Chapter 12 Questions by: Steph Wilkins
1) Human society is seen in:
a) evolution
b) revolution
c) technological developments
d) mechanical introductiions

2) What wave of technology occured from the 1930's to 1980's
a) Railway
b) Textiles and iron
c) electric power and chemical technology
d) automobile and petroleum energy

3) What is the real force behind globalization?
a) spread of technology
b) democracy
c) electric power
d) nuclear energy

4) When was the first electric computer designed?
a)1940's
b)1950's
b)1960's
c)1970's

5) By 1998 there were how many PC's available in the world?
a) 250,000
b) 300 000 000 000
c) 270 000 000
d) 4 trillion

6)What is the information culture now focusing on for the future?
a) Wireless connection
b) wiire based connections
c) satellite manipulation
d0 none of the above

7) How many people did the invention of the PC effect?
a) millions
b) biillions
c) trillions
d) five

8) In 1991, what did companies spend more on?
a) computer/ communication equipment
b) mining
c) farming
d) construction equipment

9) Have computers effected the nature of work in modern industrialized societies?
a) yes
b) no
c) unsure
d) maybe

10) What percentage of the computer industries revenue's in 1996 came from products that had not existed two years previosly?
a) 90%
b) 30%
c) 50%
d) 70%

Short Answer Questions

1) Do you think that the media has more power than the government, is that too much power?

2) Do youthink that costant improvements in the information structure will hurt low and middle class sectors of society?

3) Does globalization hinder or enhance progress and why?