lesson 1

Question 1

The study of STS primarily concerns students of science and technology programs, and not non-science students as much.

Answer 1

false

Question 2

Science and development have a very adverse impact on nature, including the exploitation of natural resources and leading to deforestation.

Answer 2

true

Question 3

German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing the printing press around 1436, although he was far from the first to automate the book-printing process.

Answer 3

true

Question 4

It was the Chinese who invented the first compass sometime between 11th to 15th century.

Answer 4

false

Question 5

Science is a methodical way of acquiring knowledge.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Penicillins are a group of antibiotics that fight bacteria and was originally developed from the Penicillium fungi.

Answer 6

true

Question 7

The major ethical or moral issues in technology include ethical dilemmas, health issues, job displacement, and gender.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Producing environmentally friendly products means that their production or use does not harm the environment in any way.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

A computer programmer in Switzerland named Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web, an internet that was not simply a way to send files from one place to another.

Answer 9

true

Question 10

Businesses that engage in ethical technology have a firm moral sense of employee rights and customer protections.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

One of the primary ethical dilemmas in our technologically empowered age revolves around how businesses use personal information

Answer 11

true

Question 12

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.

Answer 12

true

Question 13

Technology is the use scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

Answer 13

true

Question 14

Science and technology can be dangerous.

Answer 14

true

Question 15

STS is an important area of study because science and technology permeate every aspect of everyday life.

Answer 15

true

Question 16

Science, technology and Society (STS) is the study of how science and technology shape and are shaped by social influences.

Answer 16

true

Question 17

STS draws from other disciplines, such as history, sociology and philosophy.

Answer 17

true

Question 18

Science and technology are not crucial factors in nation building.

Answer 18

false

Question 19

The aspects that pose moral and ethical issues in technology today need to be outlined and controlled with consideration of all the parties involved.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

The wheel is often cited as the hallmark of man’s innovation, because the invention of the wheel has proved to be one of the biggest blessings for humanity.

Answer 20

true

Question 21

History cannot teach people about evaluating present day science and technology.

Answer 21

false

Question 22

STS deals with the historical development of science and technology but does not cover their philosophical underpinnings.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

The internet got its start in the Union Soviet (USSR) more than 50 years ago as a government weapon in the Cold War.

Answer 23

false

Question 24

Among all the benefits of solar panels, the most important thing is that solar energy is a truly renewable energy source.

Answer 24

true

Question 25

Science removes the guesswork and restores order.

Answer 25

true