Pre-Finals STS

What term is synonymous with the "Information Age"?

• Stone Age

• Industrial Age

• Digital Age

• Renaissance Age

Who proposed the Theory of Information Age in 1982?

• Claude Shannon

• Sergey Brin

• Robert Harris

• James R. Messenger

What is "Information Anxiety," as described in the 1980s?

• Fear of losing information

• Difficulty in collecting information

• Overwhelming feeling from excessive information

• A new type of technology

What did Robert Harris highlight in his article "Truths of the Information Age"?

• The importance of digital literacy

• Biases and perceptions in information consumption

• Impact of the internet on privacy

• How to manage personal data

The idea that "Newer is equated with truer" reflects which bias?

• Confirmation bias

• Availability bias

• Recency effect

• Anchoring bias

Which device is known as an electronic tool that processes and stores data?

• Typewriter

• Computer

• Calculator

• Television

What type of computer is typically not portable and remains in one place?

• PDA

• Desktop Computer

• Laptop

• Wearable Computer

Which type of computer integrates the essentials of a desktop into a portable, battery-powered package?

• Mainframe

• PDA

• Laptop

• Wearable Computer

Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) primarily rely on what for user input?

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Touch screen

• Voice commands

What term has largely replaced "mainframe" in referring to large, powerful computing systems?

• Personal Computer

• Supercomputer

• Workstation

• Enterprise Server