Amer 1-3 Flashcards
Database marketing allows companies to ____.
a. budget, forecast, and analyze the financial health of the business
b. maintain a real-time profile of the total count of products in the store
c. mine customer databases and create marketing lists
d. track and manage every transaction
mine customer databases and create marketing lists
____ is a technology that allows users connected to a network to transfer money from one bank account to another.
a. EFT
c. WMS
b. ACH
d. POS
EFT (Electronic funds transfer)
An ATM initially connects to a(n) ____ through a network.
a. acquirer
c. host processor
b. bank’s computer database
d. automated clearing house
bank’s computer database
A(n) ____ stores data on a thin microprocessor embedded in the card.
a. smart card
c. debit card
b. ATM card
d. credit card
Smart Card
Many businesses use a(n) ____ to send bills electronically instead of mailing their customers paper statements.
a. bill presentment process
c. automated clearing house
b. bill payment service
d. acquirer
Bill presentment
Which of the following is true of telecommuting, as opposed to a standard office job?
a. decreases productivity
c. restricts flexibility
b. increases stress
d. requires more discipline and focus
Requires more discipline and focus
Which of the following is a good tip for avoiding RSI?
a. Use bright font colors
c. Use one hand to perfom operations with two keys
b. Keep the mouse close to the keyboard
d. Do not shift body positions frequently
Keep the mouse close to the keyboard
Which of the following is an invention of the Industrial Revolution?
a. thresher
c. telegraph
b. seed drill
d. radio
Telegraph
Which of the following is an invention of the Information Age?
a. induction electric motor
c. transatlatic cable telephone
b. sewing machine
d. transistor
Transistor
____uses computers to test product designs before the physical prototype is built.
a. Computer-aided design (CAD)
c. Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
b. Computer-aided engineering (CAE)
d. Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP)
Computer-aided engineering (CAE)
Which of the following is NOT a component of an MRP system?
a. job scheduling
c. financial analysis
b. inventory control
d. warehouse management
Financial analysis
A(n) ____ system lets manufacturers purchase and receive componenets just before they are needed on the assembly line.
a. warehouse management
c. inventory control
b. production-scheduling
d. just-in-time manufacturing
Just-in-time manufacturing
Libraries use the ____ bar code to identify items.
a. Codabar
c. POSTNET
b. ISBN
d. UPC
Codabar
A bar code represents data that identifies the ____.
a. item number
c. item number and price
b. manufacturer and item number
d. manufacturer and price
Manufacturer and item number
A(n) ____ records purchases, processes credit or debit cards, and updates inventory.
a. inventory control system
c. accounting system
b. point-of-sale system
d. production-scheduling system
Point-of-sale system
Which type of criminal database is often made available to the public?
a. fingerprint
c. sexually violent offenders
b. DNA
d. warrant
Sexually violent offenders
Computers in red-light systems perform all of the following funcions EXCEPTS ____.
a. instructing a digital camera to take a picture of a violating car as it enters the intersection
b. adding a date, time, and location to the photo
c. instructing a digital camera to take a picture of a violating car in the middle of the intersection
d. sending an electronic message to the violator
Sending an electronic message to the violator
A LoJack device is a wireless ____.
a. microchip
c. audio-frequency transceiver
b. emergency alert system
d. GPS
GPS
Foreign students with visas to attend U.S. schools must provide personal information to the ____ system.
a. CODIS
c. AFIS
b. NICS
d. SEVIS
SEVIS
A(n) ____ system helps track and manage events during a crisis.
a. emergency alert
c. public-safety answering point
b. Web-based collaboration
d. global positioning
Web-based collaboration
The U.S. VISIT database currently stores all of the following types of biometric identitfiers EXCEPT
____.
a. DNA information
c. iris or retinal scans
b. digital fingerprints
d. digital photographs
DNA information
All of the following military technologies use GPS EXCEPT ____.
a. UAVs
c. smart bombs
b. PackBots
d. computer simulations
PackBots
The practice of conducting polls to gauge public opinion on an issue dates back to the ____ presidency.
a. Lincoln
c. FDR
b. Kennedy
d. Washington
Kennedy
Which group of voters is most likely to vote, but least likely to use the Internet?
a. Single women under 35
c. Americans age 65 or older
b. registered Republicans over 40
d. Americans age 40 to 65
Americans age 65 or older
Which of the following is NOT true of computerized voting systems?
a. They provide equal access to every citizen.
b. They simplify and streamline the voting process.
d. They reduce the occurrence of lost or destroyed ballots.
c. The improve the accuracy of election results.
They provide equal access to every citizen
Which of the following was NOT used to gather data in Census 2000?
a. optical mark recognition forms
c. the Internet
b. PCs
d. optical character recognition system
PCs
The IRS allows you to do all of the following at its Web site EXCEPT ____.
a. have online chats with an IRS representative
b. track the status of your refund
d. use tax calculators
c. download tax forms
Have online chats with an IRS representative
Which of the following FBI databases contains DNA profiles?
a. AFIS
c. NICS
b. CODIS
d. NCIC
CODIS
The ____ was established to help gun dealers perform background checks.
a. AFIS
c. NICS
b. CODIS
d. NCIC
NCIC
what is the use of advanced computer technology to help health care professionals consult with each other and work together on cases, regardless of where the patients, medical professionals, and relevant clinical data are located.
a. Telemedicine
c. Endoscopy
b. Eidemiology
d. Remote sensing
Telemedicine
Humans have approximately 30,000 ____ that define their physical traits and many of their behaviors.
a. DNA
c. bases
b. cells
d. genes
Genes
Hundreds of automatic weather stations located in ____ measure weather data and transmit it back to a data collection center.
a. Australia
c. the Arctic Circle
b. Antarctica
d. Greenland
Antartica
The DART system was developed to track ___.
a. earthquakes
c. hurricanes
b. tornados
d. tsunamis
Tsunamis
SETI@home relies on the concept of ____, in which the collective processing power of one or more computers is used to complete a large processing task.
a. artificial intelligence
c. haptic feedback
b. distributed computing
d. data modeling
Distributed computing
The Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) has pioneered ____ research for two decades with the goals of better understanding weather phenomena.
a. computer modeling
c. remote sensing
b. genome
d. radiosonde
Computer modeling
A(n) ____ is a test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
a. CAT scan
c. MRI
b. EKG
d. EEG
EKG
DXplain is an example of a(n) ____ system.
a. computerized monitoring
c. decision support system
b. haptic feedback
d. computer-aided surgery
Decision support system
Which medical Web site provides a database of reference and abstracts from the National Library of Medicine?
a. PDR.Net
c. MEDLINEplus
b. Library.net
d. WebMD Health
MEDLINEplus
Which medical Web site would be most helpful in providing traveler’s health information on specific destinations?
a. healthfinder
c. TOXNET
b. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
d. Yahoo! Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What does a GlucoWatch G2 Biographer monitor?
a. the heart’s electrical activity
c. pulse rate
b. blood oxygen levels
d. blood sugar levels
Blood sugar level
Which of the following is NOT used in computer-aided surgery?
a. endoscopy
c. haptic feedback
b. image-guided techniques
d. robots
Haptic Feedback
Which of the following technologies does NOT use satellite links to transmit data?
a. radiosondes
c. automatic weather stations
b. hunting hurricanse
d. moored buoys in the DART system
Radiosondes
Computer-based patient records are entered, stored, and maintained with the help of a(n) ____ system.
a. electronic medical record (EMR)
c. medical informatics (MI)
b. computer-assisted diagnosis
d. patient health information (PHI)
Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
