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Stsfinals Flashcards

1
Q

United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA)
proclaimed the UDHR-
Universal Declaration of
Human Rights

A

December
10, 1948

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2
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the ultimate core value of our existence.

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Human dignity

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3
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has become an instant go-to tool for answer
to question.

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internet

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4
Q

a machine that can do the work of a person and that
works automatically or is controlled by a computer

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ROBOTS

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5
Q

An actuated mechanism programmable in two or
more axes with a degree of autonomy, moving
within its environment to perform the intended task

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ROBOTS

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6
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Includes active human-robot interaction

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Partial autonomy

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7
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Excludes active human-robot interaction.

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Full autonomy

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8
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a robot that performs useful tasks for humans
or equipment excluding industrial automation applications

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Service Robots

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9
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used for non-commercial tasks,
usually by laypersons

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Personal Service Robots

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10
Q

used for a commercial task,
usually operated by a properly trained operator

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Professional Service Robots

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11
Q

was the first country to develop service robots

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Germany

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12
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DESIRE (Deutsche
Servicerobotik Initiative-Germany Service Robotics
Initiative) was launched on October 1, 2005

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13
Q

“Unimate” was his first
invention from the words
“Universal Automation

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George Devol

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14
Q

formulated laws because
he was thinking on ethical
consequences of robots.

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Isaac Asimov

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15
Q

combination of sounds that represents
something. This significance makes the world distinct from
just any kind of vocal utterance.

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Word

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16
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The words are “informed” because they carry

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“information”.

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17
Q

“knowledge communicated to
obtained concerning a specific fact or circumstance”

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Information

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18
Q

who proposed the Theory of the
Information Age in 1982, the
information age is a truly new age
based upon the interconnection of
computers via telecommunications.
These information systems operate
on both a real-time and as-needed
basis.

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James R. Messenger,

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19
Q

was an object
worthy of admiration

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Language

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20
Q

to
know

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scire

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21
Q

can function across space and time without
reducing their meaning.

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Words

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22
Q

invented it as a way of
addressing data
processing and
information sharing
needs among scientists
for the European
Organization for Nuclear
Research ( CERN)

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Tim Berners-Lee

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23
Q

an American
mathematician who was
considered the “father of
information theory”

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Claude E. Shannon

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24
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is a worldwide system of interconnected
networks that facilitate data transmission among innumerable
computers.

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INTERNET

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25
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world’s most popular search engine,
accepting more than 200 million queries daily

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GOOGLE

26
Q

is an issue that poses alarm
worldwid

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CYBERBULLYING

27
Q

The most important
contributions of advances in
the Information Age to society.

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COMPUTER

28
Q

a single-user instrument.
o First known as a microcomputer, it is a complete computer
built on a smaller scale

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Personal Computer (PC)

29
Q

it is described as a PC that is not
designed for portability.

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Desktop Computer

30
Q

portable computers that
integrate the essentials of a desktop
computer in a battery-powered
package

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Laptops

31
Q

tightly integrated
computers that usually have no
keyboards but rely on a touch screen
for user input.

A

Personal Digital Assistants
(PDAs

32
Q

refers to a computer that
has been improved network services
to other computers.

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Server

33
Q

huge computer systems that can fill
an entire room.
- used especially by large firms
- the term “mainframe” has been
replaced by enterprise server.

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Mainframes

34
Q

they involve materials
that are usually
integrated into cell
phones, watches, and
other small objects or
places.

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Wearable Computers

35
Q

Is the vast variety of all life
forms in the entire Earth.
- It encompasses all kinds
of life forms, from
single-celled organisms to
the largest multi-celled
organisms.

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BIODIVERSITY

36
Q

the living
organisms

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Biotic

37
Q

non-living
organisms

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Abiotic

38
Q

TAXONOMY,

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a system
devised by Swedish scientist
CARL LINNAEUS.

39
Q

Is the hierarchical
system of classifying
and naming
organisms.

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TAXONOMY

40
Q

inhabitation of human
beings and use of land
for economic gains are
major contributing
factors.

A

Habitat loss and
destruction

41
Q

critical factor
contributing to species and
habitat loss – changes within
species groups or
environment could begin to
change the entire ecosystem.

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Alteration in ecosystem
composition

42
Q

changing consumption
patterns of humans is the key
reason for unsustainable
exploitation of natural
resources

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Over-exploitation

43
Q

cause irreversible
damage to species
and varieties.

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Pollution and
contamination

44
Q

causes
biodiversity loss

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Global
climate change

45
Q

Term used for organisms created through genetic
engineering.

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM

46
Q

is a plant, animal, microorganism, or other
organism whose genetic makeup has been modified
using recombinant DNA methods (also called gene
splicing)

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GMO

47
Q

introduce
BT(bacillus
thuringiensis) Corn, a
genetically modified
corn that is resistant to
the destructive Asian
corn borer

A

Rosalie Ellaus

48
Q

genetically
modified plants to resist certain
pests.

A

Pest resistance

49
Q

corn that has
been modified with the gene of
Bacillus Thuringiensis which is toxic
to corn borer

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BT Corn

50
Q

genetically modified plants to
resist certain viruses.

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Virus resistance

51
Q

genetically modified plants to
tolerate herbicide

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Herbicide Tolerant

52
Q

genetically
modified plants fortified with
certain minerals.

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Fortification

53
Q

genetically modified organisms that
have a higher yield in growth than
normal species

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Increase Growth Rate

54
Q

modified
color and extended vase life of
flowers.

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Flower Production

55
Q

modified
characteristics of trees for higher
yield of paper production.

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Paper Production

56
Q

modified plants to produce
pharmaceutical products.

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Pharmaceutical Productions

57
Q

The use of modified
plants can assist in the bioremediation of
polluted sites

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Bioremediation

58
Q

modified microorganisms that can produce
enzymes for food processing and medicines

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Enzyme and Drug Production

59
Q

is used as an anti-malarial drug
that is synthetically produced by yeast and
bacteria.

A

Artemesin

60
Q

genetically
engineered insulin used by Type 1
diabetes patients.

A

Humulin

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