business on the Internet and directly provides product specifications to a factory.The factory then makes the customized and personalized product according to the consumer's specifications and then ships it directly to the consumer.

Question 4

iTunes,Apple's online music store,allows users across the globe to download music,videos,games,audiobooks,podcasts,and other forms of digital content,all at the push of a button.Effectively,iTunes allowed users to bypass traditional channels such as music stores and other retailers that would normally distributes such products.This is an example of ____.

A)push technology
B)personal SaaS
C)disintermediation
D)F2b2C

Question 5

Which of the following is a drawback of personal software-as-a-service (personal SaaS)?

A)It provides customers with limited options for purchasing different types of software.
B)It does not ensure high levels of privacy as data is maintained on a Web-based server.
C)It is an expensive proposition for most customers as software licenses involve high costs.
D)It hosts the software and related data offline and hence,cannot be accessed online.

Question 6

Which of the following focuses on semantics i.e. ,the ability of Internet technologies to interpret and understand human-generated content?

A)F2b2C
B)VoIP
C)Web 3.0
D)Web 2.0

Question 7

An example of _____ would be the travel industry where the Internet connects customers directly to an airline to purchase tickets and travel agents no longer play an important role in the process.

A)crowdsourcing
B)differentiation
C)disintermediation
D)encryption

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of push technology?

A)Web sites that feature pop-up advertisements to increase the number of online visitors.
B)Retail companies that use Internet media to promote the sale of newly launched products.
C)Travel Web sites that e-mail holiday offers to customers based on their membership profiles.
D)Newly-established companies that use mass e-mails to build a large customer base.

Question 9

Which of the following is an e-commerce business model in which a consumer communicates through a business on the Internet,and directly provides product specifications to a factory that produces the product and ships it directly to the consumer?

A)F2b2C
B)Push technology
C)Personal SaaS
D)VoIP

Question 10

Which of the following best defines disintermediation?

A)The use of the Internet as a delivery vehicle whereby middle men in a distribution channel can be bypassed
B)The process of using predictive analysis to strengthen the role of intermediate players in a distribution process
C)The enlisting of people (i.e. ,crowds)-instead of designated paid employees-to create,modify,and oversee the development of a product or service
D)The transmission of voice communications over the Internet in order to avoid toll charges

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the process of viewing the physical world with computer-generated layers of information added to it?

A)Disintermediation
B)Augmented reality
C)Virtual reality
D)Feature analysis

Question 12

_____ focuses on online collaboration,users as both creators and modifiers of content,and other engaging Web-based services.

A)Web 2.0
B)VoIP
C)F2b2C
D)CAVE

Question 13

Which of the following is true of personal software-as-a-service (personal SaaS)?

A)It involves the purchase of high quality,productivity software.
B)It is cost effective because it provides discounted rates on personal productivity software.
C)It involves paying for personal productivity software on a pay-per-use basis.
D)It ensures high levels of security as all data is stored directly on a user's personal computer.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of Web 2.0?

A)It creates,captures,and displays images in three-dimensional form.
B)It adds the sense of touch to an environment that previously had only textual elements.
C)It views the physical world with computer-generated layers of information added to it.
D)It focuses on dynamic and customized information feeds.

Question 15

Johanna works for a child rights organization and is required to travel during the first quarter of the year to different underdeveloped countries.Her role is to visit the different country offices to help define project goals,brainstorm fundraising ideas,and realize the scope of projects at the onset of campaigns.For these sessions,she uses a mind mapping software.She prefers to rent the software prior to her travel instead of purchasing it,since she needs it only for a few months of the year.Which of the following is most likely being used by Johanna?

A)Personal SaaS
B)F2b2C
C)Push technology
D)VoIP

Question 16

Which of the following refers to an environment in which businesses and organizations come to customers via technology with information,services,and product offerings based on their profiles?

A)Open source technology
B)Push technology
C)F2b2C
D)Pull technology

Question 17

Which of the following is true of push technology?

