Question: Technology is the practical application of which of the following studies to society and industry?

Answer: Science

Question: Which of the following is not considered a technological innovation:

Answer: The weather

Question: Which of the following is a benefit that businesses receive from using the Internet:

Answer: Faster connections with suppliers

Question: A specific Internet technology that allows users to make voice and video calls online is called

Answer: Voice over Internet Protocol.

Question: A computer’s internal processor is part of its

Answer: hardware.

Question: When an employee uses a computer program to help manage bookkeeping tasks, s/he is using

Answer: software

Question: A medical professional enters a patient’s symptoms into a computer program designed

to help diagnose illnesses. This program is known as a(n)

Answer: expert system.

Question: When a business uses computer technology to manage its money and move it among

different accounts, it is taking advantage of

Answer: electronic transfer of funds.

Question: Computers direct robots and other machines to do specific tasks in a technology known as

Answer: computer-aided manufacturing.

Question: Global positioning systems (GPS) rely on the use of what type of technology?

Answer: Satellite technology