Impact Of Technology

Question 1

Give two effects on businesses of computers becoming part of the workforce.

Answer 1

• Higher productivity

Question 2

• Lower unit costs

Question 3

• Lower costs of renting

Question 4

• Lower labour costs

Question 5

Give two uses of automated decision-making.

Answer 5

• Targeted feeds social media

Question 6

• Application processes jobs mortgages loans

Question 7

• Power distribution systems

Question 8

• Driverless cars

Question 9

• Stock trading

Question 10

• Plant automation systems

Question 11

Define artificial intelligence.

Answer 11

The ability of a computer to replicate human intelligence cognitive ability and grasp abstract concepts.

Question 12

Describe how expert systems work.

Answer 12

Expert systems consist of a knowledge base made up of a set of facts and rules. This is used to build an inference engine which is interrogated to find diagnoses.

Question 13

Give two applications of AI.

Answer 13

• Neural networks

Question 14

• Expert systems

Question 15

• Voice recognition

Question 16

State two negative environmental effects of computers.

Answer 16

• Toxic e-waste contaminating water.

Question 17

• E-waste in third world countries.

Question 18

• Greenhouse gases from greater electricity consumption.

Question 19

• Reduced biodiversity

Question 20

• Impact of climate change on future generation.

Question 21

Give two ways in which technology can be used to protect the environment.

Answer 21

• Smart home systems sensors

Question 22

• Sleep and Stand-by features on devices

Question 23

• Smart engine designs

Question 24

Define censorship.

Answer 24

The act of suppressing the content that people are able to view publish and access.

Question 25

What is the Free Internet?

Answer 25

The idea of an Internet where nothing is filtered at all in line with the principle of freedom of speech.

Question 26

How is censorship used within schools?

Answer 26

Pupils may be prevented from accessing unsuitable material. May be used to maintain high productivity and prevent distractions.

Question 27

Give arguments in favour of surveillance systems.

Answer 27

Useful for social security purposes and detecting crime.

Question 28

Needed to trace and punish criminal activity.

Question 29

What is the name given to the process of analysing large data sets to uncover hidden trends?

Answer 29

Data mining.

Question 30

Name three things web designers must take into account when designing a website.

Answer 30

Colour paradigms layout character set.