Signals, Communication and Technology

Information that is sent as a pattern in a controlled flow of current through a circuit is called?

• wave pulses

• electronic signal

• binary code

• electromagnetic signals

A wave pulse is considered

• a pulse of information sent as a pattern in a controlled flow of current through a circuit

• information sent as patterns in the form of electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves

• a pulse of energy that travels through the circuit when it is closed

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How are digital and analog recordings different?

• digital signals are continuous

• analog signals are higher resolution

• digital signals can be better stored electronically

• analog signals consist of numerical values recored at a specific time interval

• digital signals take up more space

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How can you get a higher quality digital signal from an analog recording?

• lower the amplitude of the analog signal

• raise the amplitude of the analog signal

• lower the sampling rate of the analog signal

• raise the sampling rate of the analog signal

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Binary code uses what type of symbols to communicate?

• bytes and digits

• analog and digital

• dots and dashes

• pixels and bits

The period of time in which today's modern day technology exists is called...

• cell phone age

• technology age

• information age

• sharing age

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A computer engineer studying software would be focused on...

• the soft parts of technology, such as the rubber coating around the wires.

• the antenna within the technology that sends and receives the data

• the computer that runs the physical parts of the technology

• the programming that makes the physical parts of the technology run

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The physical parts of the computer are called:  ____________

• Binary Code
• Hardware
• Software
• Central Processing Unit

How does technology affect the way people communicate?

• it allows people to communicate with others quickly and at a low cost
• it makes people less motivated to communicate with others
• it does not affect the ways people communicate
• it makes it difficult to maintain privacy when communicating with others

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If you spent time before class talking to a friend, texted a friend last night after you finished your homework, emailed your sister in another city, snap chatted with your best friend, and by reading this question on Quizizz, you are doing this.

• transportating
• speaking
• communicating
• dreaming