Advanced Tech
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Information Extraction/Presentation
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100

This technology allows for secure transactions without a centralized validating authority. 

Blockchain 

100
the O in the SOLER model for public speaking stands for....

Openness 

100

Including a story about a person affected by an issue in a report may be an example of the ____ fallacy. 

Anecdotal Evidence 

100

This strategic model analyzes the competitive forces that shape every industry and helps determine an industry's weaknesses and strengths.

Porter's 5 Forces 

100

Steve jobs was known for being a founder and CEO of tech-giant Apple. Jobs was also the CEO of this company.

Pixar 

200

This technology requires very insulated, dry, and cold conditions in order to function properly. 

Quantum Computers 

200

A ___ in cryptography is a number which can be used to convert cipher-text to plain-text. 

Key

200

A potential target audience who does not have direct power to over an issue but has influence upon someone that does is called ______

An advocate 

200

Name the four types of risk mitigation strategies

Acceptance, Reduction, Transfer, Avoidance 

200

This company produced the first ever microprocessors 

Intel Inc. 

300

This subset of AI allows for computers to gather information and improve in their functions without being explicitly programmed. 

Machine Learning 

300

Name the 9 countries that currently have nuclear weapons

USA, Russia, UK, France, Israel, India, Pakistan, North Korea, China, 

300

What are the two questions we learned to ask to gain a baseline understanding of a person's motivations? 

What gets them paid?

What can get them fired? 

300

Typically the most costly type of risk management strategy is ______

Risk Avoidance. 

300

The 'Fox' in the FireFox logo originally was actually this animal

A Red Panda 

400

This company is the world's largest private R&D spender

Amazon

400

What does the financial metric CAGR represent? 

Compound Annual Growth Rate

400

Name the 4 methods of writing an effective hook we discussed in class.

1.Drop a reader into the action

2.Form an emotional connection

3.Make a surprising statement

4.Leave the reader with questions.

400

While making a work breakdown structure (WBS), you know that you have broken down the steps in your plan sufficiently when...

when you can identify how long each step will take and how much it will cost.

400

The Strategic Defense Initiative was a U.S. missile defense program in the 1980s. It was nicknamed after the movie _____

Star Wars 

500

The dark web TOR project was initially funded by_____.

The United States Navy

500

The 'Nuclear Triad' consists of what 3 elements? 

Nuclear Bombers, Submarines, and ICBMs. 

500

Brain candy refers to the strategy of inserting ____ into a piece of writing. 

Interesting and easily sharable bits of information. 

500

These metircs allow a project manager to see how much one step in a work breakdown structure can be delayed without impacting the next step. 


Slack and Float

500

This government agency attempted to create robots that were fueled by eating plants. 

DARPA