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The Ariane 5 satellite launch vehicle failed because


A) a faulty on-board computer caused the other computers in the network to crash repeatedly.
B) a bad sensor fed faulty information into the flight control computer, causing it to fail.
C) the rocket's on-board computer sent back faulty information to ground control, causing the human controllers to destroy the rocket.
D) code that worked correctly on the Ariane 4 failed on the Ariane 5.
E) a software failure caused the rocket to self-destruct when in actuality the rocket's flight was going perfectly.

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The Ariane 5 was a satellite launch vehicle designed by the space agency.

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In 1999 computer errors led to the loss of two NASA probes to .

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Software engineers use a four-step process to develop a software product. These steps are called .

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A computer used as a component of a larger system is called an system.

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Some computer experts have spoken out against the conversion to touch-screen voting machines because


A) there is no evidence that there have been any problems with punched card systems.
B) they are made in China, which does not even hold elections.
C) a power failure could make it impossible for people to vote.
D) they do not have a paper audit trail.
E) All of the above

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The Patriot missile system


A) was designed to shoot down airplanes.
B) failed to shoot down a Scud missile that killed 28 U.S. soldiers in the Gulf War.
C) failed because it had been left running too long.
D) failed because of a computer error.
E) All of the above

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