Why is age diversity important in the workplace?

It encourages creativity by blending experience with new ideas

Which of these was a common problem with dial up internet?

You couldn't use the internet and the phone at the same time

What was the purpose of a pager?

To send short messages to people

what is a common stereotype about older people in the workplace?

They find it difficult to use technology

How can younger employees benefit from working with older employees?

They can learn valuable skills from years of experience

Older workers usually value 'job loyalty' - what does this mean?

Staying in the same job for a long time

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The Generational Gap

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1
Before the internet, how did people get directions?
By using their imagination
By asking a robot
By using a paper map
By using Google maps
2
What would happen if you bent or scratched a floppy disk?
It would still work fine
It would play music
It would cry like a baby
It would stop working
3
Before we had the internet, how did people find information at work?
Using their phones
Encyclopedias
Wikipedia
4
What was used before emails to send messages in offices?
Pigeons
Fax machines
Smoke signals
Text messages
5
Why is age diversity important in the workplace?
It encourages creativity by blending experience with new ideas
It makes the work place more sensible
It eliminates the need for training programmes
It leads to faster decision making
6
Which of these was a common problem with dial up internet?
You had to restart your computer every half an hour
The internet only worked at night
The internet was too fast
You couldn't use the internet and the phone at the same time
7
What was the purpose of a pager?
To watch movies
To call people
To take pictures
To send short messages to people
8
Before OneDrive and USB sticks, how did people save their computer work?
Cassettes
VHS tapes
Floppy Disk
By taking a picture of it
9
what is a common stereotype about older people in the workplace?
They find it difficult to use technology
They prefer to work from home
They are less reliable than younger workers
They are always taking time off work
10
What is a Rolodex used for?
To send messages
To store contact details
To clean the office
To tell the time
11
How can younger employees benefit from working with older employees?
They won't need to adapt to new ways of working
They can learn valuable skills from years of experience
They gain more work hours
They can take their jobs when they retire
12
What was a typewriter used for?
Typing documents
Sending messages
Playing games
Printing pictures
13
If you made a mistake on a typewriter, how would you undo it?
You would have to start all over again
It would auto-correct
Use correction tape
You could delete it and re-write it
14
What device was used to listen to music before iPods and Spotify?
Record players
Walkmans
All of these
Gramophones
15
Older workers usually value 'job loyalty' - what does this mean?
Only working on Fridays
Bringing their dog to work
Staying in the same job for a long time
Asking for a pay rise every month

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