1. The Information Age has all these characteristics EXCEPT which one:
a. High demand for trained technicians, technologists, and engineers
b. Constant needs for job-related training and retraining of production worker
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1. The Information Age has all these characteristics EXCEPT which one:
a. High demand for trained technicians, technologists, and engineers
b. Constant needs for job-related training and retraining of production workers
c. Wide use of automatic machines and information-processing equipment
d. A define line between production workers and managers
ANSWER: D
2. The industrial revolution moved us from an agrarian era into the _______ era.
a. Renaissance
b. Middle Ages
c. Industrial
d. Iron Age
ANSWER: C
3. In which Age was the printing press invented, and by whom?
a. Iron Age, Steven Gutenberg
b. BC, the Chinese
c. Middle Ages, Johann Gutenberg
d. Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci
ANSWER: C
4. Which one of these is an example of a basic element of technology?
a. The primary problem-solving approach
b. Technology content standard
c. The design process
d. Technology literacy for dummies
ANSWER: C
5. Which historical period of the evolution of technology most closely relates to our ability to view
microorganisms within a blood sample?
a. The Industrial Revolution
b. The Middle Ages
c. The Renaissance
d. The Bronze Age
ANSWER: A
6. Increased truck traffic from Mexico in the United States is due to __________.
a. Union solidarity
b. NAFTA
c. Immigration
d. USMCA
ANSWER: D
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7. The development of ________ was based on a need for test firing range data for WWII.
a. Guns
b. Statistics
c. Quality control
d. ENIAC
ANSWER: D
8. The development of the ___________ led to greatly increased economic activity in the 1950s.
a. Rock and roll music
b. Interstate highway system
c. Vietnam War
d. Great Society
ANSWER: B
9. The development of DVDs has led to increased ____________.
a. Copyright laws
b. Piracy
c. Movie production
d. Music sales
ANSWER: B
10. Desirable, unintended, delayed, undesirable, immediate, and intended are all types of
technological _______.
a. Outputs
b. Inputs
c. Processes
d. Feedback
ANSWER: A
11. Applied researchers would investigate which of the following?
a. How did the universe begin?
b. Improve the energy efficiency of homes, offices, or modes of transportation
c. What is the specific genetic code of the fruit fly?
d. How do slime molds reproduce?
ANSWER: B
12. When assessing technology, which one of these would agencies ignore?
a. Economic
b. Ethical
c. Social
d. History
ANSWER: D
13. __________ uses knowledge gained from research to derive specific answers to problems
a. Science
b. Criteria
c. Technology
d. People
ANSWER: A
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14. You have a meeting with the fishery manager to plan the expansion of a hatchery. After the 3-
hour meeting, you select three workers to assist in assembling additional breeding tanks and
designate one person to supervise the process. You contact a contractor for pond expansion.
When the pond is completed, you move the hatchling into the pond and seven months later,
you sell those fish to your supplier that will ultimately reach the consumer. Records indicate that
the increase in hatchery and pond space provides 3.5% increases in profit and 12% increased
capacity. This scenario is MOST representative of the _________.
a. Construction Process
b. Agricultural Process
c. Management Process
d. Problem Solving Process
ANSWER: D
15. Students should be able to point out the difference in how society affects the transfer of
technology through which of the following.
a. Cultures
b. Societies
c. Economies
d. All of the above
ANSWER: D
16. Which of the following manufacturing process is tailored toward a business or company’s needs
or specifications?
a. Continuous manufacturing
b. Custom manufacturing
c. Intermittent manufacturing
d. Flexible manufacturing
ANSWER: C
17. Which of the following is defined at a technological output that we use but do not own?
a. Technological Products
b. Technological Services
c. Technological Devices
d. Operation Systems
ANSWER: B
18. Which of these are not considered an output?
a. Desirable
b. Profitable
c. Unintended
d. Immediate
ANSWER: B
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19. Most technological development has been ____________________, the result of a series of
refinements to a basic invention.
