Technology Revolution I

Indeed, the two trends are working in concert: advances in nanotechnology are allowing digital code to be written on smaller and smaller surfaces, _____________ to grow exponentially.

• computing power and space race

• computing power and storage space

• computer size and price

• price and reliability

Which of the following is true about technological innovations?

• They will have no impact on our lives

• They will only change our lives in expected ways

• They will only change the lives of a select few

• They will change our lives in exciting and unexpected ways

Though the digital revolution has been under way for roughly _________ years already, some of its ramifications are just being felt.

• 30-50

• 100

• 60-75

• 60-70

Indeed, privacy concerns have abounded in recent years, as the privacy policies of social media platforms, like__________, have come under fire

• Facebook

• X

• Tik Tok

• all

The essence of the digital revolution is

• computers

• cell phones

• smart phones

• digital divide

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, what is the average radius within which the average Englishman used to live and die?

• 5 miles

• 15 miles

• 20 miles

• 10 miles

What did the Industrial Revolution bring about?

• Social equality

• Technological progress

• Political reforms

• Less air pollution

What has technological advancements allowed us to do?

• Travel long distances in a short amount of time

• Cook food quicker

• Read books faster

• Sleep for longer periods of time

However, as the Internet becomes more and more intertwined with our daily lives, those lives become harder and harder to keep __________________.

• private

• publix

• public

• connected

The smartphone, which is not just a phone but essentially a ______________, has made the Internet accessible to nearly anyone at any time.

• small computer

• micro machine

• telecommunicator

• calculator