WorksheetsSTS-Chapter 7
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The Information Age is also known as the _______.
Bronze Age
Digital Age
Medieval Age
Classical Age
Which ancient civilization first used pictographs for writing around 3000 BC?
Egyptian
Chinese
Sumerian
Greek
What does the word cuneiform mean?
Holy writing
Wedge-shaped
Shell script
Ancient symbols
Oracle bones were used during the ______ dynasty.
Qin
Shang
Tang
Han
Papyrus was mainly used in which ancient civilization?
Roman
Babylonian
Egyptian
Indian
The movable printing press was invented by _______.
Samuel Morse
Johannes Gutenberg
Charles Babbage
Vannevar Bush
Who invented the telegraph?
Claude Shannon
Samuel Morse
Augusta Ada Byron
Bill Atkinson
ENIAC is considered the first _______.
Typewriter
General-purpose electronic computer
Mechanical calculator
Hypertext system
Woodblock printing works by _______.
Pressing clay tablets into dye
Carving images in reverse and applying ink
Writing directly onto stone slabs
Using metal movable letters
The Macintosh computer (1984) was revolutionary because it introduced:
A steam-powered printer
A graphical user interface with a mouse
A magnetic storage disk
Voice-controlled programming
HyperCard was important because it _______.
Invented the World Wide Web
Made hypertext linking available to ordinary users
Was the first online search engine
Created the first computer virus
Claude Shannon’s 1948 paper is significant because it _______.
Created the first smartphone
Laid the foundation of information theory
Invented video broadcasting
Proposed the ENIAC design
A student researching a topic today uses a search engine instead of browsing dozens of books. This illustrates which impact of the Information Age?
More physical storage
Increased access to information
Decline of digital tools
Slower communication
A business collaborating with partners from another continent through video conferencing shows the effect of _______.
Industrialization
Globalization
Agriculture
Feudalism
Using a CD-ROM containing hundreds of works demonstrates _______.
A. Data compression and storage advancement
B. A decrease in digital records
C. The failure of computerization
D. The decline of electronic media
Which pair BEST illustrates the transition from ancient to modern information storage?
Shell writing → Stone tablets
Papyrus → Parchment codex
Telegraph → Oracle bones
Printing press → Hieroglyphics
Which invention made long-distance communication possible before the telephone?
Hypertext
Telegraph
Photographic film
CD-ROM
Which development directly contributed to motion pictures?
Carbon arc lamp
Persistence of Vision research
Morse code
Parchment codex
In the timeline, which invention directly led to the standardization of English spelling?
Movable press
Dictionary of the English Language
Telegraph
HyperCard
Which development most influenced the creation of the World Wide Web?
Gutenberg’s printing press
Bush’s concept of the Memex
Carbon arc lamp
Library of Congress
Which statement BEST reflects a disadvantage of the Information Age?
It increases access to digital information
It accelerates globalization
It raises legal and ethical issues involving privacy
It improves communication speed
Which technology best demonstrates user-dependence due to convenience, as described in the document?
Manual typewriter
Rotary telephone
Which problem is MOST associated with the unregulated nature of the Internet?
High printing cost
Limited data storage
Ethical and privacy issues
Weak light projection
If you were to design an exhibit showing the evolution of writing, which sequence would be MOST accurate according to the document?
Hypertext → Papyrus → Movable press
Oracle bones → Papyrus roll → Parchment book
CD-ROM → Hieroglyphics → Cuneiform
Telegraph → Seal script → Stone tablets
Suppose you want to demonstrate early hypertext development. Which device or idea should be the central focus?
ENIAC
Memex
Telegraph relay
Oracle bone carvings
To showcase rapid information exchange during the early 20th century, which technology should be emphasized?
Gutenberg press
Book codex
Telegraph using Morse code
Hieroglyphic tablets
If creating a timeline mural about computer development, which should appear first?
HyperCard
ENIAC
Macintosh
CD-ROM World Library
A learning module about digital security would MOST appropriately highlight ______.
Carbon arc lamps
RSA Internet Security (1987)
Papyrus manuscripts
Telegraph lines
To explain how the Information Age affected everyday life, which example would be BEST?
People writing with quills and ink
Students browsing multiple shelves of books
Instant messaging connecting people globally
Tortoise-shell divination
A teacher wants to illustrate the concept of interconnection of systems. Which modern example fits the document’s description?
Separate standalone computers
Networked computers communicating in real time
Single-use typewriters
Solar calendars
