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QUESTION 11.      What four things does the

system of technology require?

A creator, an idea, a user, a social need

A creator, an object, a buyer, a social need

A producer, an object, a user, a social context

A producer, an object, a buyer, a personal need

QUESTION 2

1.      What is an example of a radical invention?

More fuel-efficient cars

Improved solar panels

Cheaper computers

Streetcars

QUESTION 3

1.      What is NOT one of the three most important technologies listed by Francis Bacon?

Steam engine

Printing press

Gunpowder

Compass

QUESTION 4

1.      Which is a benefit of the linear model?

It oversimplifies technological advancements

It links engineering and scientific practices

It does not consider variations between industries

It overlooks craft knowledge

QUESTION 5

1.      When was the Second Industrial Revolution?

1870-1915

1900-1925

1830-1900

1800-1860

QUESTION 6

1.      What is a typical trait of an independent inventor?

Large teams of engineers

Formal education

Radical inventions

Government funding

QUESTION 7

1.      Who helped financed the independent inventors Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?

Andrew Carnegie

Cornelius Vanderbilt

J. P. Morgan

J. D. Rockefeller

QUESTION 8

1.      The term “mucker” describes:

The shape of Edison’s first lightbulb

Edison’s Menlo Park workers

Edison’s workshop

Tesla’s employees

QUESTION 9

1.      Which of these is NOT a typical trait of an industrial research lab?

Large teams of workers

Conservative invention

Corporate funding

No formal education

QUESTION 10

1.      Which of these describes Bell Labs in 1930?

Independent inventor workshop

Employer of academics

Small group of engineers

Source of radical inventions

QUESTION 11

1.      What is a drawback of industrial research labs?

Not enough oversight of workers

Less independence

Less financial support

Not enough workers

QUESTION 12

1.      What does the excerpt from the book “The Organization Man” say about technicians?

They are similar to independent inventors

They are from the lower-class

They have a boring, routine job

They will one day be famous

 
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