GMU IT 304 Final Exam Study Set Latest
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In the Global Connectedness Index, what does "breadth" refer to: - ✔️✔️How many
different countries a particular country interacts with
In the last 20 years, how did the percentage of people in the world who live in extreme
poverty change? (Extreme poverty is defined as not having enough food for the day). -
✔️✔️Almost halved
According to Gorniak-Kocikowska, global ICT ethics should focus on: - ✔️✔️The
dynamics between the weak and the strong
According to Mwenda, the budget of Uganda, his home country, is: - ✔️✔️110% of its
revenue
According to Nathan Eagle, mobile phones in developing regions, especially Africa,
have been successful not only because they facilitate global communication but also
support: - ✔️✔️Global compensation
According to __________ computations per energy input has doubled every 1.57 years
between 1947 and 2009: - ✔️✔️Koomey's Law
According to ____________ the processing power of CPUs doubles every 18 months: -
✔️✔️Moore's Law
According to Andrew Mwenda, what does Africa lack that prevents its development? -
✔️✔️Capacity
According to Archon Fung, what is a third consideration for technology to deliver on its
promise for development: - ✔️✔️Efficacy
According to Brewer et al., what three factors have an impact on providing access to
ICT in developing regions: - ✔️✔️Investment capital, franchising, and shared
technology
According to Brewer et al., which is NOT one of the things that make it the right time to
deploy ICT in developing regions: - ✔️✔️Decreased cost of building infrastructure
According to Brown, what is one issue facing the world today that cannot be solved
without involving all countries: - ✔️✔️Climate change
, __________ is NOT one of three approaches to ICT and sustainability discussed in
Hilty et al.: - ✔️✔️Humanitarian Informatics
___________ chemical elements are used to build a microprocessor: - ✔️✔️57-60
_____________ accounts for more greenhouse gas than most of the world's
transportation combined: - ✔️✔️Deforestation
______________ is the strategy of decoupling where the focus of economic activity is
shifted from material to immaterial resources: - ✔️✔️Dematerialization
According to Eli Pariser, "your _________ is your own personal unique universe of
information that you live in online": - ✔️✔️Filter bubble
According to Friedman, what is the best way to improve the state of the poor across the
globe: - ✔️✔️Improve local governance
According to Friedman, what is the Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention: - ✔️✔️It states
that no two countries that share a Dell supply chain will go to war
According to Pariser, Algorithms embed _______ : - ✔️✔️ethics, information, and
instructions
According to Susan Etlinger, _____________ is required to fully understand data and
prevent misinterpretation: - ✔️✔️Critical thinking
According to the _______________ Theory of Ethics, "Actions are moral to the extent
that they are oriented towards promoting the best long-term interests for everyone
concerned": - ✔️✔️Utilitarian Theory
According to the DHL Global Connectedness Index, what is increasing at the fastest
pace: - ✔️✔️Information flows
According to the Jevons Paradox: - ✔️✔️Technological efficiency alone will not
produce sustainability
According to the Justice of Fairness Theory, "General primary goods are to be
distributed equally, unless ____________": - ✔️✔️Unequal distribution is to the
advantage of the least favored
According to Toyama, technology is only a: - ✔️✔️Magnifier of human intent and
capacity
Update with complete solution
In the Global Connectedness Index, what does "breadth" refer to: - ✔️✔️How many
different countries a particular country interacts with
In the last 20 years, how did the percentage of people in the world who live in extreme
poverty change? (Extreme poverty is defined as not having enough food for the day). -
✔️✔️Almost halved
According to Gorniak-Kocikowska, global ICT ethics should focus on: - ✔️✔️The
dynamics between the weak and the strong
According to Mwenda, the budget of Uganda, his home country, is: - ✔️✔️110% of its
revenue
According to Nathan Eagle, mobile phones in developing regions, especially Africa,
have been successful not only because they facilitate global communication but also
support: - ✔️✔️Global compensation
According to __________ computations per energy input has doubled every 1.57 years
between 1947 and 2009: - ✔️✔️Koomey's Law
According to ____________ the processing power of CPUs doubles every 18 months: -
✔️✔️Moore's Law
According to Andrew Mwenda, what does Africa lack that prevents its development? -
✔️✔️Capacity
According to Archon Fung, what is a third consideration for technology to deliver on its
promise for development: - ✔️✔️Efficacy
According to Brewer et al., what three factors have an impact on providing access to
ICT in developing regions: - ✔️✔️Investment capital, franchising, and shared
technology
According to Brewer et al., which is NOT one of the things that make it the right time to
deploy ICT in developing regions: - ✔️✔️Decreased cost of building infrastructure
According to Brown, what is one issue facing the world today that cannot be solved
without involving all countries: - ✔️✔️Climate change
, __________ is NOT one of three approaches to ICT and sustainability discussed in
Hilty et al.: - ✔️✔️Humanitarian Informatics
___________ chemical elements are used to build a microprocessor: - ✔️✔️57-60
_____________ accounts for more greenhouse gas than most of the world's
transportation combined: - ✔️✔️Deforestation
______________ is the strategy of decoupling where the focus of economic activity is
shifted from material to immaterial resources: - ✔️✔️Dematerialization
According to Eli Pariser, "your _________ is your own personal unique universe of
information that you live in online": - ✔️✔️Filter bubble
According to Friedman, what is the best way to improve the state of the poor across the
globe: - ✔️✔️Improve local governance
According to Friedman, what is the Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention: - ✔️✔️It states
that no two countries that share a Dell supply chain will go to war
According to Pariser, Algorithms embed _______ : - ✔️✔️ethics, information, and
instructions
According to Susan Etlinger, _____________ is required to fully understand data and
prevent misinterpretation: - ✔️✔️Critical thinking
According to the _______________ Theory of Ethics, "Actions are moral to the extent
that they are oriented towards promoting the best long-term interests for everyone
concerned": - ✔️✔️Utilitarian Theory
According to the DHL Global Connectedness Index, what is increasing at the fastest
pace: - ✔️✔️Information flows
According to the Jevons Paradox: - ✔️✔️Technological efficiency alone will not
produce sustainability
According to the Justice of Fairness Theory, "General primary goods are to be
distributed equally, unless ____________": - ✔️✔️Unequal distribution is to the
advantage of the least favored
According to Toyama, technology is only a: - ✔️✔️Magnifier of human intent and
capacity
