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Technology & Communication

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is a camera a kind of technology?

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

Is a monkey a kind of technology?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

Is a bike a kind of technology?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

Is a computer a kind of technology?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

Is a flower a kind of technology?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Is a tree a kind of technology?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

Is a cell phone a kind of technology?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Is a boy a kind of technology?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Is a tablet a kind of technology?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Is a smartwatch a kind of technology?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.
The physical components of the computer system.  
a)
Hardware
b)
Software
c)
Input Device
d)
Output Device
12.
The "Brains" of the computer.  Executes the commands of the software installed on the device.
a)
Desktop Computer
b)
Browser
c)
Software
d)
CPU
13.
Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Explorer
a)
Operating System Software
b)
Hardware
c)
Browser
d)
Search Engine
14.
True or False:
A Browser is an example of a software program or application.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What does the Internet prefix WWW stand for?
a)
Western Washington World
b)
Worldwide Weather
c)
Wide Width Wickets
d)
Word Wide Web
16.
What is the name for the computer pointing device?
a)
modem
b)
mouse
c)
sound card
d)
monitor
17.
What do these Six have in common?
a)
Star Wars
b)
Android
c)
Robots
d)
Future
18.
Who founded Apple Computer?
a)
Steve Jobs
b)
Steven Fry
c)
Bill Gates
d)
Steve Wozniak AKA THe Great and Powerful Woz
19.
Name this Logo
a)
Windows
b)
Bing
c)
Google
d)
Yahoo
20.
What does this icon represent?
a)
Antonio
b)
Angela
c)
Android
d)
Anthony
21.
The CPU is the...... of the computer 
a)
Brain
b)
Body
c)
Heart
d)
Knee
22.
A list of options a user can choose from is a.... 
a)
list 
b)
menu
c)
form
d)
tab
23.
Identify this icon:
a)
Facebook
b)
Instagram
c)
Google Chrome
d)
Internet Explorer
24.

SeeSaw is_________________

a)

a tool for cutting

b)

an online journal

c)

a playground toy

25.

Which is this Social Media Platform?

a)

Pinterest

b)

PopArt

c)

Personal People

d)

Play Game

26.

Which is this Social Media Platform?

a)

Ghost On

b)

Baldy Beard

c)

Snap Chat

d)

Messenger

27.

Which is this Social Media Platform?

a)

PressPlay

b)

YouTube

c)

GoNow

d)

To the Right

28.

Which is this Social Media Platform?

a)

Sender

b)

Sky High

c)

Skype

d)

Top Swop

29.
a)

skide

b)

sleep

c)

skype

d)

skip

30.
a)

myspace

b)

facemash

c)

birdie

d)

twitter

31.
a)

facebook

b)

instragram

c)

twitter

d)

we chat

32.
a)

facetime

b)

twitter

c)

facebook

d)

instragram

33.
a)

Buger king

b)

McDonalds

c)

Subway

d)

Jack in The Box

34.
a)

Pizza hut

b)

Pizza hunt

c)

McDonalds

d)

KFC

35.
Between 1900 and 1902, on Roanoke Island, near where Sir Walter Raleigh's colonists settled, a Canadian guy experimented with sending the human voice over radio waves.  Who was this?
a)
Guglielmo Marconi
b)
Reginald Fessenden
c)
Christopher Sholes
d)
William Sydney Porter
36.
What should you do if you have an important idea?
a)
keep it to yourself
b)
share it with a friend
c)
write it down
d)
share it with a local newspaper
37.
How does technology affect the way people communicate?
a)
it allows people to communicate with others quickly and at a low cost
b)
it makes people less motivated to communicate with others
c)
it does not affect the ways people communicate
d)
it makes it difficult to maintain privacy when communicating with others
38.
Guglielmo Marconi was only 21 years old when he increased the distance that radio signals could be sent without wires.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
"Watson, come over here - I need you." were the first words spoken over a telephone.  Who said these words when he invented the first phone?
a)
Guglielmo Marconi
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Christopher Sholes
d)
Samuel Morse
40.
Christopher Sholes invented the ___________ in 1868 and changed the way people communicate.
a)
telephone
b)
telegraph
c)
typewriter
d)
computer
41.
The “e” in “email” stands for what?
a)
express
b)
electronic
c)
easy
d)
eager
42.
The simplest way to communicate is to 
a)
send an e-mail
b)
text someone
c)
open your mouth
d)
snap chat
43.
Which of these is not a way of communicating?
a)
internet
b)
driving your car
c)
watching the news
d)
writing a letter
44.
There are hundreds of _____________________________ orbiting the Earth. They carry our voices from one place to another when we call on the telephone.
a)
satellites 
b)
telephone wires
c)
signals
d)
space stations
45.
IT employees specialize in software creation, programming, database, web design, and hardware maintenance.  IT stands for ...
a)
Important technicians
b)
Information technology
c)
Informal teachers
d)
Important tools
46.
If you spent time before class talking to a friend, texted a friend last night after you finished your homework, emailed your sister in another city, snap chatted with your best friend, and by reading this question on Quizizz, you are doing this.
a)
transportating
b)
speaking
c)
communicating
d)
dreaming
47.
Of the four inventions listed, why are the telegraph and typewriter no longer things that people use?
a)
they were both expensive and dangerous to use
b)
the only people who knew how they worked died a long time ago
c)
other inventions such as the telephone and computers have made it useless
d)
they both required several people to operate 
48.
 The code used in telegraphs that has dashes and dots is called...
a)
Morse Code
b)
Samuel Code
c)
Sholes Code
d)
Bell Code
49.
Before Samuel Morse invented the telegraph, the fastest way to send messages was by ____________. 
a)
car
b)
airplane
c)
horseback
d)
bicycle
50.

