Module 7: Introduction and Timeline

Question 1

Information Age is also known as the _______,_________ or ________

Answer 1

Computer age, digital age, or new media age.

Question 2

True or False:

One of the greatest innovations made by technology is the internet.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A time before there were machines and tools that help perform tasks. People discovered fire, developed papers from plant forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper, and iron.

Answer 3

Pre-Industrial Age (Before 1700)

Question 4

The industrial revolution was a transition to a new manufacturing process in the period from 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. People used the power of steam, developed machine tools, establish iron production, and manufacturing various products including books and newspapers through the printing press

Answer 4

Industrial Age (1700s to 1930s)

Question 5

The invention of the transistor made the way in the electronic age. People started harnessing the power of transistors that lead to radios, electronic signals and waves, electric circuits, and the early days of modern computing.

Answer 5

Electronic Age (1930s – 1980s)

Question 6

The Creation of the internet paved the way for a faster and efficient way of communicating with people around the world it also paved the way for social media networks. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of computers and smartphones

Answer 6

Information Age (1980s – Present)