Contemporary America Part 3 Technology

One critical factor that supported the increase in earning power for this era was the--

• A increase in population growth

• B increase in technological advances

• C increase in new product safety

• D increase in production costs

All of the following are effects of recent technological innovations EXCEPT-

• F growth of the services sector of the economy.

• G increased production from computerization.

• H growth of Internet and internet- based companies.

• J uninterrupted growth of the US economy.

Which term BEST describes modern society in the U.S?

• A Industrial Age

• B Information Age

• C Transportation Age

• D Informal Age

Which of the following BEST completes the cause-and-effect chart?

• F Less Time Required for Job Training

• G More Vacation Time Required by Workers

• H Less Reliance on Worker Productivity

• J More Education Required to Accomplish Job

All of the following are direct effects of increased technology in the late 20th century EXCEPT -

• A Reduced Costs

• B Decreased Taxes

• C Expanded Markets

• D Increased Productivity

As the 20th century progressed, which of the following reduced the need for manual labor in the United States?

• F increased volume of imports

• G improved methods of advertising

• H government investment in agriculture

• J computer technology in business

All of the following are ways businesses benefit from time-study analyses EXCEPT

• A compiling data that compares the effectiveness of automation

  /methods

• B establishing accurate productivity goals or targets

• C determining staff use and possible changes needed

• D meeting or exceeding diversity staff goals

Which of the following effects did the assembly line have on the nature of work in the U.S?

• F Workers became unionized.

• G Workforce became better educated.

• H Workforce shrank as jobs became scarce

• J Workers became less skilled.

How did the events on this time line affect U.S. businesses?

• A Profit sharing became a standard practice for industrial corporations

• B Monopolistic practices were abolished by federal legislation.

• C Mass-manufacturing techniques were adopted to maximize production.

• D Retirement plans were guaranteed to factory workers.

Which of these is an example of a successful innovation of the assembly-line production model?

• F A social-media company initiates a new privacy policy for its subscribers.

• G A financial adviser redistributes money throughout a customer's portfolio.

• H A computer is built to a purchaser's specifications using the available inventory of supplies.

• J A cable-television company updates its system to include more channels.