CH02 - Data and Analysis: MC

What is the current period we are living in called, according to the document?

• The Industrial Age

• The Stone Age

• The Dark Ages

• The Information Age

According to the text, what are computers called because they take information and make it easier for us to use?

• Data processors

• Information organizers

• Information processors

• Information navigators

What is the purpose of RADAR in a self-driving car?

• To measure the distance to a target using laser light.

• To detect the presence of or distance from an object using radio frequency.

• To analyze data using artificial intelligence.

• To take video recordings.

What is the purpose of LIDAR in a self-driving car?

• To measure the distance to a target using laser light.

• To detect the presence of or distance from an object using radio frequency.

• To analyze data using artificial intelligence.

• To take video recordings.

The document states that the cost of using social media apps is that you hand over tons of what?

• Personal pictures

• Personal comments

• Personal information about yourself

• Your phone's battery life

How does the document define data?

• Data that has been organized to have meaning.

• A collection of unorganized figures, words, and numbers.

• A computer's output.

• The final result of an analysis.

What is the difference between data and information?

• Information is collected, and data is a result.

• Data is always a number, while information is a word.

• Information is data that has been organized to have meaning.

• Data is the same as information.

What is input data?

• The information after a computer has processed it.

• The final result of a program.

• The unorganized information entered into the computer.

• The data you see on a graph.

What is output data?

• The unorganized information entered into the computer.

• The information after a computer has processed it.

• The raw facts collected in a survey.

• The code a computer reads.

What is a key on a game console's keypad considered when you press it?

• An output.

• An input.

• A program.

• A network.