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Health Risks of Excessive Computer Use

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What is the primary goal of ergonomics in the workplace?

To reduce work-related discomfort and musculoskeletal disorders (correct)

To adapt employees to fit the job

To increase job satisfaction and productivity

To improve computer security and prevent hacking

What is computer crime a threat to?

Employee productivity and job satisfaction

Business information systems (correct)

Computer hardware and software

Workplace ergonomics and comfort

What is a common activity of hackers?

Reducing work-related discomfort

Designing tasks and workspaces

Extracting passwords or stealing network files (correct)

Improving computer system security

What is an example of computer crime?

Money theft through fraudulent alterations of computer databases Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of hackers?

They have a lot of skill Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a goal of hackers?

To improve computer system security Signup and view all the answers

What is a common symptom of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)?

Dry eyes Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the science that deals with designing workspaces to minimize health problems?

Human factor engineering Signup and view all the answers

What is the health problem associated with the use of cathode ray tubes in video displays?

Radiation Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the painful and crippling ailment of the hand and wrist that requires surgery to cure?

Carpal tunnel syndrome Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of prolonged viewing of video displays?

Eyestrain and other health problems Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the health problems faced by people who sit at PC workstations or visual display terminals (VDTs)?

Cumulative trauma disorders Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of on-line transaction processing?

To facilitate and manage transaction-oriented applications Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of fault-tolerant computer systems?

To provide a fail-over capability in case of hardware or software failure Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a disaster recovery plan?

To recover and protect a business IT infrastructure in the event of a disaster Signup and view all the answers

What is load balancing used for?

To distribute large number of requests for access among multiple servers Signup and view all the answers

What is mirroring used for?

To duplicate all processes and transactions of a server on a backup server Signup and view all the answers

What is clustering used for?

To link two computers together so that a second computer can act as a backup to the primary computer Signup and view all the answers