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Cl Notes 57-75 Flashcards

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1
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What does the amplifier do?

A

It takes a small electric signal, and converts it into a big one.

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2
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Were are amplifiers used?

A

Stereo systems, electric guitars, computer speakers, and hundreds of other electic items

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3
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Apollo Program was a series of what?

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Space flights

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4
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What did the Apollo program do?

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Land a man on the moon

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5
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Who was Neil Armstrong?

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First man on the moon

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6
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Who was the first man in the moon?

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Neil Armstrong

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7
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Artificial intelligence is in what?

A

Computers, robots, and other devices.

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8
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What are the initials for Artificial intelligence?

A

AI

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9
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We’re was Alexander Graham Bell born?

A

Scotland

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10
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Wo did he help?

A

The deaf

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11
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The Bell Telephone was a result of what?

A

Bella’s work

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12
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What did Alexander Graham Bell make?

A

The Bell Telephone

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13
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Binary is anything that composes of what?

A

2 parts

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14
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A Binary part can act like what?

A

A switch

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15
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A bit is the smallest what?

A

Unit of storage

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16
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What is a bit?

A

Unit of storage

17
Q

What is a sonic boom?

A

A sharp, explosive sound

18
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What does a sonic boom travel at?

A

Speeds faster than the speed of sound

19
Q

Where are bytes used?

A

In computer technology

20
Q

What is a byte?

A

Unit of storage

21
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What is Celsius used for?

A

Taking temperatures

22
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What is the freezing point in Celsius?

A

Zero degrees

23
Q

Where was Chernobyl?

A

A place in Ukraine

24
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When did the Chernobyl event happen?

A

In 1986

25
Q

What is a computer program?

A

A program that enters the computer

26
Q

Some computer viruses are what?

A

Mild, but others can be destructive

27
Q

What are Cryogenics concerned of the behavior of?

A

Materials at low temperatures.

28
Q

Cryogenics are particularly interested in what?

A

Materials near absolute zero

29
Q

What century was Thomas Edison involved in?

A

The late 19th and early 20th century

30
Q

Thomas Edison was an American what?

A

Inventor

31
Q

What did Thomas Edison originate?

A

A proverb: Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration

32
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What was Thomas Edison referred to as?

A

Wizard of Melo park

33
Q

Mass media is 20th century what?

A

Newspapers, motion pictures, radio, television, and magazines

34
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What is mass media capable of delivering?

A

Information

35
Q

The Meltdown was the most what?

A

Serious accident occurred by a nuclear reactor

36
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What is the material in a meltdown?

A

Radio active material

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