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COSC 100 Exam 1 with correct AnswersWhat does technology do - Answer --accelerate change around the world
-galvanizes people in new ways
Social networking - Answer -enable groups to connect and exchange ideas
Crisis mapping - Answer -gather information from sources such as e-mails, text
messages, and tweets and make the information instantly and publicly available for use
in emergencies
Health Care and technology - Answer --develop and deliver vaccines
-increased vaccine production
-computer programs help to design new helmets
The Environment and technology - Answer -data can alert scientists of new trends
The digital divide - Answer --gap exists between levels of internet access and
availability of technical tools
-prevents use of all minds to solve problems
Web 2.0 - Answer --nickname for social media tools which allow users to contribute
content easily
-facilitates easy connections with others
Cognitive surplus - Answer -results when leisure time and available tools allow us to
engage in creative acts
Crowdfunding - Answer -using the Internet to get small donations from many people to
start a business
QR (quick response) codes - Answer -let any piece of print host a link to online
information
Crowdsourcing - Answer -the practice of obtaining information or input into a task or
project by enlisting the services of a large number of people, either paid or unpaid,
typically via the Internet.
Computer literacy - Answer -describes someone who is familiar enough with computers
to understand their capabilities and limitations.
, Intelligence - Answer -the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills
Artificial intelligence (AI) - Answer -systems or machines which perform task usually
associated with human intelligence
Goals of artificial intelligence - Answer -natural language processing (NLP), perception,
knowledge representation, planning, problem solving, and learning
Data mining - Answer -the process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of
finding a pattern; respond to usage patterns
Banking and technology - Answer -uses AI to help stop fraud
Transportation and technology - Answer --autopilot on commercial airplanes
-autonomous vehicles
Software - Answer -provides the instructions that tell a computer what to do
Spam - Answer -unwanted or junk e-mail
Embodied agent - Answer -a robot which moves and acts much like a human
Education and technology - Answer --intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) assist
students with their individualized learning plans
-speed up the grading process
-plagiarism checker
Law Enforcement and technology - Answer --computers used in cars
-facial reconstruction
-computer forensics
Medicine and technology - Answer --helps doctors diagnose unfamiliar conditions
-being integrated into patient information systems
-used to design and construct prosthetic devices
Psychology and technology - Answer --MACH (my automated conversation coach)
-affective computing
Ethics - Answer -the study of morals and specific moral choices made
Unethical behavior - Answer -behavior that does not conform to generally accepted
social norms concerning beneficial and harmful actions
Amoral behavior - Answer -a person has no sense of right and wrong and no interest in
the moral consequences of his or her actions
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