Information Transfer Quiz

What is the primary method used by modern electronic devices to transfer information?

• Patterns of 1's and 0's

• Radio waves

• Morse code

• Written letters

What is computer programming?

• The process of turning pixels on and off

• The process of converting music into patterns of 1's and 0's

• The process of giving instructions to a computer in a language it can understand

• The process of sending messages using dots and dashes

How are digital pictures created from electronic patterns?

• By converting images into Morse code

• By drawing images manually on a screen

• By using radio waves to transmit images

• By sending patterns of 1's and 0's to turn pixels on and off

How is a photo transferred from one phone to another?

• By sending a physical copy through mail

• By converting it into a pattern of 1's and 0's sent by electric pulses

• By using Morse code

• By drawing it on the receiving phone

What is an example of a pattern used to transfer information?

• Handwritten letters

• Morse code

• Sign language

• Verbal communication

What determines the clarity of an image?

• The brightness of the screen

• The number of pixels that make up the image

• The size of the screen

• The number of colors used

How is music stored and played on a phone?

• As a series of sound waves

• As a physical recording

• As a pattern of 1's and 0's

• As a series of musical notes

How does Morse code work to send and receive information?

• By using patterns of 1's and 0's

• By using patterns of dots and dashes

• By using patterns of colors

• By using patterns of sound waves

How are Morse code and our current system of 1's and 0's similar?

• Both use patterns of colors

• Both use patterns of light

• Both use patterns of sound

• Both use patterns made up of only two things

How are 1's and 0's used to create the smiley face on Dr. Jeff’s pixel grid?

• By sending patterns of dots and dashes

• By sending patterns of 1's and 0's to the lights

• By sending patterns of sound

• By sending patterns of colors