A)Databases and data warehouses affect the development of push technologies.
B)Users request for information from a program or computer via a Web browser.
C)Businesses send mass e-mails to customers about products that are mostly of no use to them.
D)Companies push products to customers without knowing their preferences.

Question 18

Abigail,a corporate lawyer,pursues art as a hobby in her spare time.Recently,she started maintaining a blog in which she regularly writes about her favourite artists,types of art,and any art works that she has purchased.Since then,she has started receiving updates via e-mail and text message about art events based on her tastes and preferences.This is an example of ____.

A)personal SaaS
B)F2b2C
C)push technology
D)VoIP

Question 19

Which of the following is an advantage of personal software-as-a-service (personal SaaS)?

A)It represents a cost effective solution for most users.
B)It offers customers a wide range of options to purchase software.
C)It ensures high levels of information security by storing data on users' personal computers.
D)It guarantees reliability as the risk of network outages is minimal.

Question 20

Which of the following allows you to send voice communications over the Internet and avoid the toll charges that you would normally receive from your long distance carrier?

A)VPN
B)SaaS
C)F2b2C
D)VoIP

Question 21

The most common applications of virtual reality are found in the _____ industry.

A)hospitality
B)manufacturing
C)travel
D)entertainment

Question 22

The National Museum maintains the highest levels of security due to the invaluable range of artefacts that are on display.At the entrance of each level in the museum,there is equipment that scans the facial features of every visitor that enters the floor.This helps them protect the artefacts by monitoring the flow of visitors in and out of the museum.Which of the following is the museum using?

A)Physiological interfaces
B)Artificial intelligence
C)Extreme programming
D)Network interfaces

Question 23

Reuben spends most of his free time playing on his PlayStation 3 (PS3).His favorite game "Sports Champions" includes the use of PS3's motion controller,a device which allows the user to physically participate in a game.The PS3 Eye,a gaming camera,captures the movements of the motion controller and displays it on the TV screen.In this scenario,the game "Sports Champions" is using ____.

A)virtual reality
B)open source technology
C)wireless fidelity
D)disintermediation

Question 24

Which of the following refers to a special 3-D virtual reality room that can display images of people and objects located in other similar environments all over the world?

A)CAVE
B)RFID
C)VPN
D)Wireless fidelity

Question 25

Certain cell phones provide users with the option of voice dialling.All that the user has to do is give a command stating the name of the person they would like to call, (e.g. ,"Call Roger")and the cell phone automatically dials the person's number.Which of the following physiological innovations do such cell phones utilize?

A)VoIP
B)ASR
C)CAVE
D)RFID

Question 26

Which of the following refers to a system that matches one's spoken phonemes to a phoneme sequence stored in an acoustic model database?

A)Encapsulation
B)Feature analysis
C)Pattern classification
D)Language processing

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of augmented reality?

A)A person communicates through an Internet business and directly provides product specifications to a factory that makes customized products.
B)An organization uses a retinal scanner for the purpose of employee identification.
C)A sports broadcast of a golf tournament uses digital overlays to indicate the yardage of the golf course.
D)An online bookstore ships products directly to shoppers thereby bypassing traditional bookstores.

Question 28

Which of the following is an example of a physiological innovation?

A)Optical mark readers
B)Haptic interfaces
C)3G technology
D)Image scanners

Question 29

Which of the following refers to a system which not only captures spoken words but also distinguishes word groupings to form sentences?

A)Automatic speech recognition
B)Haptic interface
C)Biometrics
D)CAVE

Question 30

Which of the following represents a device which contains a screen that covers a user's entire field of vision and displays various views of an environment based on the user's movements?

A)Glove
B)Trackball
C)Walker
D)Headset

Question 31

Which of the following is true about a CAVE?

A)The system collaborates online data and customizes information feeds.
B)The system matches spoken phonemes to a sequence stored in an acoustic database.
C)Images are created,captured,and/or displayed in true three-dimensional form.
D)Internet protocol sends high-quality voice messages routed through a VoIP provider.