Why do we need to communicate?

a)

Speak a foreign language

b)

Share information

c)

Cannot hear or see

51.

What is the definition of transmitting?

a)

Means to send from one to another

b)

Understands the exact information

c)

Occurs only if the receiver understands

52.

What is communication?

a)

Two people talking

b)

Asking questions

c)

Expressing information that is clearly understood

d)

Expressing information that is not clearly understood

53.

Communication involves the following elements:

a)

sender

b)

message

c)

receiver

d)

feedback

e)

all the above

54.

Which of the following is an example of a rule for effective communication:

a)

The message must be clear

b)

Sender must deliver the message clearly and concisely

c)

Receiver must be able to hear and receive the message

d)

all the above

55.

What are the 2 types of communication?

a)

sending and receiving

b)

verbal and non-verbal

56.

What are different types of media? (check all that apply)

a)

Magazines

b)

Newspapers

c)

Television

d)

Direct Mail (UPS, USPS, FedEx)

e)

Radio

57.

What are the advantage of newspaper media?

a)

Large audience, Credible (believable), local news

b)

Takes a long time to read, expensive

58.

What are the advantages of the television medium?

a)

Expensive, Limited time, Impersonal (commercials do not appeal to all watchers)

b)

Appeals to multiple senses (see, hear), attention grabbing, mass reach (lots of people see it)

59.

What are the advantages of Radio?

a)

Mass audience, lower cost (than TV), local (usually about the area you live in)

b)

Short amount of time so limited content, background noise so people don't really listen to it attentively.

60.

What are advantages of magazines?

a)

Expensive to produce, low number of readers, labor intensive (takes a lot of work to create a magazine)

b)

High quality, long life (people keep magazines), appeals to senses (see, touch)

61.

What are advantages of Telephone mediums?

a)

Personal, effective

b)

High Cost (paying people to make phone calls), time consuming (one phone call at a time)

62.

If you wanted to tell people in your neighborhood about your school's fair, which mediums would be best (most cost effective and local)?

a)

National Television Commercial

b)

Billboard

c)

Newspaper and Radio

d)

National Magazine

63.

What medium would be best for a presidential campaign advertisement/message (mass exposure)?

a)

Neighborhood newspaper

b)

National Television

c)

Local radio spot

d)

Billboard

64.

What are the advantages of using a PowerPoint medium during your speech? (check all that apply)

a)

Listeners can see the words the speaker is using to reinforce the message

b)

The images on the PowerPoint catch the listeners attention

c)

More information can be communicated through the text written on the presentation

d)

None of these

65.

Why do we need to communicate?

a)

Speak a foreign language

b)

Share information

c)

Cannot hear or see

66.

What is the definition of transmitting?

a)

Means to send from one to another

b)

Understands the exact information

c)

Occurs only if the receiver understands

67.

What is communication?

(a)  

68.

Choose which image is an example of electronic communication.

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

What are the 5 communication channels?

a)

Sight, eyes, mouth, nose, fingers

b)

Eat, love, smell, taste, hear

c)

Sight, hearing, touching, smell, taste

d)

Hearing, ears, mouth, nose, taste

70.

Sign language and written language are examples of signals used to communicate

a)

True

b)

False

71.
a)

Television

b)

Telephone

c)

Radio

72.
a)

Newspaper

b)

Movies

c)

Radio

73.
a)

Telephone

b)

Newspaper

c)

Movies

74.
a)

Radio

b)

Telephone

c)

Television

75.
a)

Movies

b)

Radio

c)

Laptop

76.
a)

Mobile phone

b)

Movies

c)

Television

77.
a)

Magazine

b)

Radio

c)

Telephone

78.
a)

Satellite

b)

Laptop

c)

Newspaper

79.
a)

Books

b)

Telephone

c)

Television

80.

Why means of communication important for us?

a)

To learn more about outer world

b)

To understand each other better

c)

To bring people closer

d)

All of these