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Question Answered step-by-step 1. What was the code Sourour that was so ashamed of? A. a torrent… 1. What was the code Sourour that was so ashamed of?A. a torrent platformB. a dating appC. a pharmaceutical advertisement disguised as a quiz.D. a signals intelligence program used in clandestine drone strikes.2. Knuth considers computer programming an ‘art’ because:A. an art and a science are identicalB. only sciences can be automatedC. Knuth’s preferred book title was already takenD. it produces objects of beauty3. Irmak offers an ontology for software as an abstract object, akin to the ontology of:A. ordinary objectsB. musical worksC. object-oriented programmingD. nand gates and their equivalencies4. Software quality in recent years has been plagued by significant quality issues due to being:A. rushed to marketB. free of bugs and errorsC. adequately testedD. none of the above5. Floridi states that software may misfunction in some limited sense, but cannot dysfunction because:A. software is understood as a type of a tokenB. a negative malfunction, or dysfunction, occurs when an artefact token either does not (sometimes) orcannot (ever) do what it is supposed toC. a positive malfunction, or misfunction, occurs when an artefact token may do what is supposed to but, atleast occasionally, it also yields some unintended and undesirable effectsD. all the above6. According to Prasad, why does software quality continue to be terrible when compared to hardware,pharmaceutical, manufacturing and other industries?A. the ease of software theft and piracyB. unrealistic construction schedulesC. the prevalence of zero-day exploitsD. lack of proper training among computer programmers.7. Which of the following is NOT a software failure prevention technique offered by Oloko?A. analysis of a software programming code by executing the programs built from the software on a real or virtual processor.B. releasing your product to the public fast, early, and often so that they can beta test it for youC. source code of the software program should be reviewed by someone other than the programmer whowrote the codeD. programmers that work together on a project should all try to follow a particular programming style8. Why does Andreessen think software is eating the world now?A. we will soon create general artificial intelligence, ushering in the ‘singularity’B. because he endorses simulation theory,; the hypothesis that the cosmos and all that resides within is a computer simulationC. because all of the technology required to transform industries through software finally works and can bewidely delivered at global scaleD. because if you can imagine it, there’s probably an app for it9. In Gibson’s work on affordances, some affordances of the terrestrial environment include:A. ObjectsB. Surfaces and their layoutC. SubstancesD. all the above10. Norman thinks one characteristic of good design is:A. CreativityB. BeautyC. DiscoverabilityD. Intelligibility11. Norman considers these to be a few of his ‘Fundamental Principles of Interaction’:A. Signifiers and feedbackB. Shock and denialC. Features and accessoriesD. Anger and bargaining12. Winograd states that design is an activity that:A. is creativeB. is consciousC. has social consequencesD. All the above13. What does Garrett call the practice of creating engaging, efficient user experiences?A. Human-computer interactionB. Graphical user interfaceC. User-centered designD. Augmented reality14. “The process that ensures that the designs match the needs and capabilities of the people for whomthey are intended” is what Norman calls:A. Experience designB. Human-centered designC. Interaction designD. Industrial design15. Why does Górniak-Kocikowska claim that ‘computers do not know borders’?A. Because the entire population of our Globe will be affected by computers.B. Because computers cannot know anything, least of all a ‘border’.C. Because computers are just programmed that way.D. Because computers are apolitical.16. Volokh predicted that the Internet (infobahn) would give rise to a possible dark side, which included…A. Extremists with access to the mediaB. Falsehoods with an audience of millionsC. That people will choose to watch and read infotainment instead of the important news of the dayD. All the above17. According to Dreyfus, “Old Library Culture” affordsA. playful surfingB. access to everythingC. the authenticity of the textD. allowing all possible associations18. According to Dreyfus, “Hyperlinked Culture” affordsA. allowing all possible associationsB. careful selectionC. quality of editionsD. hierarchically organized19. The almost religious conviction that “a widespread adoption of computers and communications systems along with easy access to electronic information will automatically produce a better world for human living” is what Winner called…A. The Computer RevolutionB. Techno-romanticismC. Technological SomnambulismD. Mythinformation.20. What is the best way to characterize the relationship between computers and values?A. Computers are value-laden, being the visible manifestation of values, for good or bad; they are neverneutral.B. Computers are always morally or politically neutral; neither good nor bad in itself.C. Computers are neither good nor bad; nor are they always morally or politically neutral. Arts & Humanities Philosophy PHIL 134 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)