Question 32

Several airline pilots are trained in flight simulators which recreate the environment of actual airplane cockpits.Using such technology,pilots are trained to respond to various conditions that they might encounter while on the job,such as turbulence,engine failure,bad weather,and the like.Flight simulators are real-world applications of ____.

A)near field communication
B)radio frequency identification
C)virtual reality
D)network interfaces

Question 33

Which of the following best describes a system which attempts to make sense of what a person is saying by comparing the word phonemes generated in pattern classification with a language model database?

A)Structured Query Language
B)Language processing
C)Feature analysis
D)Voice over Internet Protocol

Question 34

Some in-car GPS navigation systems are voice activated.All that a driver has to do is state the name of one's destination or dictate an address and the system automatically instructs the driver on how to get there.Which of the following physiological innovations do such GPS systems utilize?

A)VoIP
B)CAVE
C)RFID
D)ASR

Question 35

Which of the following captures and utilizes real body characteristics,such as breadth,voice,height,and weight to interact with a computer system?

A)F2b2C
B)RFID
C)Physiological interfaces
D)Multi-state computing

Question 36

Which of the following refers to a system which converts the digital signals of one's speech into phonemes?

A)Feature analysis
B)Language processing
C)Pattern classification
D)Haptic interface

Question 37

Lesley who recently traveled to Paris was anxious prior to her visit because it was her first trip to the city.However,while she was in the city,she used a certain technology which helped her find places at the click of a button.Whenever she was outdoors,she would click a photo of the street on her palmtop and a list of museums,parks,and eateries would automatically appear on the screen.With the help of this technology,she could easily make her way through the city.Which of the following technologies did Lesley's palmtop utilize?

A)Augmented reality
B)Feature analysis
C)Push technology
D)VoIP

Question 38

Which of the following is undertaken by a feature analysis system?

A)Adds extra features that were not part of the initial requirements
B)Provides identification by evaluating facial characteristics of a person
C)Compares a person's word phonemes with a language model database
D)Eliminates background noises and converts digital speech signals into syllables

Question 39

Which of the following is an input device that captures and records the shape and movement of your hand and fingers and the strength of their movements?

A)Glove
B)Motion controller
C)Handheld device
D)Trackball

Question 40

Which of the following refers to a technology with a three-dimensional computer simulation in which a person actively and physically participates?

A)Wireless fidelity
B)Virtual reality
C)Augmented reality
D)Agile methodology

Question 41

Melissa and her friend,Erica,go on a hike to get away from the hustle bustle of city life.During the hike,Melissa takes several photographs with her cell phone camera and she uses a certain technology to transfer them to Erica.However,when she tries sending them to her friends who lives in the next city,she is unable to transfer the photographs.Which of the following technologies is Melissa using?

A)Wiki
B)WiFi
C)Bluetooth
D)NFC

Question 42

A person searching for information on car rental services online is an example of push technology.

Question 43

Personal software-as-a-service allows users to rent personal productivity software.

Question 44

Push technology comprises of mass e-mailings.

Question 45

Illuminas,a research firm in Moscow,maintains a high level of security due to the sensitive research data that they handle.Certain parts of the facility have restricted access and are accessible only to authorized personnel.To validate the identity of such personnel,the firm uses a certain technology which scans employees' irises before granting them entry to such areas.This is an example of which of the following aspects of personal identification?

A)What you do
B)What you know
C)What you have
D)Who you are

Question 46

Which of the following refers to a wireless transmission technology developed primarily for mobile phones to support mobile commerce and other phone activities?

A)Bluetooth
B)WiFi
C)LAN
D)NFC

Question 47

Touch screen cell phones have ____.This is evidenced by the vibrations that the user senses when he or she presses a button on the screen.

A)CAVEs
B)holographic devices
C)biometrics
D)haptic interfaces

Question 48

Which of the following is a holographic device?

A)Data manipulation subsystem
B)Intrusion detection system
C)Geographic information system
D)Cave automatic virtual environment

Question 49

Which of the following can perform a variety of physiological functions when inserted into the human body?

