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Modified 11 Jun 2006

Social implications of the computer - 50 marks

Online learners do the quiz online, score the test and submit. Onsite learners do the quiz online; score the quiz and have your mark noted.

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A text file which is stored by a web server on your computer is known as a ...
The Taxilink system enables passengers to purchase smart cards to pay their taxi fares. Where can passengers NOT purchase these cards?
In which of the following positions could a computer replace a human being?
To have a mobile office you need a ...
A computer program runs through a series of eight slides to explain rounding off of numbers to grade 7 learners. This slide show is an example of ...
Security issues on the Internet are tackled in certain ways. Which of the following has NOTHING to do with Internet security?
What can cell phones with more than 32 MB RAM be used for?
The term cybercrime refers to ...
We are moving to a cashless society. Which of the following factors contribute to this phenomenon?
A(n) is a web site that evaluates a computer to check for web and email vulnerabilities:
True or false? A digital certificate is a notice that guarantees a user that a web site is legitimate.
Which of the following is NOT offered by Internet banking?
Advantages of a mobile office:
Data diddling is ...
Software piracy is proliferating because ...
Which one of the following is used to confirm that a web site is what it claims to be?
Software that collects information about a user without his consensus:
This enables you to send confidential information via the Internet without fear that it will end up in the wrong hands:
A program that is used to translate that which is sent, such as a confidential document, into gibberish by applying a certain formula or algorithm:
A momentary overvoltage, called a ..., occurs when the increase in power lasts for less than one millisecond.
Which of the following is a way to prevent identity theft?
... is a technique used by criminals to win the trust of an individual and then get them to provide them with personal information.
Which of the following will be used to confirm that the software you are about to download from the Internet, has been created by the company that is said to have created it?
... is the inflamation of the nerve that connects the forearm to the palm of the wrist.
The ... uses encryption to secure financial transactions on the Internet, such as payment by credit card.
Web filtering software is a program that ...
What is a cracker?
A ... gives authors and artists exclusive rights to duplicate, publish, and sell their materials.
Encrypted (scrambled) data is called ...
To ... a file means to make a copy of it.
A company publishes all their clients' details on their web site without the clients' permission. This is an example of ...
This illegal action uses ... software to intercept usernames and passwords, especially in cordless networks where data is not in encrypted format:
True or false? Software piracy occurs when someone steals software media, intentionally erases software programs or illegally copies a software program.
Recycle toner cartridges; Telecommute; Use paperless methods to communicate; Turn off the computer and other devices when not in use: These ideas form part of ... computing.
True or False? - All breaches to computer security are accidental.
A student is unhappy about the mark a lecturer awarded him. He uses a program to send 500 emails to the lecturer. This is an issue of computer ...
A person who works with the marks system at an academic institution disables a firewall to allow him to search for information on motor racing on the Internet. This is an issue of ...
A worker uses their computer at work to find information on the Internet for their child's project and to print copies of all the articles found. This is an issue of computer ...
A computer is used to intercept the credit cards numbers of users purchasing goods on the Internet and to then purchase goods using these credit card numbers. This is an issue of computer ...
A company's financial statements are all stored on the same hard drive and no backup copy has been made. This is an issue of computer ...
An email message that warns readers of a non-existent virus, worm or Trojan horse:
Translates a personal characteristic into digital code:
Programmed formula that a data recipient uses to decrypt ciphertext:
Contains an uninfected copy of key commands and startup information:
Private combination of characteristics associated with a user name:
Spyware hidden on web pages or in email messages in the form of a graphical image:
Company that issues and verifies digital certificates:
Area of the hard disk that holds an infected file until the infection is removed:
A ... is a collection of every action that users make as they move through a web site.
Stores data on a thin microprocessor embedded in the card:

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