a. Evolutionary
b. Negative
c. Obsolete
d. Instantaneous
ANSWER: A
20. Most technological development has been evolutionary, the result of a series of
___________________ to a basic invention.
a. Refinements
b. Tests
c. Failures
d. Advertisements
ANSWER: A
21. Early in the history of technology, the development of many tools and machines was based on
__________________.
a. Technological know-how
b. Social science
c. Mathematical ability
d. Scientific knowledge
ANSWER: A
22. Early in the history of technology, the development of many tools and machines was not based
on scientific knowledge, but on __________________.
a. Scientific know-how
b. Mathematical understanding
c. Trial and error
d. Human ingenuity
ANSWER: D
23. The various traditions in scientific investigation have certain common basic beliefs about the
value of evidence, ________, and good arguments.
a. Ingenuity
b. Logic
c. Technology
d. Data
ANSWER C
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24. There are different traditions in science and technology, but they have common basic beliefs
about the importance of ___________________ to make decisions.
a. Information
b. Observation
c. Technology
d. Experts
ANSWER: A
25. Technology transfer occurs when a new user applies an existing innovation developed for one
purpose to a different function.
a. A scientific concept
b. An existing innovation
c. A mathematical principle
d. A new invention
ANSWER: C
26. Ideas, knowledge, or skills shared within or across technologies result in _______________.
a. Trade-offs
b. Traps
c. Innovation
d. Constraints
ANSWER: C
27. A technological trade-off is defined as the sharing of ideas, knowledge, and skills among or
within a technology or __________________.
a. Across other fields
b. With science
c. With industry
d. With mathematics
ANSWER: A
28. The evolution of civilization has been directly affected by the development of tools and
__________.
a. Telephones
b. Capital
c. Machines
d. Synthetics
ANSWER: B
29. __________ provides the tools and processes basic to the development of science and
technology.
a. Mathematics
b. Computers
c. Engineering
d. Electronics
ANSWER: A
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30. The field of study that requires high level skills and knowledge in the areas of measurement,
analyzation, prediction, and communication is:
a. Mathematics
b. Engineering
c. Science
d. All choices
ANSWER: D
31. Most technological development has been ____________________, the result of a series of
refinements to a basic invention.
a. Evolutionary
b. Negative
c. Obsolete
d. Instantaneous
ANSWER: A
32. Technological development is usually a(n) ____________________ process, the result of
incremental developments in science, technology and mathematics.
a. Evolutionary
b. Negative
c. Obsolete
d. Instantaneous
ANSWER: A
33. Early in the history of technology, the development of many tools and machines was based on
__________________.
a. Technological know-how
b. Social science
c. Mathematical ability
d. Scientific knowledge
ANSWER: A
34. Early technology development did not benefit from mathematic and scientific knowledge
understandings, but was based on __________________ passed on from person to person.
a. Technological know-how
b. Cultural traditions
c. Engineering concepts
d. Social philosophy
ANSWER: A
35. The early Egyptian, Greek, Chinese, Hindu, and Arabic cultures are responsible for many
______________ and technological inventions.
a. Machining processes
b. Scientific and mathematical ideas
c. Relationships among fields of study
d. Industrial models
ANSWER: C
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36. Modern science is based on traditions of thought that came together in Europe about ______
years ago.
a. 50
b. 500
c. 5,000
d. 50,000
ANSWER: B
37. Modern science is based on traditions of thought that came together in Europe about 500 years
ago, during the __________.
a. Renaissance
b. Industrial age
c. Middle ages
d. Information age
ANSWER: A
38. The development of modern science is based on traditions of thought that came together in
Europe after:
a. 100 BC
b. 1500 AD
c. 1812
d. 1918
ANSWER: B
39. Based on the graph shown, in approximately what year did industrial employment reach its
peak?
