Technology in Action 18th Edition Test Bank by Alan Evans , |All Chapters Included| Guide A+

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TEST BANK
Test Bank for Technology in Action

Alan Evans; Kendall Martin; Mary Poatsy
18th Edition
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Technology In Action, Complete, 18e (Evans et al.)

Chapter 1 Using Technology to Change the World

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
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Political Issues
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2) tools enable groups of people to connect and exchange ideas.
A) Affective computing
B) Social networking
C) Debugging
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D) Computer forensics
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Political Issues

3) The gap between those who have easy access to the Internet and technology those who do not
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is known as the divide.
A) web
B) Internet
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C) digital
D) technology
Answer: C
Diff: 1
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Section Ref: Other Global Issues

4) All of the following factors lead to greater motivation EXCEPT .
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A) consumption
B) purpose
C) autonomy
D) mastery
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Section Ref: Technology Impacts How We Think

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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
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Technology Impacts How We Think

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
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D) working for something larger
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Technology Impacts How We Think

7) Autonomy is defined as .
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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
Answer: C
Diff: 2
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Section Ref: Technology Impacts How We Think

8) Using the Internet to get small donations from many people to start a business is called
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A) kickstarting
B) crowdfunding
C) crowdsourcing
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D) collaborating
Answer: B
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Diff: 2
Section Ref: Technology Impacts How We Connect

9) QR stands for .
A) quick retention
B) quick response
C) quality response
D) quality retention
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Section Ref: Technology Impacts How We Consume

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10) solicits online input from consumers.
A) A quick response code
B) Computer forensics
C) Crowdsourcing
D) Crowdfunding
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Technology Impacts How We Consume

11) Sharing products rather than owning them individually is known as .
A) collaborative consumption
B) crowdfunding
C) crowdsourcing
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D) social networking
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section Ref: Technology Impacts How We Consume

12) A popular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service is .
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A) Tablet
B) Skype
C) Social Network
D) Mobile bridge
Answer: B
Diff: 2
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Section Ref: Try This: Skyping Around the World

13) The term computer is used to describe someone who is familiar enough with
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computers to understand their capabilities and limitations.
A) master
B) webmaster
C) literate
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D) hawker
Answer: C
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Diff: 1
Section Ref: Technology at Home

14) refers to the commands that instruct a computer what to do.
A) Software
B) Hardware
C) Spam
D) Data mining
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Ref: Technology at Home