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Exploring Technology Test #2

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A (a)   is made up of hardware and software and is used to collect, organize, store, and communicate information.

2.

What are the five components or parts are there to a digital system?

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3.

What is Data?

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4.

What does a wired network connect?

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5.

What can carry more signals at once than copper wiring, without losing quality?

a)

Fiber Networks

b)

Fiber Connects

c)

Fiber Optics

d)

Network Connections

6.

True or False: Transmission of data across wires can be quicker, more stable, and cheaper than wireless.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What two ways do Wireless networks transmit data between digital systems?

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8.

True or False: Wireless Networks don't work from towers or satellites and can be faster but less convenient than wired connections.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is an invention?

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10.

What is an innovation?

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11.

What are the two ways to protect you invention?

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12.

How many types of patents are there?

a)

12

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3

13.

How many years are most patent's good for?

a)

7

b)

20

c)

14

d)

Lifetime

14.

What are the three different types of patents?

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15.

What year did Alexander Graham Bell receive a patent for the telephone?

a)

1865

b)

1972

c)

1876

d)

1998

16.

___________________________ protect words, names, symbols, sounds, or colors that distinguish goods and services.

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17.

How long can trademarks be renewed?

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18.

_______________________ similar to a patent that gives an author the sole right to reproduce, publish, and sell literary or artistic work for the life of the author plus 70 years.

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19.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a copyright?

a)

Nike Checkmark

b)

Casablanca

c)

Music Recordings

d)

Video Games

20.

_____________________________________________are information that companies keep secret to give them an advantage over their competitors.

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21.

How old was the youngest person to be granted a patent for an aid used to grasp round knobs?

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22.

Who was granted the first patent in Philadelphia for a cleaning formula used in soap making in 1790.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Samuel Hopkins

c)

Lebron James

d)

Abraham Lincoln

23.

Who was the first female patent holder?

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Mary Dixon Kies

d)

Anne Frank

24.

_________________________ provide exclusive rights to make, use, import, sell, and offer for sale an invention for up to 20 years. A U.S. patent protects your invention in this country only.

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