SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
Test your knowledge (p. 100)
When did the Industrial Revolution begin in the US?
Name a few American inventors and discuss the significance of their inventions.
What do you know about Thomas Alva Edison?
Outline briefly the history of computer and Internet technology in the US.
MORE TESTS AND TASKS
TRUE OR FALSE
Carefully read each statement. If the statement is true according to information in the book, write T after it, if it is false, write F.
Try to give reasons why a statement is false.
Benjamin Franklin lived in the 19th century.
George Washington invented a swivel chair and a copying device.
Robert Fulton invented a motor boat.
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which reduced the time and labor to process cotton.
The first public telegraph was opened in America in 1845.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telegraph.
ENIAC was the first computer.
System/360 computers were introduced by IMB.
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on Mars.
Bill Gates never studied at university.
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Complete the sentences below, choosing one of three possibilities: a, b, or c.
The telephone was invented by …..
Alexander Graham Bell b) Benjamin Franklin c) Thomas Edison
The airplane was invented by
Wilbur Wright b) Orville Wright c) Wilbur and Orville Wright
Elias Howe and Isaac Merritt Singer invented a ……….
sewing machine b) singing machine c) radio
Thomas Edison patented about …… inventions.
100 b) 500 c) 1,000
The microprocessor was invented by
Bill Gates b) M. E. Hoff c) Samuel Morse
Discovery, Challenger, and Columbia are the names of American
satellites b) space missions c) space shuttles
The personal computer (PC) was introduced in ….
1945 b) 1975 c) 1985
The Microsoft Company was established in …..
1965 b) 1975 c) 1985
The Internet has become a worldwide accessible communication tool since the ……
1960s b) 1980s c) 1990s
Marc Andreessen contributed significantly to the development of ……….
Netscape Web browser b) personal computers c) Internet games