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What term applies to the tendency for technology to have both positive and negative consequences?

Technological dualism

Cyber-reality

Technology in the balance

Cultural lag

Technology differs from science in that technology focuses on

applying the principles of science and mechanics to the solutions of a specific problem.

how to predict natural or social outcomes.

finding relationships between phenomena.

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discovering patterns in natural and human behavior.

__________ refers to the use of tools to accomplish tasks that people used to do by hand.

Cybernation

Mechanization

Industrialization

Automation

Which term reflects the percentage of people who have access to and use the Internet in a particular area?

Cyber rate

Penetration rate

Technological saturation

Internet infiltration

The most popular use of the Internet in developing nations is

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social interaction.

business contacts.

educational uses.

official government business.

The use of scientific principles and technology to solve social problems is a

technological fix.

postmodern response.

STEM.

cyber solution.

The development of time-saving machines increases production, but it also displaces workers and contributes to high rates of employee alienation. Employee

displacement illustrates a

dysfunction.

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functional alternative.

technological fix.

socially constructed truth.

The technology of biometrics in the workplace involves

use of identifying characteristics such as hands, fingers, and eyes.

the sale of genetically altered foods in employee cafeterias.

providing exercise gyms and low fat snacks for employees.

limiting unnecessary human movements to achieve efficient production.

Twenty-first Century technology in the workplace

makes supervisors more important.

changes the location of work.

enhances worker’s creativity.

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makes workers less accountable.

Increases in telecommuting have

decreased working hours.

benefited low income workers more than high income workers.

blurred the distinction between work and home.

decreased productivity.

Ninety percent of robots work in

food service industries.

factories.

household cleaning services.

home and building construction.

How has technology changed worker accountability?

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It is used to gather information about performance.

It allows for greater personal responsibility.

It tends to increase worker satisfaction.

It prevents workers from making errors.

The most common computer activity around the world is

word processing.

using social media.

working with spreadsheets or databases.

accessing or updating calendars or schedules.

______ is an international informational network.

Information technology

A computer

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A robot

The Internet

GMO's are

genetically modified organisms.

global manufacturing organizations.

germ management organizations.

gene management organizations.

In general, the digital divide is

growing across the world.

shrinking everywhere.

growing in the U.S. but shrinking in the rest of the world.

remaining stable.

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If Jill harasses a classmate on Facebook and spreads rumors about her on Twitter, this is known as

malware.

piracy.

cybertheft.

cyberbullying.

Music is an example of a STEM discipline.

True

False

Over three quarters of U.S. households report having a computer in the home.

True

False

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Increased rates of telecommuting also increased the hours people work.

True

False

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