BCIS 1305 BUSINESS COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Homework 11
Part I
True/False
1. Apushtechnologyisanenvironmentinwhichbusinessesandorganizations
cometoyouwithinformation,services,andproductofferingsbasedonyour
profile.
a) True b) False
2. Featureanalysisoccurswhenthesystemmatchesyourspokenphonemestoa
phonemesequencestoredinanacousticmodeldatabase.
a) True b) False
3. Languageprocessingoccurswhenthesystemattemptstomakesenseofwhat
you'resayingbycomparingthewordphonemesgeneratedwithalanguagemodel
database.
a) True b) False
4. AnASRsystemfollowsthreestepsincludingfeatureclassification,pattern
processing,andlanguageanalysis.
a) True b) False
5. Virtualrealityisathree-dimensionalcomputersimulationinwhichyou
activelyandphysicallyparticipate.
a) True b) False
6. Aheadsetisaninputdevicethatcapturesandrecordstheshapeand
movementofyourhandandfingersandthestrengthofyourhandandfinger
movements.
a) True b) False
7. Awalkerisaninputdevicethatcapturesandrecordsthemovementofyour
feetasyouwalkorturnindifferentdirections.
a) True b) False
8. ACAVE(caveautomaticvirtualenvironment)isaspecial3-Dvirtualreality
roomthatcandisplayimagesofotherpeopleandobjectslocatedinother
CAVEsallovertheworld.
a) True b) False
9. Mobilityreferstohoweasyitisforyoutocarryaroundyourtechnology.
a) True b) False
10. Portabilityencompasseswhatyouhavetheabilitytodowithyourtechnology
whilecarryingitaround.
a) True b) False
11. WhenyoudoasearchontheInternetyouareusingpushtechnology.
a) True b) False
12. VoIPcanonlybedoneoveracableInternetconnection.
a) True b) False
13. Agloveisaninputdevicethatcapturesandrecordshandandfinger
movements.
a) True b) False
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 2
14. Thebestformofbiometricsecurityencompassestwofactors:whatyouknow
andwhoyouare.
a) True b) False
15. Futuretransactionprocessingsystemsmayincorporatebiometricprocessing
systemstocapturepersonalcharacteristicsofthepersonperformingthe
transaction.
a) True b) False
16. Applicationserviceprovidershavebecomeverypopularbecausetheyare
notedtokeepdataveryprivate.
a) True b) False
17. SpeedPassisanexampleofusingGPS.
a) True b) False
18. Nanotechnologyisadisciplinethatseekstocontrolmatterattheatomic
andsubatomiclevelsforthepurposeofbuildingdevicesonthesamescale.
a) True b) False
19. Amulti-stateCPUcanprocesslettersandspecialcharacterswithout
convertingthemtotheirbinaryequivalents.
a) True b) False
20. Holographicstoragedevicesstoreinformationinatwo-dimensionalsurface.
a) True b) False
PartII
MultipleChoice
21. Ontheaverage,howmuchtimedopeoplespendonline?
a) Mostoftheday
b) Onehouroftheday
c) MoretimethanwatchingTV
d) Halfoftheday
22. Whichofthefollowingisconsideredane-societyontheInternet?
a) ELife
b) MySpaceandFacebook
c) AOL
d) SecondLife
23. Ifyouweretravelingabroadandneededtousesomesoftwarethatyoudid
notcurrentlyhave,anddidnotwanttopurchase,whattypeofsoftware
couldyourentduringthistrip?
a) LeasingOnlineSoftwareandServices(LOSS)
b) Software-as-a-Service(SaaS)
c) ElectronicRentalSoftware(eRent)
d) ApplicationServiceProvider(ASP)
24. WhattypeofInternetcompanyprovidespay-per-usesoftware?
a) Softwareleasing
b) Softwaredevelopers
c) Software-as-a-service(Saas)
d) Applicationserviceprovider(ASP)
25. WhenyouareusingaWeb-basedservertorunapplications,whatissues
shouldyoubeconcernedwith?
