C1.2 APPROXIMATIONS QUIZZ

In 2020, the first year of the pandemic, the number of Internet users grew by 10.2%

• it increased as much as 10%

• it incresed almost 11%

• it increased nearly 10%

There are 5.3 billion internet users in 2024.

• there are just over 5 billion users

• there are up to 5 billion users.

• there are just under 6 billion users

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Every single second, 49 900 Google searches take place around the world.

• nearly 50,000 searches

• Just under 40,000 searches

• at least 40,000 searches

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• The number of active websites today is 2,290% more than during 2000.

• active websites today is just under 2800% more than during 2000

• active websites today is 2000% more or less than during 2000

• active websites today is nearly 2000% more than during 2000

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64% of adults in the UK say that the Internet is an essential part of their lives. (choose two options)

• just under 60% of adults.

• some 60% of adults.

• as many as 60% of adults

• roughly 70% of adults

Adults in the USA will spend an average of 3½ hours per day on their mobile devices. (choose two options)

• spend some 3hrs per day

• spend almost 3hrs per day

• spend over 3hrs per day.

• spend under 3hrs per day

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Adults check their smartphones every 12 minutes of the day. (choose two options)

• roughly as frequently as every 10min

• spend at least 12 minutes checking their phones per day

• check their phones as many as 12 times per day.

• cannot spend as little as 12min without checking their phones.

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Driverless cars for Google parent company Alphabet, have so far driven about 16 million kilometres on public roads in 25 US cities. (choose two options)

• nearly 16 million kilometers have been driven in 25 cities.

• 16 million or so kilometres have been driven in over 20 cities.

• 10-odd million kilometres have been driven in as many as 25 cities.

• just over 15 million kilometres have been driven in as many as 20-odd cities.

Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook have at least 1,200 petabytes between them. (1 petabyte = 1000 terabytes / 1 terabyte = 1024 megabytes) (CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS)

• The four have under 1 200 000 terabytes.

• The four have over 1.2 billion megabytes.

• The four have as many as 1.2 million terabytes.

• The four have at least 1.5 billion megabytes.

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