WH Chapter 18 Review

Who created the Microsoft operating system for computers?

• Bill Gates

• Steve Jobs

• Cyrus McCormick

• Jonas Salk

Who was president of Pixar Animated Studios at one time in his career?

• Steve Jobs

• Bill Gates

• Cyrus McCormick

• Jonas Salk

Why was the polio vaccine so important?

• Because it saved millions of children's lives.

• Because it made computers smaller.

• Because it made Jonas Salk rich.

• Because it killed people.

Who has a milk sterilizing process named after him?

• Louis Pasteur

• Jonas Salk

• Bill Gates

• Steve Jobs

Whose technology helped produce the iPhone, iPad, and personal computer?

• Steve Jobs

• Bill Gates

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Louis Pasteur

What was the goal of the Green Revolution?

• To build better transportation systems

• To explore outer space

• To develop new computer technology

• To improve agricultural techniques

What was one of the unexpected consequences of the Green Revolution?

• Increase in wildlife population

• Decrease in water usage

• Environmental damage from long-term chemical usage

• Improved soil quality

What is the new hope for a future green revolution?

• Decreased focus on environmental protection

• Better protection of the environment and saving lives simultaneously

• Increased use of chemical fertilizers

• Improved understanding of cultural constructs

What is considered the legacy of Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution?

• Increased poverty and starvation

• Improved standard of living for all

• Destruction of natural resources

• Lack of progress in agricultural technology

Originally, the internet was used by scientist and researchers to ________.

• communicate during the cold war

• store large files on cloud servers

• find jobs

• shop