HST 413 1.11 Quiz

Which is most likely to occur when technology advances?

• Devices are designed.

• Inventions are made.

• Results are improved.

• Jobs are lost.

Which technological improvement did the assembly line bring?

• greater productivity

• improved communication

• reduction of human workload

• faster transportation

Which is not a major form of technological advancement?

• improved methods based on scientific study

• labor-saving devices

• labor unions

• the application of new scientific knowledge to production techniques

Which states the most direct benefit of greater productivity?

• Easier, faster devices are commonly owned.

• New methods of assembly are introduced.

• Demand for goods decreases.

• The price of goods is reduced.

Which typically results from the introduction of the assembly line into the production process?

• Jobs become more complicated.

• Efficiency is increased.

• Wages for workers go up.

• Prices for goods go up.

Which method helps speed up the distribution of goods?

• standardization

• the ripple effect

• touch typing

• the assembly line

Because of the information it contains, the Internet is like each of the following except?

• a shopping mall

• a library

• a factory

• a department store

Which is the biggest and most direct effect of the Internet?

• It has made it more difficult to obtain good information.

• It has made people's lives busier and more stressful.

• It has led to a doubling of the gross domestic product.

• It has drastically improved communication.

Which is a benefit brought by the Internet?

• greater privacy for personal information

• easier communication

• more jobs in retail stores

• reductions in industrial waste

Which is the most direct benefit to consumers from the Internet?

• Online sales enable instant gratification.

• Packages arrive in the mail faster.

• It is easier to compare prices.

• Online businesses don't need many employees.