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Unit 6 - Digital Revolution
Unit 6 - Digital Revolution
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What effect did the creation of VISICALC have?
It meant businesses could store data on computers.
It could answer questions and create content.
It allowed information to be shared around the world.
It led to the development of the internet.
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How does digital technology send information?
using non-continuous electrical signals converted into binary code
using continuous electrical signals which are stored in its original form
using continuous chemical signals which are converted into digital code
using non-continuous electrical impulses which are stored in digital format
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When did the Digital Revolution begin?
In the 1840's
Between the 1950's and 1980's
Between the 1980's and 1990's
In 2023
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In the future, not many people will work in STEM.
True
False
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Video can be transmitted in both analogue and digital formats.
True
False
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The quick development of digital technology can only have positive effects in the future.
True
False
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What is the Digital Transformation?
It is the transmission of digital information.
It is the development of the internet.
It is the adaptation from analogue to digital technology.
It is the s tudy of digital technology.
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Who designed the first computer program?
Charles Babbage
Jack Kilby
Ray Tomlinson
Ada Lovelace
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Who sent the first email?
Jack Kilby
Tim Berners-Lee
Ray Tomlinson
Bill Gates
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What did Tim Berners-Lee create?
Arpanet
Unimate
The World Wide Web
VISICALC
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Sound can only be transmitted in analogue format.
False
True
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What does Bluetooth Technology do?
It allows data to be stored digitally.
It transfers data wirelessly.
It shares data around the world.
It sends information quickly.
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What does STEM stand for?
Science, Technology, Electromagnetism, Maths
Security, Technology, Engineering, Mechanics
Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths
Science, Telecommunications, Electronics, Maths
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Which science studies communication in animals and machines?
Telecommunications
Electronics
Cybernetics
STEM
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Which of the following technologies is the most advanced?
Smartphones
CHATGPT-4
Bluetooth
VISICALC
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When did home computers start to become popular in the USA?
In the 1960's and 1970's
In the 1970's and 1980's
In the year 2000
In the 1950's and 1960's
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Analogue technology sends information using continuous electrical signals.
False
True
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We should have machines do everything for us because it's easier.
True
False
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Who made the first mobile phone call?
Tim Berners-Lee
Steve Jobs
Martin Cooper and his team
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce
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Which of the following jobs does NOT fit in the STEM category?
Electrical engineer
Firefighter
Astronaut
Lab technician
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Which invention allowed computers to become much smaller?
Unimate
VISICALC
Bluetooth
Microchip
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Up until the 1980's, a computer was the size of a room.
True
False
