USII.9b Review

Which of the following is NOT an example of new technologies have impacted American life?

• Increased regional differences

• Greater news access

• Increased international travel

• Cheaper forms of communication

Which item did NOT benefit from satellite systems and improvements in telecommunications?

• Cell Phones

• Pagers

• Televisions

• Telegraph

Shannon uses text messaging and email to communicate with her friends daily. What is most likely considered an unintended consequences of these types of technological advancements?

• The convenience of communicating with others while in a different location

• The high cost of these services that only the richest can afford

• The inability to communicate with others face to face effectively

• The ability to communicate with multiple friends in a short amount of time

How have cellphones impacted the lives of most American citizens?

• Provided cheaper and easier communication to anywhere in the world

• Prevented Americans from finding good quality phones

• Allowed telephone polls to be removed from American highways

• Enabled Americans to remain on the phone for longer periods of time

What new form of technology has had the largest impact on international communication?

• Cell phones

• Internet

• Interstate highway system

• The news media

Which industry grew rapidly after WWII, making travel easier in spite of our country's rugged terrain?

• Telecommunications

• Railroads

• Airlines

• Map making

The quality of life improved and populations grew in certain areas of the country due to-

• telecommunications

• access to Interstate highway system

• cable television and the internet

• Access to heating and air conditioning

The development of the telephone in the late 1800s let to the increased speed of business transactions. By comparison how has the cellular phone or "smart phone" impacted business today?

• Cell phones have increased greater access to information and entertainment, and have led to more global business transactions

• Cell phones have decreased access to information and entertainment, and have led to fewer global business transactions

• Cell phones have had no economic impact on access to information and entertainment, and global transactions today

• Cell phones have had only a small impact on accessing information and entertainment for businesses today

Which of the following inventions was impacted most by the telecommunications industry?

• calculators

• mp3 players

• televisions

• Cell phones

Cell phones and other types of communication devices would not work as well without-

• Jet engines

• Satellites

• Internet

• News media