Deck 3: Exploring the Impact and Evolution of Technology

Question 1

The ……………..allows us to input personal information online for practically anyone to see.

A)Delphi
B)internet
C)ISDN
D)IPR

Answer 1

internet

Question 2

_______ has allowed countries across the world to connect and interact without having to fly thousands of miles to communicate with each other.

A)Technology
B)WIPO
C)IPR
D)Delphi

Answer 2

Technology

Question 3

The importance of stone tools, circa 2.5 million years ago, is considered fundamental in ………….development in the hypothesis.

A)Human
B)ARPANET
C)Usenet
D)BITNET

Answer 3

Human

Question 4

The ……………is a major contributor to the development of new technology in many ways.

A)Government
B)Delphi
C)IPR
D)Microliths

Question 5

……………….is the author of 'The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future'.

A)Martin Ford
B)George B.Selden
C)Jon Hall
D)Sam Ockman,

Question 6

Appropriate technology, sometimes called ……………….technology, more of an economics concern, refers to compromises between central and expensive technologies of developed nations and those that developing nations find most effective to deploy given an excess of labour and scarcity of cash.

A)Intermediate
B)ARPANET
C)Usenet
D)BITNET

Question 7

In economics, definitions or assumptions of progress or growth are often related to one or more assumptions about technology's economic influence.Challenging prevailing assumptions about technology and its usefulness has led to alternative ideas like uneconomic growth or measuring well-being.These, and economics itself, can often be described as technologies, specifically, as…………………...

A)Delphi
B)ARPANET
C)BITNET
D)Persuasion technology

Question 8

The implementation of …………………influences the values of a society by changing expectations and realities.

A)WIPO
B)Delphi
C)ISDN
D)Technology

Question 9

The implementation of technology is also influenced by……………...

A)Values
B)ARPANET
C)Delphi
D)Gnomon

Question 10

……………..provides an understanding, and an appreciation for the world around us.

A)Technology
B)Catapult
C)Horseshoe
D)Delphi

Question 11

…………….is one proponent of the irresistibleness of technology to humans.

A)Jacques Ellul
B)George B.Selden
C)Jon Hall
D)Sam Ockman

Question 12

…………………espouses the idea that humanity cannot resist the temptation of expanding our knowledge and our technological abilities.

A)George
B)Selden b) Jacques Ellul
C)Michael Tiemann
D)Eric S. Raymond

Question 13

The wheel was invented in the……………., and has become one of the worlds most famous and most useful technologies.

A)4th millennium BC
B)1st millennium BC
C)2nd millennium BC
D)3rd millennium BC

Question 14

The National Museum of Iran is located in………………….

A)New York
B)Harvard
C)New Jersey
D)Tehran

Question 15

………….concept of three major stages of social evolution (savagery, barbarism, and civilization) can be divided by technological milestones, such as fire, the bow, and pottery in the savage era, domestication of animals, agriculture, and metalworking in the barbarian era and the alphabet and writing in the civilization era.

A)Morgan's
B)George B.Selden's
C)Michael Tiemann's
D)Eric S. Raymond's

Question 16

For ……………"the primary functions of culture" is to "harness and control energy".

A)Leslie White
B)Jon Hall
C)Sam Ockman
D)Linus Torvalds

Question 17

………….differentiates between five stages of human development: In the first, people use energy of their own muscles.In the second, they use energy of domesticated animals'.In the third; they use the energy of plants (agricultural revolution). In the fourth, they learn to use theenergy of natural resources: coal, oil, gas. In the fifth, they harness nuclear energy.

A)Eric S. Raymond
B)George B.Selden
C)Leslie White
D)Richard Stallman

Question 18

…………… introduced a formula P=E*T, where E is a measure of energy consumed, and T is the measure of efficiency of technical factors utilizing the energy.

A)Sam Ockman
B)Jon Hall
C)Leslie White
D)Michael Tiemann

Question 19

In ……………words, "culture evolves as the amount of energy harnessed per capita per year is increased or as the efficiency of the instrumental means of putting the energy to work is increased".

A)Leslie White
B)George B.Selden
C)Linus Torvalds
D)Richard Stallman

Question 20

Russian astronomer, ………………., extrapolated his theory creating the Kardashev scale, which categorizes the energy use of advanced civilizations.

A)Nikolai Kardashev
B)George B.Selden
C)Jon Hall
D)Sam Ockman,

Question 21

The later Stone Age, during which the rudiments of agricultural technology were developed, is called…………………...

A)The Neolithic period
B)ARPANET
C)Paleolithic Age
D)Mesolithic

Question 22

During …………………period, polished stone tools were made from a variety of hard rocks such as flint, jade, jadeite and greenstone.

A)Mesolithic
B)Paleolithic Age
C)Neolithic
D)ARPANET

Question 23

The polished axes were used for forest clearance and the establishment of crop farming, and were effective as to remain in use when bronze and ………………..appeared.

A)Iron
B)Usenet
C)BITNET
D)ISDN

Question 24

………………. developed into the Bronze Age after the Neolithic Revolution.

