Technology and its Effects on Modern America

Question 1

Which of these groups is responsible for creating ARPANET?

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the US government

Question 2

In what decade did ARPANET grow and connect to other networks?

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the 1970s

Question 3

When was the World Wide Web first used?

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in the 1990s

Question 4

Use this graph to help you answer these questions.Between 1994 and 2004, about percent more people were using the Internet.

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60

Question 5

What was the strongest period of growth?

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1994– 2004

Question 6

Look at the graph, and then answer the question.Which of the following statements explains why wireless device use exceeded 100 percent in 2011?

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Some people have more than one wireless device.

Question 7

How do US businesses use low transportation costs to save money on manufacturing?

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They can have goods made abroad and shipped home for sale.

Question 8

Use this graph to help you complete each sentence.The life expectancy from 1960 to 2010 rose about years.

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eight

Question 9

Which of the following technologies would be improved by being made more efficient?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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longer-lasting batteries; wind turbines and solar panels that cost less to build; crops that require less pesticide protection

Question 10

Which of the following is the best definition for the World Wide Web?

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an Internet service that lets users navigate among many documents

Technology and its Effects on Modern America Answers