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Self Check


This activity contains 23 questions.

Question 1
1 The ACM Code of Conduct was adopted recently by the U.S. Senate and is now the law of the land.
   
 
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Question 2
2 All states now require that PCs be recycled.
   
 
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Question 3
3 According to the Energy Star requirements, monitors in standby mode can consume no more than 30 watts of power.
   
 
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Question 4
4 A CRT monitor emits radiation.
   
 
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Question 5
5 Personal e-mail never is tolerated in a business environment.
   
 
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Question 6
6 Credit bureaus are bound by law to correct inaccuracies in their personal data.
   
 
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Question 7
7 All Internet Web sites must be in compliance with Fair Information Practices
   
 
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Question 8
8 What is the approximate cost of running a PC and a laser printer 24 hours a day for a year:
 
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Question 9
9 Which of these is NOT an emphasis in medical school curricula:
 
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Question 10
10 Errors embedded in commercial software products cost the United States economy:
 
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Question 11
11 The study of the relationships between people and their machines is called:
 
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Question 12
12 Hand and wrist problems are associated with:
 
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Question 13
13 Laser printers can emit:
 
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Question 14
14 About what percentage of all U.S. companies monitor e-mail and/or employee Internet browsing activities:
 
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Question 15
15 The number of federal government agencies that maintain computer-based files on individuals is at least:
 
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Question 16
16 A set of instructions that is executed when a certain set of conditions are met is called a:
 
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Question 17
17 One way to fight computer viruses is to use what type of software:
 
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Question 18
18 The unlawful duplication of proprietary software is called:
 
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Question 19
19 When separate databases are examined and individuals common to both are identified, this is:
 
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Question 20
20 In the United States, gaining unauthorized access to any computer system with the intent of defrauding the system is a:
 
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Question 21
21 Which term is used to describe the situation in which a company copies and distributes software without a site-usage license agreement:
 
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Question 22
22 The evidence of unlawful entry to a computer system is called a:
 
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Question 23
23 What name is given to a program intended to damage the computer system of an unsuspecting victim:
 
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