Unit 4-Week 17-Transferring Data

Choose THREE ways that Morse code can be transmitted.

• Light

• Vision

• Sound

• Vibrations

Faster ways to communicate has caused Morse code to NOT be used as much today.

• True

• False

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Which would you use when phones and electricity stop working but you need to communicate with a neighbor without going outside?

• Phone

• Computer

• Light

• Morse code

Choose the correct order for these forms of communication from oldest to newest.

• 4,2,1,3

• 3,1,2,4

• 1,2,3,4

• 3,2,4,1

Why are radio waves a good way to transmit information over long distances?

• They are very loud.

• They are powered by sunlight

• They cannot be intercepted.

• They do not degrade.

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Choose the correct pattern based on how Morse code would sound.

• dah-dah-dah-dit dit-dit-dah-dah

• dit-dah-dit-dit dit-dah-dit-dit

• dit-dit-dit-dah dah-dah-dah-dit

• dah-dit-dit-dah dit-dit-dit-dit

Why was the telegraph so popular?

• Messages travelled instantaneously.

• Everyone loves horses.

• It was a fad for the rich.

• Trains were able to move faster.

How does technology makes communication faster?

• With each advancement in technology

• Communication is fast enough

• In person communication works better than technology

• Communication is slower than technology

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Choose one way you could send a message to a friend across the classroom. The message cannot disturb the class.

• Scream out to your friend in class

• Whisper to each person until it reaches your friend

• Use Morse code to communicate to your friend

• Use email as a way to communicate to your friend

The telegraph and telephone required wires to transmit information from place to place. Modern cell phones are able to communicate without wires. Choose TWO benefits of this advancement in technology?

• Less clutter

• Using Morse code

• Freedom of movement

• Devices will stay plugged into the wall

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