"The Long and Short of Digital Revolution" Pre-AP Eng. 2 3rd Pd.

"Smart policies can alleviate the short-term pain of technological disruption and pave the way for long-term gain." The underlined word most likely means:

• to worsen

• to lessen

• to intensify

• to improve

Which of the following terms is best defined as "one that has the power to continually transform itself, progressively branching out and boosting productivity across all sectors and industries?"

• general-purpose merchandise

• specific-purpose technology

• multi-purpose technology

• general-purpose technology

"The steam engine, originally designed to pump water out of mines, gave rise to railroads and industry through the application of ______________ power."

• Electrical

• Mechanical

• Apparent

• Reactive

What is one of the benefits of the rise of the steam engine?

• It allowed farmers and merchants to deliver goods from the interior of the country onto the coasts.

• It allowed farmers and merchants to deliver goods to the interior of the country from the coasts.

• It allowed farmers and merchants to deliver goods to and from different states.

• It allowed farmers and merchants to deliver goods to the general merchandise stores in the cities,

The ______________ of the early ________ century resisted and tried to destroy machines that rendered their ___________ skills obsolete, even though the machines ushered in new skills and jobs.

• Hittites of the early 16th; farming

• Levites of the early 17th century; teaching

• Luddites of the early 19th century; weaving

• Moabites of the early 3rd century; sharecropping

"An important component of a ____________ technology is that it must first be widely adopted before society adapts to it."

• Progressive

• Adaptive

• Disruptive

• Pervasive

What is the technical backbone of the Internet, search engines, and the digital platforms?

• The lithium battery

• The fiber optic cables

• The central processing unit (CPU)

• The computer

"The personal computer emerged only about ____ years ago."

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

When did Scottish inventor James Watt market his improved steam engine?

• 1688

• 1756

• 1774

• 1789

What is one challenge of anonymous cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin?

• Racketeering

• Human trafficking

• Black Market

• Money Laundering

• All of the above