Question 1
The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been:
A. books and pamphlets.
B. computers and communication networks.
C. movie theaters and public parks.
D. newspapers and magazines.
Question 2
Which of the following was NOT a result of the adoption of mechanical calculators?
A. Less demand for "superstars" who could rapidly compute sums by hand
B. Higher productivity of bookkeepers
C. Higher salaries of bookkeepers
D. Proliferation of companies making calculators
Question 3
Punched card tabulation was invented by Herman Hollerith, an employee of the:
A. Pennsylvania Railroad.
B. Census Bureau.
C. Pennsylvania Steel Company.
D. Burroughs Adding Machine Company.
Question 4
Programming languages were developed in order to:
A. make it possible to program computers in English.
B. make programming faster and less error-prone.
C. speed translations between America and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
D. improve the computation speed of computers, which were very expensive.
Question 5
Software that allows multiple users to edit and run their programs simultaneously on the same computer is called a(n):
A. data-processing system.
B. intranet.
C. microprocessor.
D. time-sharing system.
Question 6
The company that invented the microprocessor is:
A. Fujitsu.
B. Hewlett-Packard.
C. IBM.
D. Intel.
Question 7
Which of the following was NOT an activity of the People's Computer Company, a not-for-profit corporation in the San Francisco area?
A. Publishing a newspaper containing the source code to programs
B. Allowing people to rent time on a time-shared computer
C. Hosting Friday-evening game-playing sessions
D. Developing the world's first graphical user interface
Question 8
The first electronic networking technology widely used in the United States was the:
A. Internet.
B. radio.
C. telegraph.
D. telephone.
Question 9
Alexander Graham Bell invented the harmonic or musical telegraph, which enabled:
A. more than one message to be sent over a single telegraph wire at the same time.
B. human speech to be sent over a telegraph wire.
C. music to be send over a telegraph wire.
D. None of the above
Question 10
Hypertext is supposed to mimic:
A. the associative memory of human beings.
B. the way that creeks flow into streams and streams merge into rivers.
C. constellations in the night sky.
D. road networks.
Question 11
A Web browser enables you to:
A. create Web pages.
B. edit Web pages.
C. view Web pages.
D. run programs on many computers at the same time.
Question 12
An association of people organized under a system of rules designed to advance the good of its members over time is called a:
A. business.
B. constitution.
C. government.
D. society.
Question 13
Rules of conduct describing what people ought and ought not to do in various situations are called:
A. ethics.
B. ideals.
C. morality.
D. philosophy.
Question 14
Objectivism is based on the idea that:
A. there are no universal moral principles.
B. morality has an existence outside the human mind.
C. morality and law are identical.
D. there is no such thing as free will.
Question 15
The divine command theory is an example of:
A. relativism.
B. objectivism.
C. egoism.
D. existentialism.
Question 16
Which of the following is an argument in favor of the divine command theory?
A. The divine command theory is not based on reason.
B. It is fallacious to equate "the good" with "God."
C. God is all-knowing.
D. Some moral problems are not addressed directly in scripture.
Question 17
According to Kant, the moral value of an action depends upon:
A. its consequences.
B. the underlying moral rule.
C. how closely it aligns with Biblical teachings.
D. how closely it aligns with the law.
Question 18
The Principle of Utility is also called the:
A. Categorical Imperative.
B. Difference Principle.
C. Greatest Happiness Principle.
D. Social Contract.
Question 19
The problem of moral luck is raised as a criticism of:
A. the divine command theory.
B. cultural relativism.
C. act utilitarianism.
D. rule utilitarianism.
Question 20
Thomas Hobbes called life without rules and a means of enforcing them:
A. anarchy.
B. communism.
C. democracy.
D. the state of nature.