HY 11: Turn of the Century & Technology

What was the primary focus of the USA Patriot Act of 2001?

• Enhancing national security through immigration control

• Reducing taxes for the middle class

• Increasing funding for public schools

• Promoting international trade

Which act significantly changed the telecommunications industry?

• The USA Patriot Act

• The Telecommunications Act

• The Affordable Care Act

• The Homeland Security Act

What was a major contribution of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in 1977?

• Inventing the internet

• Developing the first PC operating system

• Introducing the Apple II, an affordable computer

• Founding Microsoft

By what year did over one billion people regularly use the internet?

• 1990

• 2000

• 2007

• 2015

What was the purpose of Ethnic Cleansing as implemented by the Serbs?

• To promote cultural diversity

• To integrate Bosnian Muslims into Serbian society

• To expel Bosnian Muslims from the region

• To establish trade agreements with Bosnia

Created after 9/11 in order to prevent future terrorist attacks from happen. However, can violate Americans' privacy.

• Executive Order 9066
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Volstead Act
• Patriot Act

Wireless digital technology made it possible to ___________________

• monitor citizen's phone calls

• miniaturize cell phones

• limit individual rights

• none of these

Global Warming is an environmental threat that could lead to _____________

• flooding

• blizzard conditions

• droughts

• cooler temperatures

MS-DOS was the early computer operating system for the _______________

• Apple I

• Apple II

• laptop

• PC

Steve Jobs was creating Apple while ______________ was designing PC software

• Bill Clinton

• Steve Wozniak

• Bill H. Bonney

• Bill Gates