Question 1

What is the term for the examination of how social factors affect technological developments?
A) The socio-technical perspective
B) Technik
C) The technological society
D) Social informatics

Accepted Answer

The socio-technical perspective specifically examines how social factors influence technological developments, focusing on the interplay between society and technology.

Question 2

Which statement applies to the definition of technology as "a radical other to humanity"?
A) It was developed in the late nineteenth century
B) It was popular in the social sciences and humanities
C) It focused exclusively on the material-substance aspect of technology
D) It helped integrate the social and technical approaches of technology

Accepted Answer

C

Question 3

How are artifacts defined?
A) They are abstract understandings of the natural world that can be applied to the design and building of objects
B) They are a part of scientific knowledge, which is abstract and consists of our understanding of the natural world.
C) They are tools for determining the impact that technology has on society
D) They are objects that have been modified, modelled, or produced according to a set of humanely imposed attributes

Accepted Answer

Artifacts are defined as objects that have been modified, modeled, or produced by humans according to a set of humanly imposed attributes, distinguishing them from natural objects.

Question 4

Layton's model of technology embodies which three different elements?
A) Goals, mechanisms, and strategic action
B) Artifacts, invention, and material substance
C) Marxism, technological inequality, and dehumanization
D) Ideas, design, and techniques

Accepted Answer

Layton's model of technology includes ideas, design, and techniques as the three elements that embody the development and implementation of technology.

Question 5

What is the key limitation of Ursula Franklin's definition of technology?
A) Franklin's definition rejects the idea of normalized behaviours
B) Franklin's definition emphasizes technology as a strategic social action
C) Franklin's definition neglects human agency
D) Franklin's definition conceptualizes technology exclusively as material substance

Accepted Answer

Franklin's definition of technology tends to overlook the role of human agency, focusing more on technology as a practice or a process rather than emphasizing the choices and actions of individuals in shaping and being shaped by technology.

Question 6

How can the German words Zweck and Mittel be translated into English?
A) Goal and mechanism
B) Technique and mechanism
C) Goal and technique
D) Action and technique

Accepted Answer

Zweck translates to "goal" or "purpose," and Mittel translates to "means" or "mechanism," making "Goal and mechanism" the correct translation.

Question 7

Which of the following most accurately outlines why it is problematic to broadly define technology as society?
A) This definition does not allow for the study of how technology intersects with society
B) This definition assumes that technology does not effect change in society
C) Meaning does not exist, so any definition will be inherently problematic
D) Viewing technology and society as a single unit forces an investigation of how they influence each other

Accepted Answer

Defining technology as society overlooks the dynamic relationship between them, hindering the exploration of how technology influences and intersects with societal structures and vice versa.

Question 8

What does the interrogator in a Turing Test try to determine?
A) The intelligence quotient of the machine being tested
B) How closely the machine physically resembles humans
C) What the limitations are in the development of artificial intelligence
D) Which of the game's players is a machine, and which is a human

Accepted Answer

The Turing Test, proposed by Alan Turing in 1950, is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from that of a human. The interrogator's task is to determine which participant is the machine and which is the human through a series of questions, without seeing or hearing them directly.

Question 9

Many theorists have discussed the role of technology in society, which of the following theorists stated that "It doesn't push things forward or transform the world, it becomes the world"?
A) Frankle
B) Baudrillard
C) Heidegger
D) Feenberg

Accepted Answer

Jean Baudrillard is known for his ideas on simulation and hyperreality, suggesting that technology and media have become integral to the fabric of reality itself, effectively becoming the world.

Question 10

What was the central concern at the heart of the Cambridge Analytica scandal?
A) Users' data was leaked to Russian troll farms
B) Users' political views were made known to third parties
C) Psychological profiling of users was used to target political ads
D) Data on users' friends and purchasing behaviours was sold to third parties

Accepted Answer

The Cambridge Analytica scandal primarily revolved around the use of psychological profiling based on Facebook data to target users with political advertisements, aiming to influence elections and political sentiments.

Question 11

Thinkers with an action-oriented point of view aim to identify the essence of technology by distinguishing between which two elements?
A) Technology and technique
B) Technology and goal
C) Technology and societal norms
D) Technology and the abstract state of existence

Accepted Answer

Technology and technique are distinguished by action-oriented thinkers to understand the essence of technology, focusing on the practical application (technology) versus the method or skill (technique) involved.

