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History of Communication Technology

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Prior to the printing press scribes wrote on ____________. 
a)
Papyrus
b)
Stone Tablets
c)
Animal Skins
d)
All of these 
2.

Which of the following best describes the impact of the printing press on Europe?

a)

More people were able to gain knowledge and become educated

b)

The economy suffered as traditional printers were put out of business

c)

There was less and less scientific discovery and experiments

d)

All of the above

3.

Which was popular with sea captains before technology advanced?

a)

semaphore

b)

Telegraph

c)

Telegraphy

d)

Morse Code

4.

when it was invented, it was considred as an innovation in the field of communication worlwide

a)

text messaging

b)

telegraph

5.

This communication goes through a network using satellites

a)

telegraph

b)

texting

6.

telegram

a)

a message sent by phone

b)

a message sent by mobile

c)

a message sent by telegraph

d)

a message sent by post

7.

The first electrical device used in telecommunication

a)

telegraph

b)

Radio

c)

Telephone

d)

Computer

8.

How did Alexander Graham Bell revolutionize communications?

a)

He invented the telephone.

b)

He invented the hearing aid.

c)

He invented the grain mill.

d)

He invented the television.

9.
What is a person called that creates something?
a)
A master
b)
An inventor 
c)
A scientist
d)
A mastermind
10.
What is a legal protection that gives someone the ownership of a product idea
a)
Invention
b)
Breakthrough
c)
Patent
d)
Contract
11.
What is an invention?
a)
the creation of something that did not exist previously
b)
using new methods to do something
c)
a new product or service that is based off another one
d)
a person that creates something
12.
Who created the telephone?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
George Eastman
13.
Who created the motion picture camera?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Henry Ford
14.

Sound equipment that amplifies/boosts the low voltage/low current audio signal from the sound board into a higher current signal suitable for driving speakers.

a)

Gain

b)

Speaker

c)

Amplifier

d)

Floor mic

15.

Best resembles the human eye

a)

camera

b)

Telescope

c)

Telegraph

d)

Amplifier

16.

Many modern telecommunication signals are sent out over

a)

airwaves

b)

Through underground cables

c)

Through optical fibers

d)

Through satellites

17.
Attractive features that things like computer programs have.
a)
Bells and whistles
b)
Cutting edge
c)
Well-oiled machine
d)
Driven by a motor
18.
At the forefront of progress in its area.
a)
Blow a fuse
b)
All-singing, all-dancing
c)
Bells and whistles
d)
Cutting edge
19.
Something that functions very well.
a)
All-singing, all-dancing
b)
Well-oiled machine
c)
Blow a fuse
d)
Bells and whistles
20.
Who invented the telephone in 1876?
a)
Gwen Thurston
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Abraham Lincoln
21.
When a line was tied up, the caller heard what?
a)
Nothing.
b)
A fun song
c)
A busy sign
22.
What "malfunction" often happened with early telephones?
a)
They blew up, much like batteries do today.
b)
Wires were "crossed" and you could hear other conversations.
c)
Calls were dropped due to too many happening at once.
23.

Before TV became popular, what was one of the basic communication and entertainment methods?

4 lines
24.

The focus of family entertainment at home before TV.

a)

radio

b)

Going to the movies

c)

Playing board games

d)

Attending live concerts

25.

Television became popular in the

a)

1950's

b)

1920s

c)

1940s

d)

1960s

26.

What is the full form of E-mail?

a)

Elect Mail

b)

Electronic Mail

c)

Exact Mail

d)

Empty Mail

27.

A Website is a collection of

a)

Home Page

b)

First Page

c)

WWW

d)

Web Pages

28.

The internet was used in homes in

a)

the 1990's

b)

the 1880's

c)

the 1920's

d)

the 1970's

29.

The telephone was invented AFTER

a)

telegraph

b)

radio

c)

tv

d)

internet

30.

The radio was invented BEFORE

a)

internet

b)

telephone

c)

printing press

d)

camera

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