A)RFID chip
B)Rootkit
C)Biochip
D)Implant chip

Question 50

_____ is the use of physiological characteristics-such as your fingerprint,the blood vessels in the iris of your eye,the sound of your voice,and even your breath-to provide identification.

A)Biometrics
B)Bluetooth
C)Feature analysis
D)Holographics

Question 51

Which of the following is a standard for transmitting information in the form of short-range radio waves over distances of up to 30 feet?

A)Bluetooth
B)WiFi
C)NFC
D)Broadband

Question 52

Which of the following is a discipline that seeks to control matter at the atomic and sub-atomic levels for the purpose of building devices on the same small scale?

A)Push technology
B)Haptic technology
C)Nanotechnology
D)Pull technology

Question 53

With RFID technologies,each individual piece of merchandise will have a unique ____.

A)USP
B)EPC
C)trademark
D)UPC

Question 54

Which of the following can be placed in the human body to store important information about a person,such as medical history,and can be GPS-enabled to offer a method of tracking?

A)Trackball
B)Implant chip
C)Multi-state CPU
D)Bluetooth

Question 55

Which of the following refers to a standard for transmitting information in the form of radio waves over distances up to about several miles?

A)LAN
B)WiFi
C)Bluetooth
D)NFC

Question 56

Which of the following refers to the process of countries being defined by the extent to which they have only limited access to and use of technology?

A)Great digital divide
B)Selfsourcing
C)Competitive advantage
D)Prototyping

Question 57

Chic! is a high-end luxury boutique in Paris that is especially popular among its clientele because of the well-fitted dresses that it offers.All that customers needs to do is decide on the design and color of a dress and then enter a room in the store which scans their entire body.The store then creates a dress based on the customer's exact body structure and shape,which fits them perfectly.Which of the following is the store using?

A)Augmented reality
B)Pattern classification
C)Feature analysis
D)Biometrics

Question 58

The "_____" aspect of personal identification refers to something like a password which everyone can create and has.

A)what you know
B)what you do
C)what you feel
D)who you are

Question 59

Which of the following uses technology to add the sense of touch to an environment that previously only had visual and textual elements?

A)Augmented reality
B)Haptic interfaces
C)Holographic devices
D)Feature analysis

Question 60

Which of the following uses a microchip in a tag to store information,and information is transmitted from the tag when the microchip is exposed to the correct frequency of radio waves?

A)CAVE
B)RFID
C)SaaS
D)F2b2C

Question 61

A biochip provides identification by evaluating facial characteristics.

Question 62

Most VoIP providers offer free unlimited long distance calling only within one's country.

Question 63

An implant chip stores a person's medical history.

Question 64

A drawback of smartphone technology is that the development of antivirus smartphone software is in its infancy.

Question 65

WiFi is usually the type of wireless communication used in a network environment.

Question 66

A cave automatic virtual environment is an example of a physiological innovation.

Question 67

An ATM password is an example of the "what you have" aspect of personal identification.

Question 68

With the help of CAVE technologies,you can visit your friends and relatives on a daily basis no matter where they live.

Question 69

A CAVE is an e-commerce business model in which a consumer communicates directly through the Internet with a factory for customized products.

Question 70

VoIP provides users with a number of value-added services such as call-waiting and caller ID.

Question 71

Web 3.0 will use technologies such as intelligent agents and will be more personable than Web 2.0.

Question 72

An ASR system uses haptic interfaces to capture spoken words.

Question 73

Holographic devices create and capture information in a two-dimensional form.

Question 74

F2b2C is an e-commerce model where a customer can specify a custom order directly to a factory.

Question 75

Push technology is unaffected by the development of data warehouse technologies.

Question 76

A difference between a CAVE and virtual reality is that in some CAVEs,one does not need to use special gear.

Question 77

An iris scan is an example of the "what you know" aspect of personal identification.

Question 78

ASR allows one to speak in a normal voice and thus supports physiological interaction.

Question 79

A drawback of the ASR system is that it cannot distinguish word groupings to form sentences.

Question 80

Contrary to popular opinion,Web 2.0 is actually the third generation of the Web.