With the Increasing Computerization of Society, Computers Have Come to Play

question 20

Multiple Choice

With the increasing computerization of society, computers have come to play a major role in the development, manipulation, storage, and _____________ of knowledge.

• A) consumption
• B) rationalization
• C) masking
• D) perversion

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Definitions:

Chemical Shift

In nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, a measure of the difference in resonant frequency of a nuclear spin relative to a standard.

Sensitivity

The degree to which a system or a measurement responds to a change in a given variable, commonly used in contexts ranging from scientific instruments to personal perception.

Proton Spin Decoupled

A technique in NMR spectroscopy where the interaction between proton spins is removed to simplify the spectrum.

Carbonyl Carbon

The carbon atom that is part of the carbonyl group (C=O), key in various organic compounds like ketones and aldehydes.