type of nanotechnology

1. In his section on science and technology when writing about the Cray computer, Norman Myers defines the term “gigaflop” as:
A. what happens when the computer calculates too fast and crashes.
B. a type of nanotechnology.
C. one billion calculations every second.
D. a measure of the computer’s memory.

2. Norman Meyers makes which of the following health predictions?
A. Due to the development of technology, people will not have to exercise or diet in the future.
B. Child mortality will increase throughout the world in the future.
C. Tobacco companies will peddle cigarettes to developing countries and increase the health-related problems in these countries.
D. Healthcare will become the responsibility of the government rather than an individual responsibility.

3. When Stuart Newman and Jeremy Rifkin applied for a patent of genetically engineered life forms, their purpose in doing so was to:
A. allow them to receive all financial benefits from genetic engineering.
B. prevent discrimination in the use of the technology.
C. make sure that only scientists they approved of ethically could use the technology.
D. prevent or delay the use of such technology to better control and regulate its use and all ow the public more time to develop policies on its use.

1. With the aid of __________, computers soon will build information and conclusions and automatically coordinate applications and outputs.
A. optical networks
B. artificial intelligence
C. the Internet
D. intelligent agents

2. Nano-technology:
A. is microscopic technology that is the size of atoms and molecules which is engineered to function within the structure of matter at that level.
B. is a connecting telecommunications technology that allows for specialized repair and clarity of transmissions.
C. is a gene therapy that scans defective genes and isolates and identifies them.
D. is a new medical surgical techniques which utilizes radio waves and lasers.

3. In the future technology will change workforce dynamics most substantially for:
A. white-collar workers.
B. executive managers.
C. mid-level “technicians.”
D. service workers.

1. Key developments that have revolutionized light-wave communications are advances in:
A. oceanic fiberoptics.
B. nanotechnology.
C. molecular design.
D. rare-earth optical amplifiers.

2. In 1997, the Library of Congress held 17,402,100 books. If we assume that each book has 300 pages with 450 words per page, this totals about 135,000 words per book or 2.35 trillion words. If we further assume that each word averages about 7 letters, the information can be digitized using ASCII code, in which each letter represents 7 bits. Therefore, all of the holdings of the Library of Congress would amount to 115.11 trillion bits of information. How long it would take to transmit the entire collection of the Library of Congress using an optical fiber that has the transmission speed of 100 trillion bits per second?
A. 1.15 seconds
B. 11.5 seconds
C. 115.11 seconds
D. 1151.1 seconds

 

3. According to Kahn, Africa has more than 13% of the owrl’d population, but it accounts for only __________ of the the world’s total international Internet capacity.
A. 0.02%
B. 0.2%
C. 2.0%
D. 20%

1. The brain’s ability to grow and change as it learns and experiences its environment is known as:
A. neurotransmission.
B. neurology.
C. neuroeducation.
D. neuroplasticity.

2. The cells that specialize in communication and exchange signals with each other and link sense organs, muscles, and glands to the brain are called:
A. soma cells.
B. dendrites.
C. neurons.
D. axons.

 

3. The IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) addressing scheme (uses a 32-bit unique address to identify a device connected to the Internet), developed in the 1980s, yields around __________ billion possible computer addresses.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4