a) Securityofyourdataandpersonalinformationfromthecompany;some
ofthesecompanieswillsellthisinformationtoathirdparty
b) Qualityandaccuracyofdataandinformation
c) Therobustnessandprocessingabilityofthesoftware
d) Privacyofyourinformationandthereliabilityoftheserver
26. Whichofthefollowingtechnologiesallowsyoutosendvoicecommunications
overtheInternetandavoidthetollchargestraditionallyincurredby
consumers?
a) Telecommunication
b) Datacommunication
c) VoIP
d) Cellularandmobilecomputing
27. Whatisthedifferencebetweenasocialnetworkingsiteandablog?
a) Socialnetworkingsitescreateacommunityofpeople;blogskeeppeople
informed
b) Abloghasmoresophisticatedsystemsthansocialnetworkingsite
c) Socialnetworkingsitesprovidefrequentlypublishednews;blogsdonot
d) Socialnetworkingsitesallowyoutobesomeoneotherthanyourself;
blogsdonot
28. Whichtermisusedforathree-dimensionalcomputersimulationinwhichyou
activelyandphysicallyparticipate?
a) 3-DModeling
b) Multi-stateblending
c) VirtualReality
d) Holosuite
29. Whattypeofequipmentcanbeusedinavirtualrealityenvironment?
a) Glove
b) GloveandHeadset
c) Walker
d) Glove,Headset,andWalker
30. Whatindustrycurrentlyprovidesthemostapplicationswithvirtualreality?
a) Entertainment
b) Researchandmedicaltraining
c) Spaceandcommercialairlines
d) Sports(trainingandinstruction)
31. WhatisaCAVE?
a) Asimulationdeviceusedtotrainandinstructspecialforcersinthe
climbing,firefighting,andsearchandrescueindustry
b) Athree-dimensionalcomputersimulationinwhichyoucanactivelyand
physicallyparticipate
c) Avirtualrealityroomthatcandisplayimagesandotherpeoplefrom
otherCAVEs
d) Anadvancedandsecuredcommunicationsystemusedforextremelysensitive
data
32. WhatisthedifferencebetweenvirtualrealityandCAVEs?
a) CAVEsareamoreadvancedtypeofvirtualrealitythatallowyouto
interactwithremote,butreal,people
b) Virtualrealityallowsyoutointeractwithpeople(e.g.,playinggames);
CAVEsprovideholographiccharacters
c) Virtualrealityprovidespropsorobjectsintheenvironment;CAVEs
providespicturesthroughtheuseofaheadset
d) CAVEsareusedprimarilyfortrainingandinstruction;virtualreality
isprimarilyforentertainment
33. Thebestformofbiometricsecurityencompassesallbutwhichofthe
followingfactors?
a) Whatyouknow
b) Whoyouare
c) Whatyouhave
d) Whatyoucando
34. Apasswordisanexampleofwhichformofbiometricsecurity?
a) Whatyouhave
b) Whatyouknow
c) Whoyouare
d) Whatyoucando
35. WhichofthefollowingisnotacurrentapplicationofRFIDtechnology?
a) Trackingmedicalclaims
b) Anti-theftcarkeys
c) Passports
d) Supplychain
36. Whatdisciplineseekstocontrolmatterattheatomicandsubatomiclevels
forthepurposeofbuildingdevicesonthesamesmallscale?
a) Nanotechnology
b) Biogenetics
c) Atometrics
d) Haptictechnology
37. Unlikeourcurrenttwo-statebinarystorageandprocessingenvironment,what
typeofCPUrepresentsdatainmorethantwostates?
a) HyperCPU
b) HolographicCPU
c) HapticCPU
d) Muti-stateCPU
38. Despitetheadvantagesoftechnology,whichofthefollowingissacrificed
inexchangeforconvenience?
a) Money
b) Privacy
c) Technology
d) Paper
39. Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtohelpidentifypeopleinacrowd?
a) Biochip
b) Implantchip
c) Facialrecognitionsoftware
d) Visionchip
40. Whatisthetermusedtoshowthegreatdifferencesbetweenthosewhohave
technologyandthosewhodonot?
a) Webbarrier
b) Digitaldivide
c) Technologicaldisadvantaged
d) InformationPoor
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