Unit 4

What was one major impact of telephone expansion in the early 20th century?

• It made face-to-face communication obsolete

• It connected the world more efficiently

• It replaced newspapers as the primary news source

• It led to the decline of postal services

Which medium became a major source of news and entertainment in the early 1900s?

• Television

• Internet

• Radio

• Newspapers

When did the first public television broadcasts begin?

• 1920s
• 1930s
• 1940s
• 1950s

Which two companies pioneered public television broadcasts in the 1930s?

• CBS and ABC
• BBC and NBC
• CNN and Fox
• HBO and PBS

What was the main purpose of early electronic computers like ENIAC and Colossus?

• Gaming and entertainment
• Military and research applications
• Personal use and education
• Banking and stock trading

Which of the following was one of the first electronic computers?

• IBM System/360
• Apple II
• ENIAC
• ARPANET

How did early electronic computers contribute to modern computing?

• They introduced programming languages
• They set the foundation for digital processing
• They replaced typewriters
• They developed wireless communication

What type of computers were widely used in the 1960s for data processing?

• Supercomputers
• Mainframe computers
• Personal computers
• Quantum computers

Which company introduced the System/360 mainframe computer?

• Microsoft
• Apple
• IBM
• Intel

What was ARPANET, created in 1969?

• The first personal computer
• A military project that led to the Internet
• A satellite communication system
• The first smartphone network