Question 12

Jacques Ellul's study of technology, which defines technique as a standardized means for attaining a predetermined goal in society, is similar to the viewpoint of which other scholar?
A) Ursula Franklin
B) Jean Baudrillard
C) Jürgen Habermas
D) Steve Mann

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jacques Ellul's study of technology, which defines...

Question 13

According to Herbert Marcuse, what did the introduction of new technologies bring about?
A) Critical thought
B) New standards
C) Societal reflection
D) New technological skills

Accepted Answer

Marcuse argued that new technologies often bring about new standards in society, influencing norms, values, and the overall structure of society.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes a troll farm?
A) A collective of savvy internet users who disseminate internet memes that provoke anger
B) An organization that gathers members to create disruption and conflict online by posting provocative content and misinformation
C) An institution that teaches students a wide range of digital skills to identify trolls and counter their political influence
D) A collective of software developers that creates new apps and programs that are geared toward trolling behaviors

Accepted Answer

Troll farms are organizations that employ individuals to create disruption and conflict on the internet. They do this by posting provocative content, misinformation, and engaging in activities that are meant to manipulate public opinion or sow discord.

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the five challenges present in any inquiry into the relationship between technology and society?
A) Slow technological advances
B) Users' enthusiasm
C) Integration of technology with the human body
D) Direction and type of effect

Accepted Answer

The relationship between technology and society involves understanding the direction and type of effect technology has on societal structures and processes, making it a key challenge in such inquiries.

Question 16

Which of the following best describes what a LIDAR technology is?
A) A robot that has the ability to pass the Turing Test
B) An chatterbot that can simulate intelligence and emotion
C) A remote sensing method that uses light to generate a three-dimensional representation of an object
D) An artifact designed to augment cognitive human capabilities

Accepted Answer

LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by illuminating a target with laser light and analyzing the reflected light to create a three-dimensional representation of the object.

Question 17

What is the general goal of AI (artificial intelligence)?
A) To simulate human faculties in any way or form
B) To create machines that can serve humankind
C) To develop technologies that can replace humans in the workforce
D) To create super machines

Accepted Answer

To simulate human faculties in any way or form is the general goal of AI (artificial intelligence).

Question 18

Science fiction writers have used and adapted which of the following concepts in books and movies, originally introduced in the 1960s by Clynes and Kline?
A) The chatterbot
B) The smartphone
C) The artifact
D) The cyborg

Accepted Answer

Clynes and Kline introduced the concept of the cyborg in the 1960s, which has since been widely adapted in science fiction literature and films.

Question 19

What is a main characteristic of transhumanism?
A) Creating technologies that can imitate the human mind
B) Learning to perform complex tasks
C) Surpassing the biological limitations of the human body
D) Developing the ability to change body shape

Accepted Answer

Transhumanism is primarily focused on surpassing the biological limitations of the human body through the use of technology.

Question 20

Which of the following is the principal aim of augmentation?
A) To move beyond the constraints of the human body
B) To intensify human qualities
C) To improve day-to-day human life
D) To re-create the human experience

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is the principal...

Quiz 1: The Technological Society

What is the term for the examination of how social factors affect technological developments?

Which statement applies to the definition of technology as "a radical other to humanity"?

How are artifacts defined?

Layton's model of technology embodies which three different elements?

What is the key limitation of Ursula Franklin's definition of technology?

How can the German words Zweck and Mittel be translated into English?

Which of the following most accurately outlines why it is problematic to broadly define technology as society?

What does the interrogator in a Turing Test try to determine?

Many theorists have discussed the role of technology in society, which of the following theorists stated that "It doesn't push things forward or transform the world, it becomes the world"?

What was the central concern at the heart of the Cambridge Analytica scandal?

Thinkers with an action-oriented point of view aim to identify the essence of technology by distinguishing between which two elements?

Jacques Ellul's study of technology, which defines technique as a standardized means for attaining a predetermined goal in society, is similar to the viewpoint of which other scholar?

According to Herbert Marcuse, what did the introduction of new technologies bring about?

Which of the following best describes a troll farm?

Which of the following is one of the five challenges present in any inquiry into the relationship between technology and society?

Which of the following best describes what a LIDAR technology is?

What is the general goal of AI (artificial intelligence) ?

Science fiction writers have used and adapted which of the following concepts in books and movies, originally introduced in the 1960s by Clynes and Kline?

What is a main characteristic of transhumanism?

Which of the following is the principal aim of augmentation?