A)The Stone Age
B)ARPANET
C)Delphi
D)ISDN

Question 25

The ………………….Revolution involved radical changes in agricultural technology which included development of agriculture, animal domestication, and the adoption of permanent settlements.

A)Usenet
B)ARPANET
C)Neolithic
D)IPR

Question 26

In many Eurasian cultures, ……………….was the last major step before the development of written language, though again this was not universally the case.

A)Neolithic Age
B)Paleolithic Age
C)ISDN
D)Iron Age

Question 27

……………., situated in a resource-rich area, is notable for its early application of city planning and sanitation technologies.

A)Kashmir
B)IPR
C)Rajasthan
D)Indus Valley Civilization

Question 28

Ancient India was at the forefront of seafaring technology-a panel found at…………….., depicts a sailing craft.

A)Mohenjodaro
B)Calcutta
C)Goa
D)Bihar

Question 29

…………..construction and architecture, called 'Vaastu Shastra', suggests a thorough understanding of materials engineering, hydrology, and sanitation.

A)Indian
B)Chinese
C)Romans
D)Greek

Question 30

The famous ………………mechanism, a kind of analogous computer working with a differential gear, and the astrolabe show great refinement in the astronomical science.

A)Antikythera
B)IPR
C)Automobile
D)Airplane

Question 31

……………. engineers were also the first to devise automaton such as vending machines, suspended ink pots, automatic washstands and doors, primarily as toys, which however featured many new useful mechanisms such as the cam and gimbals.

A)Greek
B)Harvard
C)Switzerland
D)Oxford

Question 32

Though the ………….. civilization had no metallurgy or wheel technology, they developed complex writing and astrological systems, and created sculptural works in stone and flint.

A)Greek
B)Inca
C)Roman
D)Maya

Question 33

The main contribution of the …………..rule was a system of communications between the conquered cities.

A)Aztec
B)Maya
C)Inca
D)Roman

Question 34

…………….technology in the middle Ages may be best described as a symbiosis of traditio et innovatio.

A)African
B)Asian
C)American
D)European

Question 35

Paper making, a 2nd century ……………..technology, was carried to the Middle East.

A)Chinese
B)Arabian
C)Roman
D)Greek

Question 36

Paper making technology was spread to Mediterranean by the ……………….conquests.

A)Muslim
B)Chinese
C)portuguese
D)Spanish

Question 37

A paper mill was established in …………..in the 12th century.

A)Harvard
B)Sicily
C)Cambridge
D)Dublin

Question 38

………….credited the spinning wheel with increasing the supply of rags, which led to cheap paper, which was a factor in the development of printing.

A)Lynn White
B)George B.Selden
C)Linus Torvalds
D)Richard Stallman

Question 39

Note books of the ……………….artist-engineers such as Taccola and Leonardo da Vinci give a deep insight into the mechanical technology then known and applied.

A)Renaissance
B)Reformation
C)Enlightenment
D)Ancient

Question 40

Architects and engineers were inspired by the structures of Ancient Rome, and men like ……………created the large dome of Florence Cathedral as a result.

A)Brunelleschi
B)George B.Selden
C)Alexander W.Astin
D)Sir Robert Cotton

Question 41

Military technology developed rapidly with the widespread use of the cross-bow and ever more powerful artillery, as the city-states of ………….were usually in conflict with one another.

A)Italy
B)Harvard
C)New Jersey
D)New York

Question 42

The sailing ship (Nau or Carrack) enabled the Age of Exploration with the European colonization of the Americas, epitomized by ………………..New Atlantis.

A)Francis Bacon's
B)Robert Stephenson's
C)Richard Roberts
D)Joseph Whitworth

Question 43

Manufacture of ships' pulley blocks by all-metal machines at the …………… block mills instigated the age of mass production.

A)Portsmouth
B)Massachusetts
C)California
D)Canada

Question 44

…………..were eventually completely iron-clad, and played a role in the opening of Japan and China to trade with the West.

A)Steamships
B)Spacecraft
C)Refrigeration
D)Television

Question 45

In the early ……………… century, the main technology being developed is Electronics.

A)15Th
B)16th
C)18th
D)21st

Question 46

………..is trying to detect gravitational waves underground.

A)FLESH
B)LIGO
C)ARPANET
D)Metals

Question 47

………….became a computing device when it was first used to design the abacus.

A)ARPANET
B)Wood
C)LIGO
D)FLESH

Question 48

………….. were used in the early machines of Pascal, Thomas, and the production versions from firms such as Brundsviga, Monroe, etc

A)Rough stones
B)Metals
C)polished stones
D)papers

Question 49

The ………………..has the lowest level capacity.

A)Minicomputers
B)Microcomputer
C)Medium-size computers
D)Large computers

Question 50

Large-scale production of ……………began in 1971 and this has been of great use in the production of microcomputers.

A)ARPANET
B)Silicon chips
C)Minicomputers
D)ROM