Technology in Action: Chapter 1 Test

Which of the following would not impact the digital divide?

• A decline in the price of internet access
• Expansion of free wificonnectivity in major cities
• Less sharing of the work we produce
• Legislation allowing communications companies to charge per website for access

Collaborative consumption is when people get together to

• a. find the best prices on products.
• b. increase the use of a single product by sharing access to it.
• c. fight diseases of the respiratory tract.
• d. exchange reviews on services and goods they have purchased.

All of the following are current focuses of AI research EXCEPT

• a. natural language processing.
• b. perception.
• c. cognitive surplus.
• d. knowledge representation.

True or False: Hacktivism is different from cyberterrorism.

• True
• False

Cognitive surplus means that we now find many people with

• a. more money than free time.
• b. limited access to the Internet.
• c. mobile devices.
• d. excess time and free tools for collaboration.

The set of formal or informal ethical principles you use to make decisions is your

• a. mindset.
• b. instinct.
• c. personal ethics.
• d. personality.

The crisis-mapping tool Ushahidi

• a. prevents two-way dialog between people.
• b. is only available in the United States.
• c. shows that a free software product can have great value.
• d. relies on people using their desktop computing power to help others.

True or False: The move toward access instead of ownership is a sign of cognitive surplus.

• True
• False

AI systems that help people discover things they may like but may not discover on their own are known as

• a. crowdsourcing systems.
• b. Turing testers.
• c. recommendation engines.
• d. intelligent personal assistants.

Bike-sharing programs like Citi Bike are an example of

• a. principled psychology.
• b. crowdfunding.
• c. crowdsourcing.
• d. a subscription-style business model made possible by technology.