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Course Business And Society

Test Week 7 Quiz 7

Question 1

3 out of 3 points

This term refers to the practical applications of science and knowledge to commercial and organizational activities.

Question 2

3 out of 3 points

The phase of technology that focuses on building material goods and manual labor is:

Question 3

3 out of 3 points

Anti-spam legislation was passed by which country making it a crime to send unsolicited e-mail messages to people’s private e-mail addresses or cell phones:

Question 4

3 out of 3 points

We are currently in which phase in the development of technology?

Question 5

3 out of 3 points

The use of publicly accessed servers to store users’ text photos, videos and other data at remote sites, rather than on their own computers is called:

Question 6

3 out of 3 points

According to an investigation published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, since the digitalization of medical records:

Question 7

3 out of 3 points

The place where information is stored, ideas are described, and communication takes place in and through an electronic network of linked systems is called:

Question 8

3 out of 3 points

The information phase of technology primarily requires:

Question 9

3 out of 3 points

According to the text, despite the world becoming more hyper-connected, this region still suffers from an important lag in adopting information and communication technology.

Question 10

3 out of 3 points

A pain or numbness in your thumbs caused by constant e-mailing, messaging, or Internet surfing on hand-held devices is called:

Question 11

3 out of 3 points

The practice of using fake business emails in order to trick users into divulging personal data, such as usernames and passwords, is called:

Question 12

3 out of 3 points

A 2012 study found that Internet access in African-American homes was how much less than Caucasian homes?

Question 13

3 out of 3 points

In 2012, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reported that how many of the world’s computers were infected with some type of malware?

Question 14

3 out of 3 points

A group of people who leap to the most dreadful conclusions while researching health matters online are called:

Question 15

3 out of 3 points

The self-reinforcing feature of technology means that:

Question 16

3 out of 3 points

The “Perfect Citizen” program, monitored by the National Security Agency, is designed to protect against cyber assaults focused on:

Question 17

3 out of 3 points

This term describes sensors and actuators that are embedded in physical objects – from roadways to pacemakers – and are linked through wired and wireless networks.

Question 18

3 out of 3 points

According to The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), worldwide sales of music fell by how much in 2009?

Question 19

3 out of 3 points

In some economically developed countries and most developing countries around the world genetically modified food was:

Question 20

3 out of 3 points

The corporate nemesis responsible for creating and spreading computer attacks is called a:

Question 21

3 out of 3 points

In 2005, this school announced that it would admit some of the 17 business applicants who had hacked into its computerized database:

Question 22

3 out of 3 points

Over time the role of the CIO:

Question 23

3 out of 3 points

This international gathering brought together leaders from the United States and 27 European countries to address the global nature of cyber attacks:

Question 24

3 out of 3 points

The number of Americans who actively use mobile-banking services in 2009 and thus were increasingly vulnerable to hacking was:

Question 25

3 out of 3 points

The practice of downloading copyrighted songs was challenged because it:

Question 26

3 out of 3 points

In the United Kingdom offenders of software piracy and those who breach intellectual property rights face:

Question 27

3 out of 3 points

These individuals hack into government or corporate computer networks and then release information to try to embarrass those organizations or gain leverage against these organizations:

Question 28

3 out of 3 points

In 2005, the United Nations approved a declaration that:

Question 29

3 out of 3 points

The Motion Picture Association of America claimed that 44 percent of the industry’s domestic losses came from illegal downloading of movies by:

Question 30

3 out of 3 points

The application of engineering to create materials on a molecular or atomic scale is: