WorksheetsHistory Exam Revision
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is communication?
Talking or singing to each other
The sharing or exchange of information in different ways
The sharing of written words
Communicating in different ways.
What was the oldest symbols that humans used to communicate?
Words
Emojis
Letters
Cave paintings
The San did not use modern technology to communicate. Which of the ways listed below is NOT a method of San communication?
symbols
letters
art
songs
dancing
What system used pigeons or stones as a form of communication?
The San
The Postal System
The Telegraph
The Caveman System
Which form of communication was also known as a "wireless"?
Radio
Television
Telegraph
Postal system
Who invented the radio?
Samuel Morse
Christopher Latham Shoales
Alexander Graham Bell
Guglielmo Marconi
Name the typewriter keyboard that is still used today.
QWERTY
KWERTY
ABCDEF
Plastic
Who invented the TELEGRAPH in the 1830's and 1840's?
Karl Ferdinand Braun
Guglielmo Marconi
Samuel Morse
Henry Ford
Who was the first man to develop the first working telephone?
Guglielmo Marconi
Samuel Morse
Alexander Graham Bell
John Logie Baird
Read the following facts about cameras. Which statement is incorrect?
Early cameras were heavy, had to be placed on tripods and used film.
Digital cameras were invented in the 1990's and did not use film.
Early cameras were heavy, placed on tripods and did not use film.
When did television become available in South Africa?
1926
1976
1971
1967
What does the abbreviation "PC" mean?
Pet Cat
Personal Computer
Personal Clearance
Pretty Computer
Which definition of "The internet" is correct?
An international network that allows computers to share information.
The world wide web.
A network of computers that share services.
Millions of small services.
What is the "World Wide Web"?
www.
A huge library of information
A government network.
It's like Big Brother
Who is the founder of Microsoft?
Bill Gates
Vinton Cerf
Bob Kahn
Martin Cooper
Who is one of the first inventors of the cell phone?
Bill Gates
Vinton Cerf
Bob Kahn
Martin Cooper
Can a cell phone be used everywhere?
Yes
No
Who shared a Nobel Prize for their work on the radio?
Guglielmo Marconi and Karl Ferdinand Braun
Guglielmo Marconi and Samuel Morse
Karl Ferdinand Braun and Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse and Christopher Latham Shoales
What is Morse Code?
An assigned set of symbols that could be sent across telephone lines
Tap-tap-taps that could be sent across telegraph lines
Utter nonsense
An assigned set of dots and dashes representing the English alphabet
What was the first small box camera called?
George Eastman
Kodak
Johann Zahn
Polaroid
