Amer Chapters 4, 5 and 8 TF Flashcards
Computers can process analog or digital data.
False
Most music notation software packages support TAB, which uses notation for chords instead of standard music notes.
True
Audio-editing software allows you to modify a song using entirely different instruments.
True
Some music publishers and musicians have Web sites that allow you to legally download sample tracks for free.
True
Given recent court rulings, the RIAA is targeting file-sharing networks, rather than individuals, for copyright infringement.
False
File spoofing has not been effective in preventing file sharing.
False
There are several different types of dance notation in use today.
True
Optical motion capture generally provides more accurate capture than DC magnetic motion capture.
False
Currently, motion capture systems do not have the option of wireless transmission.
False
Computers have automated most of the stage lighting process.
True
3-D scanning is not effective for larger sculptures.
False
The artistic process of creating graphics on a computer is similar to creating art using pen and paper, or paintbrush, oil, and canvas.
True
A fractal does not have symmetry of scale.
False
Most users of digital cameras prefer to download the images from the digital camera to a computer’s hard disk.
True
It is legal for photojournalists to edit their images.
True
The human eye cannot detect a digital watermark on a file.
True
All DV cameras have three CCDs to capture three different light spectrums.
False
The first step in the video editing process is pruning.
False
The final step in editing a video is to combine the scenes into a complete video.
True
Most umpires are enthusiastic about the QuesTec Umpire Information System because it allows them to practice their calls.
False
A physical wind tunnel is created using a CNC milling machine.
True
The assembly line in an automotive manufacturing plant uses robots for many tasks.
True
Emissions laws fueled the need to build car engines with microprocessors.
True
The most processor-intense job performed by the ECU is communicating with other modules.
False
An ECU can store error messages from other modules for later diagnosis.
True
Truck and other vehicle owners claim that collision warning systems do not help to reduce accident rates.
False
Snowplows have more sophisticated night vision systems than cars.
True
To conduct computerized crash analyses, engineers dissemble a car and weigh and measure each piece.
True
Advanced car entertainment systems today have wireless remote control.
True
Adaptive cruise-control systems often mistake rain or snow for oncoming vehicles.
True
A lidar’s transmitter is a laser, while its receiver is an antenna.
False
With an onboard navigation system, if you get lost, the navigation system cannot recalculate the route.
True
Voice-activated control in automobiles is still a technology of the future.
False
Currently, no mapping software packages allow updates on road information that might impact your route.
False
Currently, call center telematics services are offered free of charge from the car manufacturer.
False
The various electronic toll-collection systems used by states are compatible with each other.
False
Airport trams are supervised automatically from a main control center, but humans can intervene in case of a problem.
True
Both travel providers and consumers are allowed to use Web sites that rely on GDS technology.
True
Airlines do not allow check-in over the Web, primarily because of security.
False
PNR records cannot be shared with the CIA or FBI.
True
Ethics requires complex decision making.
True
The hash of a digital signature is different for each electronic message.
True
The recipient of a file with a digital signature must generate a new hash of the received message to compare it with the one in the file.
True
E-SIGN requires that certain urgent notices must be sent on paper.
True
E-SIGN specifies the type of technology that should be used to create digital signatures.
False
E-SIGN stipulates that users are only liable for the first $50 of a purchase made using stolen digital signatures.
False
The FTC does not hold Web site designers or advertising agencies responsible for reviewing advertisements to ensure that claims in the ad are substantiated.
False
Hackers cannot currently be prosecuted under federal law.
False
The courts have set a precedent stating that a hyperlink itself does not violate the law, even when it points to illegal material with the purpose of disseminating that illegal material.
False
Critics of the NET Act claim that sentences might unfairly punish unwitting violators, particularly those without profit motives.
True
The Children’s Internet Protection Act was ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
False
A study by the Electronic Frontier Foundation showed that filtering software is, for the most part, accurate in its blocking capabilities.
False
Online gambling has decreased since Internet gambling was declared illegal in the United States in 1998.
True
In most cases, a falsehood must be intentional for it to be considered defamation.
True
The Internet allows anyone with access to be a publisher, as well as to be sued as a publisher.
True
No clear legal precedents have been set in the area of cyber libel.
False
Most e-mail programs do not have a filtering feature to block e-mails that contain offensive words.
False
Most ISPs have clear policies prohibiting the use of their services to abuse another person.
True
Digital retouching is an area in which few legal precedents have been established.
True
Plagiarism is not a violation of copyright law, although it is a violation of most school honor codes.
False
