STAS PART I

What is another name for the Information Age?

• Stone Age

• Industrial Age

• Digital Age

• Bronze Age

What was Fremont Rider’s contribution to the Information Age in 1945?

• Invented the printing press

• Described microform analog photographs

• Created the transistor

• Developed the first computer

Who formulated Moore’s Law in 1965?

• Bill Gates

• Gordon Moore

• Steve Jobs

• Nicholas Negroponte

What did the early 1980s bring to the Information Age?

• Development of the internet

• Personal computers becoming smaller and affordable

• Invention of the telephone

• Introduction of satellite television

Which book was published by Nicholas Negroponte in 1995?

• Digital Revolution

• Being Digital

• Future is Now

• Bits and Bytes

What does the Primary Information Age consist of?

• Internet and satellite TV

• Newspaper, radio, and television

• Computers and smartphones

• Social media platforms

Which era introduced the interconnectedness of media from the Primary and Secondary Information Ages?

• Pre-industrial Age

• Tertiary Information Age

• Industrial Age

• Digital Age

What material did the Egyptians use for writing in the Pre-industrial Age?

• Stone tablets

• Clay tablets

• Papyrus scrolls

• Animal skin

Who invented the printing press?

• Samuel Morse

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

What invention marks the beginning of the Industrial Age?

• Radio

• Steam engine

• Printing press

• Telegraph