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CIS*1000
Chapter 1
79
Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
04/17/2016

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Term
What is crisis mapping?
Definition
real time gathering, display & analysis fo data during a crisis/natural disaster/conflict
Term
Researchers at Cornell are looking at replacing retinas with _________ to restore eyesight
Definition
biomedical chips
Term
What is the digital divide?
Definition
inaccessibility to technology in different areas of the world, makes some countries unable to participate in global discussions etc
Term
What is the junkyard jumbotron
Definition
software that allows you to make a large screen using several smaller units
Term
What is a virtual choir
Definition
singers sing individually & record, edited together into a single recording
Term
Receipts and items at a grocery store have ____ barcodes, while QR codes are...
Definition
1D
2D
Term
What are the goals of Web 2.0 applications?
Definition
To provide
autonomy
mastery
purpose
Term
Being computer literate means....
Definition
understanding capabilities & limitations and using them safely & efficiently
Term
1) ________ tools gather information from sources such as e-mails, text messages, and tweets

and make the information instantly and publicly available for use in emergencies.

A) Social networking

B) Crowdsourcing

C) Crisis-mapping

D) Affective computing
Definition
C
Term
2) ________ tools enable groups of people to connect and exchange ideas.

A) Affective computing

B) Social networking

C) Debugging

D) Computer forensics
Definition
B
Term
3) The gap between those who have easy access to the Internet and technology those who do not

is known as the ________ divide.

A) web

B) Internet

C) digital

D) technology
Definition
C
Term
4) All of the following factors lead to greater motivation EXCEPT ________.

A) consumption

B) purpose

C) autonomy

D) mastery
Definition
A
Term
5) ________ results when leisure time and tools allow us to engage in creative acts.

A) Crowdsourcing

B) Social networking

C) Cognitive surplus

D) Affective computing
Definition
C
Term
6) Mastery is defined as ________.

A) combining leisure time with the tools to be creative

B) feeling confident and excited about learning new skills

C) working without continual direction and control

D) working for something larger
Definition
B
Term
7) Autonomy is defined as ________.

A) working for something larger

B) feeling confident and excited about learning new skills

C) working without continual direction and control

D) repressing motivated behavior
Definition
C
Term
8) Using the Internet to get small donations from many people to start a business is called

________.

A) kickstarting

B) crowdfunding

C) crowdsourcing

D) collaborating
Definition
B
Term
9) QR stands for ________.

A) quick retention

B) quick response

C) quality response

D) quality retention
Definition
B
Term
10) ________ solicits online input from consumers.

A) A quick response code

B) Computer forensics

C) Crowdsourcing

D) Crowdfunding
Definition
C
Term
11) Sharing products rather than owning them individually is known as ________.

A) collaborative consumption

B) crowdfunding

C) crowdsourcing

D) social networking
Definition
A
Term
12) A popular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service is ________.

A) Tablet

B) Skype

C) Social Network

D) Mobile bridge
Definition
B
Term
13) The term computer ________ is used to describe someone who is familiar enough with

computers to understand their capabilities and limitations.

A) master

B) webmaster

C) literate

D) hawker
Definition
C
Term
14) ________ refers to the commands that instruct a computer what to do.

A) Software

B) Hardware

C) Spam

D) Data mining
Definition
A
Term
15) Unwanted or junk e-mail is called ________.

A) spam

B) spyware

C) adware

D) malware
Definition
A
Term
16) All of the following are examples of being computer literate, EXCEPT ________.

A) knowing how to avoid hackers and viruses

B) knowing how to diagnose and fix hardware and software problems

C) knowing how to use the web efficiently

D) knowing only how to use your computer for e-mails
Definition
D
Term
17) ________ is a field of study focused on handling and automatic retrieval of information.

A) Computer forensics

B) Crisis mapping

C) RFID

D) Information technology
Definition
D
Term
18) The process of searching huge amounts of data seeking a pattern is called data ________.

A) data mining

B) searching

C) warehousing

D) diving
Definition
A
Term
19) Which of the following is an example of the results of data mining?

A) An Excel spreadsheet listing all employees and their annual salaries in a random order

B) Netflix providing you with a list of videos you might enjoy

C) Raw data from questionnaires given at the mall

D) A printout of all sales taken from the register at the end of the day
Definition
B
Term
20) Which of the following software can best be used to help create digital art?

A) Microsoft PowerPoint

B) Microsoft Word

C) Adobe Acrobat

D) Corel Painter
Definition
D
Term
21) Faculty at universities often use course management software such as ________ so that

students can communicate outside of class and have easy access to class materials.

A) Blackboard

B) iCloud

C) LinkedIn

D) Whiteboard
Definition
A
Term
22) The goal of ________ research is to provide technological solutions to physical and health-
related problems.

A) crisis-mapping

B) computer forensics

C) biomedical

D) RFID
Definition
C
Term
23) One potential application of ________ is to provide sight to the blind.

A) RFID tags

B) patient simulators

C) biomedical chip implants

D) Bluetooth technology
Definition
C
Term
24) A group of researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a system to help improve

social skills for people who have ________.

A) paralysis

B) depression

C) autism

D) brain damage
Definition
C
Term
25) Analyzing computer systems to gather potential legal evidence is computer ________.

A) detectives

B) forensics

C) analysis

D) enforcement
Definition
B
Term
26) ________ is our normal sense of the world around us enhanced with digital information.

