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WorksheetsTechnology Transforms Life
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The development of the _____ allowed electronic devices to become smaller and more powerful.
a)
Vacuum Tube
b)
High Tension Wire
c)
Silicon Chip
d)
Insulator
2.
The earliest computers were used to _____ .
a)
Figure out math problems
b)
Predict the position of the planets
c)
Calculate the position of the sun
d)
Determine the start and stop dates of the four seasons
3.
Which of these tasks cannot be completed by a computer?
a)
Guide a rocket into space
b)
Control automobile gauges
c)
Paint a portrait
d)
Play games against a human contestant
4.
Banks use computers to...
a)
Maintain accurate records
b)
Control alarm systems
c)
Complete payroll and accounting
d)
All of these tasks
5.
What is likely the fastest way to gather and spread information to large groups of people today?
a)
Cell phones
b)
Fax machines
c)
FM Radio
d)
The internet
6.
What is a common use of the internet?
a)
Sell products and services
b)
Spread/gather information
c)
Send personal messages
d)
All of these
7.
The phrase "telecommute" refers to the practice of...
a)
Working from home or a remote location
b)
Speaking on the telephone while commuting to work
c)
Working almost exclusively via telephone
d)
Including television as a part of a company training program
8.
What are some outcomes of the technological changes of recent years?
a)
Higher unemployment in blue collar jobs
b)
Shift to highly skilled, high tech industries
c)
Dominance of high-tech economies over less developed nations
d)
All of these
9.
What was the most viewed TV program in the history of the world?
a)
The first Moon landing in 1969
b)
The Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks in 2010-11
c)
The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997
d)
The 1984 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
10.
One irony of globalization has been...
a)
tribalization
b)
micromanagement
c)
threats to traditional cultures
d)
increased harmony
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