Question 1
Artificial intelligence is the field of computer science and engineering that focuses on ways to get machines to exhibit:
Question options:
consciousness.
ethical behavior.
intelligent behavior.
philosophical insights.
Question 2
Globalization is:
Question options:
the creation of international computer networks.
the adoption of global Internet standards.
the adoption of English as the language of business.
the process of creating a worldwide network of businesses and markets.
Question 3
An arrangement where employees spend a significant portion of their work day at a distance from the employer or traditional place of work is called:
Question options:
globalization.
telecommuting.
telework.
home-based business.
Question 4
The process by which a new technology is assimilated into a society is called:
Question options:
cultural relativism.
globalization.
IT leverage.
technological diffusion.
Question 5
In 1997 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue:
Question options:
defeated world chess champion Gary Kasparov in a six-game match.
proved the existence of God.
drove a minivan across the United States.
designed the Pentium chip.
Question 6
The phrase "digital divide" refers to the situation where:
Question options:
users of Macintosh computers are at a disadvantage compared to users of Windows computers.
only stockholders in high-tech companies can get rich in the new economy.
the U.S. government prevents information technology from being exported to "unfriendly" countries.
some people have access to information technology and others do not.
Question 7
The modern business environment is highly competitive and rapidly fluctuating. As a result, the level of commitment companies are willing to make to their employees is:
Question options:
increasing.
stabilizing.
variable.
dropping.
Question 8
One way automation can lead to the creation of new jobs is by:
Question options:
producing products quicker, thus shortening the work week.
reducing the price of a product, thus increasing people's real income.
consuming fewer resources, thus improving the environment.
All of the above
Question 9
Robert Frank and Philip Cook have explored markets where a few top performers receive a disproportionate share of the rewards. They call them __________ markets.
Question options:
capitalistic
bear
rewards-based
winner-take-all
Question 10
When one store stays open late to gain an advantage, its competitors begin to stay open late, too. At this point the first store is no better off than it was before, but now every store has additional expenses. This illustration is an example of what Frank and Cook call a:
Question options:
capitalistic marathon.
market economy.
positional arms race.
struggle for parity.
Question 11
According to the Encyclopedia of Computer Science, a "programmable machine that either in performance or appearance imitates human activities" is called a:
Question options:
computer.
deltoid.
mechano.
robot.
Question 12
__________ makes the rules for globalization.
Question options:
Big business
NAFTA
The World Trade Organization
The Multinational Trade Association
Question 13
A personal AI is:
Question options:
an intelligent machine inexpensive enough for an individual to purchase it.
an intelligent machine devoted to serving an individual human being.
a computer capable of beating human beings at games such as chess.
a machine conscious of its own existence.
Question 14
Supply-chain automation:
Question options:
streamlines organizations by eliminating transactional middlemen.
is one way Dell Computer keeps its costs low.
links computers at different companies.
All of the above
Question 15
Productivity in the United States doubled between 1945 and 1990. However, the work week didn't get shorter because:
Question options:
income taxes were raised.
the standard of living increased.
corporate downsizing reduced the number of people in the workforce.
the pay of CEOs skyrocketed.
Question 16
In 1997 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated world champion Gary Kasparov playing the game of:
Question options:
chess.
backgammon.
checkers.
poker.
Question 17
In the absence of laws, businesses can form __________ to reduce positional arms races.
Question options:
campaign committees
cooperative agreements
task forces
networks
Question 18
In some markets a few top performers receive a disproportionate share of the rewards. Frank and Cook call this phenomenon:
Question options:
capitalism.
inevitable.
liberalism.
the winner-take-all effect.
Question 19
The first people to adopt a new technology are those who are better off. As the technology matures, its price drops dramatically, enabling more people to acquire it. This process is called:
Question options:
technological diffusion.
market economics.
social receptivity.
IT leveraging.
Question 20
Manufacturing employment peaked in the United States in 1979. By 2008 manufacturing employment had dropped __________, even though the population of the United States had increased 35% during the same period.