A) Cognitive surplus

B) Web 2.0

C) Augmented reality

D) Affective computing
Definition
C
Term
27) Affective computing ________.

A) performs calculations faster than humans

B) recognizes human fingerprints

C) speaks human language

D) recognizes and simulates human emotion
Definition
D
Term
28) The gap in Internet and technical tools access around the world is known as the ________.
Definition
digital divide
Term
29) Ushahidi is a ________ tool that makes information instantly available to anyone in the world
Definition
crisis mapping
Term
30) The ________ hopes to stop human rights abuses throughout the world.
Definition
witness project
Term
31) The ________ Initiative is rallying the support of the world to identify mathematical genius.
Definition
Next Einstein
Term
32) New York City's program that fosters the sharing of bicycles is an example of ________.
Definition
collaborative consumption
Term
33) ________ is the use of apps to obtain opinions on products from other people.
Definition
crowdsourcing
Term
34) ________ asks for small donations from a large number of people.
Definition
crowdfunding
Term
35) The world's population combined has an estimated ________ hours a year of free time.
Definition
1 trillion
Term
36) Scanning a product's ________ code with a smartphone can take you to a website, a video, or

a Facebook page for more information about the product.
Definition
QR
Term
37) The ________ is an organization of musicians performing together from different locations

all over the globe.
Definition
Virtual Choir
Term
38) ________ is a popular service that allows free phone calls over the Internet.
Definition
skype
Term
39) The term ________ literate means being familiar enough with computers to understand their

capabilities and limitations and knowing how to use them.
Definition
computer
Term
40) ________ is the set of computer programs or instructions that tells the computer what to do.
Definition
software
Term
41) Electronic junk mail is known as ________.
Definition
spam
Term
42) ________ can determine which products are selling on a given day and in a specific location.
Definition
data mining
Term
43) Using register terminals to determine consumer buying patterns is an example of ________.
Definition
data mining
Term
44) Using software such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Corel Painter allows artists

to create ________ art.
Definition
digital
Term
45) ________ applies computer systems and techniques to gather legal evidence.
Definition
computer forensics
Term
computing relates to recognizing and simulating human emotions.
Definition
affective
Term
On the ________ website, you can play a game called Moonbase Alpha that simulates life on

a space settlement.
Definition
NASA
Term
48) An investment analyst started a nonprofit technological tool for education called the
Definition
Khan Academy
Term
50) The ________ is a collaboration of several museums that allows online visitors to explore

over a thousand pieces of art.
Definition
Google Art Project
Term
51) ________ is a personal identification chip that is about the size of a grain of rice and

implanted under the skin.
Definition
VeriMed
Term
T/F
Autonomy is the feeling of confidence and excitement from seeing your own skills progress.
Definition
F
Term
T/F
Purpose is the simple understanding that you are working for something larger than yourself.
Definition
true
Term
54) Cognitive surplus is the combination of leisure time and creativity tools.
Definition
true
Term
55) Zipcar is an example of ownership.
Definition
false
Term
56) Crowdfunding is asking for large donations from a few people.
Definition
F
Term
The AT&T mobile app that lets customers report locations where there are gaps in service is

an example of crowdsourcing.
Definition
T
Term
58) A virus is electronic junk mail.
Definition
F
Term
59) You cannot be computer literate unless you have knowledge of higher-level computer skills,

such as computer programming.
Definition
F
Term
60) Hardware refers to the programs that give instructions to the computer.
Definition
false
Term
61) Computer forensics analyzes computer systems in gathering potential legal evidence.
Definition
T
Term
62) Hospitals use nonimplant versions of identity chips on the wristbands of all patients.
Definition
F
Term
63) Affective computing is a field of study focused on the managing, processing, and automatic

retrieval of information.
Definition
F
Term
64) Mastery of software programs, such as Adobe Illustrator and Corel Painter, is essential to

creating digital art.
Definition
T
Term
65) Information technology is the study of managing, processing, and the automatic retrieval of

information.
Definition
T
Term
66) Examples of information technology careers are telecommunication and software

deployment.
Definition
T
Term
67) VeriMed can be used to keep Alzheimer's patients safe.
Definition
T
Term
68) The National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime database enables detectives to analyze

information about similarities between crimes.
Definition
T
Term
69) Data warehousing is the process of searching large datasets to find patterns.
Definition
F
Term
70) Match each of the following terms to its meaning:

I. augmented reality

II. data mining

III. information technology

IV. spam

V. cognitive surplus

A. electronic junk mail

B. combination of leisure time and the tools to be creative

C. combination of our normal sense of the world and digital information

D. field of study focusing on the management, processing,

E. searching for patterns within large amounts of data
Definition
CEDAB
Term
71) Match each of the following terms to its meaning:

I. computer forensics

II. computer literacy

III. QR code

IV. affective computing

V. collaborative consumption

A. computing that simulates emotion

B. using computer systems to gather legal evidence

C. understanding the capabilities and limitations of computers

D. hosts a link to online information and video content

E. sharing the services or a product rather than owning it outright
Definition
BCDAE
Term
72) Match each of the following terms to its meaning:

I. crowdsourcing

II. crowdfunding

III. digital divide

IV. social networking

V. crisis-mapping tools

A. facilitates exchange of ideas

B. gap between those with access to technology and those without

C. collects electronic information and instantly makes the information publicly available

D. solicits small donations from a large number of people

E. used by marketers to solicit online consumer input
Definition
EDBAC
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