Introduction to Information and Communication Technology Quiz

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What does ICT stand for?

Interactive Computer Technology

Integrated Communication Techniques

Information and Communication Technology (correct)

International Communication Technology

Which of the following is NOT an example of ICT?

Textbooks (correct)

Operating Systems

Software Applications

Web-Based Information and Applications

What is the primary function of an operating system?

To manage the computer's memory and processes (correct)

To provide internet access

To store user data

To run specific software applications

How has ICT impacted communication?

It has made communication cheaper and more accessible (C) Signup and view all the answers

How has ICT impacted the employment sector?

It has enabled organizations to operate more efficiently, making ICT skills vital for smooth business operations (A) Signup and view all the answers

How has ICT impacted education?

It has provided the flexibility and availability of learning materials to all students, both in and out of the classroom (C) Signup and view all the answers

What technology allows for cost savings by using VoIP instead of normal telephone and email instead of post?

Communication (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of ICT allows people to participate in a wider, even worldwide, society?

People Participation (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does ICT provide access to that did not previously exist, allowing for new opportunities?

New Tools (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which benefits from data mining of customer information to produce targeted advertising lists?

Information Management (B) Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of ICT allows for the ability to perform 'impossible' experiments by using simulations?

Testing and Experiments (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which feature of ICT involves using interactive multimedia and virtual reality for learning?

Improved Access to Education (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the legal term for the willful engagement, maintenance, control, or operation of a lascivious exhibition of sexual organs or sexual activity using a computer system?

Cybersex (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the unprivileged false statement of fact which tends to harm the reputation of a person or company?

Cyber Defamation (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe any unlawful use of information systems, networks, and technologies, including their disclosure, harm, or destruction?

Internet Threats (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the act of redirecting a legitimate URL to a malicious and illegitimate website?

Pharming (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the creation of fake emails, text messages, and websites to look like they're from authentic companies in order to steal personal and financial information?

Phishing (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the actions taken by someone to gain unauthorized access to a computer?

Hacking (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary method used by the ENIAC for calculations?

Vacuum tubes (B) Signup and view all the answers

What type of internal storage replaced rotating magnetic drums in the second generation of computing?

Magnetic tape (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which high-level programming languages were created during the third generation of computing?

FORTRAN and COBOL (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did the fourth generation of computing introduce that contained memory, logic, and control circuits on a single chip?

Central Processing Units (CPUs) (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which computer was developed during the fourth generation of computing?

Apple II (D) Signup and view all the answers

What major feature was developed during the fourth generation of computing?

Graphical User Interface (GUI) (C) Signup and view all the answers

Who were the inventors of the first electronic digital computing device?

John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which computer was the first to utilize punch tape for both input and output?

ENIAC (D) Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the first commercial computer known as UNIVAC I?

John Presper Eckert and John Mauchly (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which period is defined as the 'Earliest Age' of information technology?

3000B.C.-1450A.D. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Osborne 1 computer in computing history?

It was the first portable computer. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who founded the first computer company, the Electronic Controls Company?

John Presper Eckert and John Mauchly (D) Signup and view all the answers

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What does ICT stand for?

Which of the following is NOT an example of ICT?

What is the primary function of an operating system?

How has ICT impacted communication?

How has ICT impacted the employment sector?

How has ICT impacted education?

What technology allows for cost savings by using VoIP instead of normal telephone and email instead of post?

Which aspect of ICT allows people to participate in a wider, even worldwide, society?

What does ICT provide access to that did not previously exist, allowing for new opportunities?

Which benefits from data mining of customer information to produce targeted advertising lists?

What aspect of ICT allows for the ability to perform 'impossible' experiments by using simulations?

Which feature of ICT involves using interactive multimedia and virtual reality for learning?

What is the legal term for the willful engagement, maintenance, control, or operation of a lascivious exhibition of sexual organs or sexual activity using a computer system?

What is the term used to describe the unprivileged false statement of fact which tends to harm the reputation of a person or company?

What is the term used to describe any unlawful use of information systems, networks, and technologies, including their disclosure, harm, or destruction?

What is the term used to describe the act of redirecting a legitimate URL to a malicious and illegitimate website?

What is the term used to describe the creation of fake emails, text messages, and websites to look like they're from authentic companies in order to steal personal and financial information?

What is the term used to describe the actions taken by someone to gain unauthorized access to a computer?

What was the primary method used by the ENIAC for calculations?

What type of internal storage replaced rotating magnetic drums in the second generation of computing?

Which high-level programming languages were created during the third generation of computing?

What did the fourth generation of computing introduce that contained memory, logic, and control circuits on a single chip?

Which computer was developed during the fourth generation of computing?

What major feature was developed during the fourth generation of computing?

Who were the inventors of the first electronic digital computing device?

Which computer was the first to utilize punch tape for both input and output?

Who developed the first commercial computer known as UNIVAC I?

Which period is defined as the 'Earliest Age' of information technology?

What was the significance of the Osborne 1 computer in computing history?

Who founded the first computer company, the Electronic Controls Company?

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