Question options:
25%
31%
42%
48%
Artificial intelligence is the field of computer science and engineering that focuses on ways to get machines to exhibit:
Question options:
consciousness.
ethical behavior.
intelligent behavior.
philosophical insights.
Question 2
Globalization is:
Question options:
the creation of international computer networks.
the adoption of global Internet standards.
the adoption of English as the language of business.
the process of creating a worldwide network of businesses and markets.
Question 3
An arrangement where employees spend a significant portion of their work day at a distance from the employer or traditional place of work is called:
Question options:
globalization.
telecommuting.
telework.
home-based business.
Question 4
The process by which a new technology is assimilated into a society is called:
Question options:
cultural relativism.
globalization.
IT leverage.
technological diffusion.
Question 5
In 1997 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue:
Question options:
defeated world chess champion Gary Kasparov in a six-game match.
proved the existence of God.
drove a minivan across the United States.
designed the Pentium chip.
Question 6
The phrase "digital divide" refers to the situation where:
Question options:
users of Macintosh computers are at a disadvantage compared to users of Windows computers.
only stockholders in high-tech companies can get rich in the new economy.
the U.S. government prevents information technology from being exported to "unfriendly" countries.
some people have access to information technology and others do not.
Question 7
The modern business environment is highly competitive and rapidly fluctuating. As a result, the level of commitment companies are willing to make to their employees is:
Question options:
increasing.
stabilizing.
variable.
dropping.
Question 8
One way automation can lead to the creation of new jobs is by:
Question options:
producing products quicker, thus shortening the work week.
reducing the price of a product, thus increasing people's real income.
consuming fewer resources, thus improving the environment.
All of the above
Question 9
Robert Frank and Philip Cook have explored markets where a few top performers receive a disproportionate share of the rewards. They call them __________ markets.
Question options:
capitalistic
bear
rewards-based
winner-take-all
Question 10
When one store stays open late to gain an advantage, its competitors begin to stay open late, too. At this point the first store is no better off than it was before, but now every store has additional expenses. This illustration is an example of what Frank and Cook call a:
Question options:
capitalistic marathon.
market economy.
positional arms race.
struggle for parity.
Question 11
According to the Encyclopedia of Computer Science, a "programmable machine that either in performance or appearance imitates human activities" is called a:
Question options:
computer.
deltoid.
mechano.
robot.
Question 12
__________ makes the rules for globalization.
Question options:
Big business
NAFTA
The World Trade Organization
The Multinational Trade Association
Question 13
A personal AI is:
Question options:
an intelligent machine inexpensive enough for an individual to purchase it.
an intelligent machine devoted to serving an individual human being.
a computer capable of beating human beings at games such as chess.
a machine conscious of its own existence.
Question 14
Supply-chain automation:
Question options:
streamlines organizations by eliminating transactional middlemen.
is one way Dell Computer keeps its costs low.
links computers at different companies.
All of the above
Question 15
Productivity in the United States doubled between 1945 and 1990. However, the work week didn't get shorter because:
Question options:
income taxes were raised.
the standard of living increased.
corporate downsizing reduced the number of people in the workforce.
the pay of CEOs skyrocketed.
Question 16
In 1997 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated world champion Gary Kasparov playing the game of:
Question options:
chess.
backgammon.
checkers.
poker.
Question 17
In the absence of laws, businesses can form __________ to reduce positional arms races.
Question options:
campaign committees
cooperative agreements
task forces
networks
Question 18
In some markets a few top performers receive a disproportionate share of the rewards. Frank and Cook call this phenomenon:
Question options:
capitalism.
inevitable.
liberalism.
the winner-take-all effect.
Question 19
The first people to adopt a new technology are those who are better off. As the technology matures, its price drops dramatically, enabling more people to acquire it. This process is called:
Question options:
technological diffusion.
market economics.
social receptivity.
IT leveraging.
Question 20
Manufacturing employment peaked in the United States in 1979. By 2008 manufacturing employment had dropped __________, even though the population of the United States had increased 35% during the same period.
Question options:
25%
31%
42%
48%
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