New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2018 Comprehensive 20th Edition by June Jamrich Parsons – Test Bank

New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2018 Comprehensive 20th Edition by June Jamrich Parsons – Test Bank

Module 08: The ICT Industry

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

a.

1940s

b.

1950s

c.

1960s

d.

1970s

ANSWER:

c

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT CORE INDUSTRIES

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:18 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:21 AM

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

ANSWER:

content

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT CORE INDUSTRIES

QUESTION TYPE:

Completion

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:21 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:22 AM

3. The __________ is made up of businesses that focus on digital equipment, software, communications technologies, and related services.

a.

ICT industry

b.

stock market

c.

dot-com industry

d.

Internet

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT CORE INDUSTRIES

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:22 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:23 AM

4. Companies are classified into economic sectors according to the types of goods and services they provide.

a.

True

b.

False

ANSWER:

True

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT CORE INDUSTRIES

QUESTION TYPE:

True / False

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:24 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:24 AM

5. Worldwide, the ICT industry directly employs about _____ of the total workforce in jobs such as computer manufacturing, programming, and data security.

a.

4%

b.

14%

c.

24%

d.

40%

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT CORE INDUSTRIES

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:24 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:25 AM

6. The growth of the ICT industry has a generally upward trend.

a.

True

b.

False

ANSWER:

True

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT CORE INDUSTRIES

QUESTION TYPE:

True / False

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:26 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:26 AM

7. A stock market _________ refers to a sharp rise in stock values that is later followed by a sudden decline.

ANSWER:

bubble

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT CORE INDUSTRIES

QUESTION TYPE:

Completion

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:27 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:27 AM

8. The dot-com bubble occurred between the years 2008 and 2010.

a.

True

b.

False

ANSWER:

False

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT CORE INDUSTRIES

QUESTION TYPE:

True / False

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:28 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:28 AM

9. In economics, _________ are things that can be used or consumed, whereas _________ are intangible actions performed for a consumer.

a.

goods, services

b.

services, goods

c.

assets, services

d.

none of the above

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT GOODS AND SERVICES

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:29 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:30 AM

10. Most economists regard goods and services as a continuum, with intangible goods, such as __________, in the middle of the continuum.

a.

hardware

b.

software

c.

computers

d.

exports

ANSWER:

b

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT GOODS AND SERVICES

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:30 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:31 AM

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

ANSWER:

Capital

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT GOODS AND SERVICES

QUESTION TYPE:

Completion

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:31 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:32 AM

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

a.

South Korea and the United States

b.

China and the United States

c.

The United States and Japan

d.

India and Ireland

ANSWER:

d

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT GOODS AND SERVICES

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:32 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:33 AM

13. The terms outsourcing and offshoring are the same thing.

a.

True

b.

False

ANSWER:

False

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT GOODS AND SERVICES

QUESTION TYPE:

True / False

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:34 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:35 AM

14. ____________ reduces the cost of goods and services by using workers and manufacturing facilities in countries with inexpensive labor.

ANSWER:

Offshoring

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT GOODS AND SERVICES

QUESTION TYPE:

Completion

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:35 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:36 AM

15. ___________ states that every two years the number of transistors in an integrated circuit will double without raising its cost.

ANSWER:

Moore’s law

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT GOODS AND SERVICES

QUESTION TYPE:

Completion

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:36 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:37 AM

16. Moore’s law accurately described the rate of chip innovation for a 50-year period of ICT industry development.

a.

True

b.

False

ANSWER:

True

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT GOODS AND SERVICES

QUESTION TYPE:

True / False

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:37 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:38 AM

17. 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.

a.

Rogers’ bell curve

b.

product life cycle

c.

Gartner Hype cycle

d.

none of the above

ANSWER:

b

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLES

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:39 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:40 AM

18. The term product life cycle is frequently used to describe patterns in the way consumers adopt technology products.

a.

True

b.

False

ANSWER:

False

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLES

QUESTION TYPE:

True / False

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:40 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:41 AM

19. A proprietary model called the __________ represents the position of a product during its life cycle of publicity.

a.

Gartner Hype Cycle

b.

Rogers’ bell curve

c.

product life cycle

d.

disruptive technology

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLES

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:42 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:43 AM

20. _________ technology displaces an existing business process, market, industry, or product.

ANSWER:

Disruptive

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY

QUESTION TYPE:

Completion

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:44 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:44 AM

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

a.

Digital photography replacing film photography

b.

Smartphones replacing devices such as MP3 players

c.

Computers with word processors replacing typewriters

d.

Computers that run macOS replacing computers that run Windows 10

ANSWER:

d

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:45 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:46 AM

22. In the context of economics, ___________ is a measurement of the amount of output that is produced per unit of input.

ANSWER:

productivity

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY

QUESTION TYPE:

Completion

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:46 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:47 AM

23. Between 2001 and 2016, significant gains were made in global ICT use, with the highest gains in desktop computer purchases.

a.

True

b.

False

ANSWER:

False

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY

QUESTION TYPE:

True / False

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:47 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:48 AM

24. ICT use in emerging nations lags behind its use in developed nations.

a.

True

b.

False

ANSWER:

True

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY

QUESTION TYPE:

True / False

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:48 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:49 AM

25. _________ is the monetary value of all the goods and services produced by a nation’s workforce on an annual basis.

a.

Productivity

b.

GDP

c.

ITC growth

d.

PLC

ANSWER:

b

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:52 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:54 AM

26. 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?

a.

Provide identity management and trust support services.

b.

Provide disruptive technologies.

c.

Provide incident management capabilities.

d.

Provide Internet routing, access, and communications services.

ANSWER:

b

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT AND NATIONAL SECURITY

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:54 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:55 AM

27. __________ is the acronym 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.

ANSWER:

SCADA

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT AND NATIONAL SECURITY

QUESTION TYPE:

Completion

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:58 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 6:59 AM

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.

ANSWER:

Cyberwarfare

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT AND NATIONAL SECURITY

QUESTION TYPE:

Completion

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 6:59 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 7:02 AM

29. Based on existing laws governing international conflict, the ______________ sets out rules for conducting and responding to cyberwarfare.

a.

Tallinn Manual

b.

Cyberwarfare

c.

SCADA

d.

PLC

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT AND NATIONAL SECURITY

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 7:04 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 7:05 AM

30. The Stuxnet virus that disabled Iranian nuclear centrifuges is an example of cyberwarfare.

a.

True

b.

False

ANSWER:

True

POINTS:

1

REFERENCES:

ICT AND NATIONAL SECURITY

QUESTION TYPE:

True / False

HAS VARIABLES:

False

DATE CREATED:

8/4/2017 7:05 AM

DATE MODIFIED:

8/4/2017 7:06 AM