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Humans
must communicate with computers through what language/symbol base?
c.
ASCII code
a.
English, the universal language of business
b.
linear algebra
c.
ASCII code
d.
bits and bytes
• Question 2
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What
can Progressive learn from IRV-enabled, claims-processing outcomes that will
help it to innovate?
Selected
Answer: [None Given]
a.
underwriter productivity
b.
claims agent productivity
c.
the total cost of claims operations
d.
the accuracy of its underwriting and actuarial models
• Question 3
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In a
client/server architecture, information processing…
b.
is outsources to a mainframe computer located in the data
center
a.
is shared between the client and server computers
b.
is outsources to a mainframe computer located in the data
center
c.
occurs on the server side only
d.
occurs on the client side only
• Question 4
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The
central processing unit (CPU) …
c.
serves as a user interface
a.
stores the data
b.
powers up the computer
c.
serves as a user interface
d.
completes arthimetic calculations and applies logic to
problems
• Question 5
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Moore’s
Law concerns itself with….
b.
the rate of improvement in the processing power of computers
a.
the rate of computer hardware and software cost inflation
b.
the rate of improvement in the processing power of computers
c.
hardware compatability
d.
the need to replace your company’s computer hardware on a
regular basis
• Question 6
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With
the coming of the World Wide Web, information processing takes place only on…
a.
distributed computer networks
a.
distributed computer networks
b.
centralized server platforms that support the Web site
c.
the end user’s machine
d.
a platform almost identical to that of a client server
network
• Question 7
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The key
factors in selecting one type of computer over another include:
b.
facilities and energy requirements, number of concurrent
users, and the types of software required to run on the device
a.
cost, processing power, facilities and energy requirements,
number of concurrent users, and the types of software required to run on the
device
b.
facilities and energy requirements, number of concurrent
users, and the types of software required to run on the device
c.
processing power, energy requirements, cost
d.
cost, security and processing power
• Question 8
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A
computer system’s capabilities include…
c.
input, process, output and storage
a.
input and output
b.
people, processes and IT
c.
input, process, output and storage
d.
input, process and output
• Question 9
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Given
Moore’s Law, if the Progressive Case were being written today, you would most
likely arm your field agent with a
c.
improved software
a.
a smart phone or tablet computer
b.
more fuel efficient car
c.
improved software
d.
a Bose headset
• Question 10
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The
types of computer hardware and peripherals employed in the Progressive Case
demonstrate the impact of
d.
client server computing
a.
Moore’s Law
b.
peer-to-peer computing
c.
cloud computing
d.
client server computing