a. 1700
b. 1850
c. 1950
d. 2000
ANSWER: C
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40. Based on the graph shown, when did the number of industrial workers exceed the number of
agricultural workers?
a. 1700
b. 1850
c. 1900
d. 2000
ANSWER: C
41. Based on the graph shown, what has been the general trend in employment in the information
sector?
a. Decreasing
b. Static
c. Increasing
d. Cyclical
ANSWER: C
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42. Based on the graph shown, did the rate of change for agricultural employment should
demonstrate a _____ _____ between 1700 and 2000?
a. Major increase
b. Slight increase
c. Major decrease
d. Slight decrease
ANSWER: B
43. Based on the graph shown, the rate of change for industrial employment showed a _________
_________ between 1700 and 2000?
a. Major increase
b. Slight increase
c. Major decrease
d. Slight decrease
ANSWER: A
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44. The evolution of civilization has been directly affected by the development of ____________.
a. Economic resources
b. Political conflict
c. Tools and machines
d. Societal poles
ANSWER: B
45. Throughout history, ___________________________ has been a major force in reshaping the
social, cultural, political, and economic landscape.
a. Technology
b. Agriculture
c. Wars
d. Manufacturing
ANSWER: A
46. Which of the following statements best explains how knowledge of the history of technology
helps people understand the world.
a. As human social and cultural history has evolved, it has been shaped by the ever
increasing development of technology systems to address humans needs and wants.
b. As human social and cultural history has evolved, it has not been shaped by the ever
increasing development of technology systems to address humans needs and wants.
c. As human social and cultural history has evolved, it has been shaped by the slow pace of
technology development.
d. As human have made the development of technology systems a social priority, the
history of the world has been increasingly affected by the lack of energy resources.
ANSWER: A
47. In general terms, which statement explains how the way people live and work has changed
throughout history because of technology.
a. Employment patterns have lead the growth of knowledge in science, mathematics and
technology as more human activity is required in an area of “work” to provide the
services and goods humans need and want.
b. Employment patterns have followed the growth of knowledge in science, mathematics
and technology as less human activity is required in an area of “work” to provide the
services and goods humans need and want.
c. Technology has had little effect on employment patterns, and the growth of knowledge
in science and mathematics has made little difference in the services and goods humans
need and want.
d. Employment patterns have followed the growth of communications technology as less
human activity is required in an area of “work” to provide the services and goods
humans need and want.
ANSWER: B
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48. Most technological development has been ___________, the result of a series of refinements to
a basic invention.
a. Revolutionary
b. Evolutionary
c. Sudden
d. Easy
ANSWER: B
49. Throughout history, technology has been a minor force in reshaping the social, cultural, political,
and _________ landscape.
a. City
b. Economic
c. State
d. World
ANSWER: B
50. The Iron Age was defined by the use of ______ and ______ as the primary materials for tools.
a. Irion and steel
b. Wood and metal
c. Bronze and copper
d. Glass and clay
ANSWER: A
51. The __________ ________ saw the development of few technological devices that produced
long-lasting effects on technology and society.
a. 5
th century
b. Iron age
c. Middle ages
d. Dark ages
ANSWER: C
52. The ___________ ___________ was a time of rebirth of the arts and humanities, and also an
important period in the history of technology.
a. 18th century
b. Renaissance period
c. Dark ages
d. Middle ages
ANSWER: B
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53. The __________ ___________ saw the development of continuous manufacturing,
sophisticated transportation and communication systems, advanced construction practices, and
improved education and leisure time.
a. Dark ages
b. Middle ages
c. 16th century
d. 20th century
ANSWER: D
54. The ___________ __________is characterized by the processing and exchange of information.
a. Bronze age
b. Iron age
c. Information age
d. None of the answers
ANSWER: C
55. In the investigation process, there is a common belief in the value of evidence, ________, and
good argument.
a. Natural laws
b. Computer software
c. Logic
d. Research
ANSWER: C
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