6th Grade Science- Unit 5 - page 74 & Unit 6 - pages 86, 87 and 89

Arpanet (a military computer network) led to the development of....

Analogue technology sends information using non-continuous electrical signals converted into a binary code.

A wedge is used to keep two objects together.

Digital communication has made our lives easier at home because...

Cybernetics is the adaptation of digital technology to businesses. It involves adopting digital processes and tools.

A lever is a complex machine.

An inclined plane is used to make it easier to move objects to higher or lower surfaces.

A car is a simple machine.

It is a device that changes a force and makes work easier.

The digital transformation refers to the study of communication in animals (including humans) and machines.

The change from analogue to digital technology is called the Digital Revolution. It gave us emails and home computers.

What is used to lift heavy weight?

The first robot was called the Unimate

Machines can only be simple.

Touchscreens are usually found on...

We would need a wheel to make a complex machine that moves people around.

Smaller computers could be made because...

What is used to hold things together?

Video and sound are usually slower in digital format

A complex machine is made up of two or more simple machines.

Digital communication has made our lives easier at work because...

Digital technology sends information using continuous electrical signals which are stored in their original forms.

Digital communication has made our lives easier at play because...

Which one is a complex machine?

The first microprocessor had a central processing unit (CPU) and could do mathematical operations