1. The change in our history that moved large masses of the population from farms to factories was the:
A) agricultural age.
B) paradigm shift.
C) industrial age.
D) information age.
E) None of these

2. The software tools that enable a user to interact with a computer for specific purposes are known as:
A) hardware.
B) networked software.
C) shareware.
D) applications.
E) none of these

3. Applications that are designed to do calculations, such as the expenses of a student or sales of a business, are known as:
A) databases.
B) tax software.
C) spreadsheets.
D) word processors.
E) None of these

4. Tasks that have traditionally been performed by people but are now duplicated in an application are part of the software that is known as:
A) artificial intelligence.
B) networking.
C) artificial knowledge software.
D) networking knowledgeable software.
E) None of these

5. When a student posts a clip from a recent movie on her Web site, the ethical issue of ____________ is at issue.
A) protecting intellectual property
B) protecting privacy
C) using private university property for personal gain
D) All of these answers are ethical issues related to this action
E) None of these

6. The future could bring the emergence of ____________, computer chips embedded within human bodies.
A) bio-electronic imaging
B) human-scanning technology
C) digital-assistance human-existence technology
D) biodigital technology
E) None of these

7. The shift from an industrial economy to an economy based on the value of information is known as the:
A) paradigm shift.
B) agricultural age.
C) industrial revolution.
D) information age.
E) None of these

8. What do you mean by ‘L’ in LAN?
A) Land
B) Line
C) Local
D) Life
E) Leg

9. Which one of the following is NOT an Input Device?
A) Mouse
B) keyboard
C) monitor
D) trackball
E) none of these

10. In comparison to a traditional mouse, a newer type of mouse uses ____________ to detect movement.
A) microwave signals
B) coaxial cable
C) reflected light
D) a touchpad space
E) none of these

Answers:

1.(c), 2.(d), 3.(c), 4.(a), 5.(a), 6.(d), 7.(d), 8(c), 9.(c), 10.(c)