This short summary quiz is a mid-unit checkpoint over the key ideas of Big Idea 5.
Answer all 8 questions, then press Submit test. You will see your score, which questions you missed, and the correct answer with an explanation. Passing is 70%, the AP benchmark. You can retake it.
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Question 1 of 8Beneficial and harmful effects
A social media platform lets people around the world share ideas instantly, and it is also used to spread misinformation quickly. Which statement best reflects how the AP CSP framework views this innovation?
Answer: A. Correct. The same capability, such as fast worldwide sharing, can be both beneficial and harmful, and the effects depend on how the technology is used.
Question 2 of 8Unintended consequences
A navigation app reroutes drivers onto quiet residential streets to save them time, which unexpectedly floods those neighborhoods with heavy traffic. This outcome is best described as:
Answer: A. Correct. Effects that were not planned or foreseen, like neighborhood congestion, are unintended consequences of an innovation.
Question 3 of 8Digital divide
Which situation is the clearest example of the digital divide as defined by the AP CSP framework?
Answer: D. Correct. The digital divide is the unequal access to computing and the Internet based on factors such as geography or socioeconomic status.
Question 4 of 8Digital divide
According to the framework, which of the following factors can contribute to the digital divide?
I. Socioeconomic status
II. Geographic location
III. Demographic characteristics such as age
Answer: C. Correct. Socioeconomic, geographic, and demographic factors can all contribute to unequal access to computing.
Question 5 of 8Computing bias
A resume-screening program was trained on past hiring decisions that favored one group of applicants, and it now recommends that same group more often. How did bias most likely enter this system?
Answer: B. Correct. Bias can be embedded through the data used to build or train a program, even when no one intends it.
Question 6 of 8Crowdsourcing
A developer posts an unfinished map online and invites anyone to add missing roads and label local landmarks. Thousands of volunteers contribute. This approach is best described as:
Answer: B. Correct. Crowdsourcing obtains input, content, or funding from a large group of people, often through the Internet.
Question 7 of 8Legal and ethical concerns
A student wants to include a photographer's image in a public project and use it legally. Which action is most consistent with copyright and licensing principles in the framework?
Answer: D. Correct. Creative Commons and similar licenses grant use under stated conditions, and following them, including attribution, respects the creator's rights.
Question 8 of 8Safe computing
Which pairing correctly matches a safe-computing term with its description?
Answer: C. Correct. Multifactor authentication verifies identity using two or more independent factors, which makes accounts harder to compromise.
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