Question 1

What technology did the village of Ibieca find came at the expense of community integration?

Accepted Answer

A)  The telephone 
B)  Indoor plumbing 
C)  The Internet 
D)  The telegraph 
A)  The telephone 
B)  Indoor plumbing 
C)  The Internet 
D)  The telegraph B

Question 2

Who wrote One Dimensional Man?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcuse 
B)  Vargas 
C)  Uffrey 
D)  Habermas 
A)  Marcuse 
B)  Vargas 
C)  Uffrey 
D)  Habermas A

Question 3

How many generating plants were in the United States by 1902?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  4,000 
C)  2,250 
D)  4,001 
A)  1 
B)  4,000 
C)  2,250 
D)  4,001 C

Question 4

In 1860,which of these port cities had at least 100,000 people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington, D.C. 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Miami 
D)  Tampa Bay 
A)  Washington, D.C. 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Miami 
D)  Tampa Bay

Question 5

Why does the "el cortito" hoe have a short handle?

Accepted Answer

A)  For ease of use 
B)  To enable supervisors to tell who is working and who is not 
C)  For hoeing efficiency 
D)  As an accident of design 
A)  For ease of use 
B)  To enable supervisors to tell who is working and who is not 
C)  For hoeing efficiency 
D)  As an accident of design

Question 6

Who developed the seven key "sites of power"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Habermas 
B)  Held 
C)  Kuhn 
D)  Dyer 
A)  Habermas 
B)  Held 
C)  Kuhn 
D)  Dyer

Question 7

Who held that technological innovations establish a framework for public order?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul Loser 
B)  Langdon Winner 
C)  Bill Gates 
D)  Alfred Nobel 
A)  Paul Loser 
B)  Langdon Winner 
C)  Bill Gates 
D)  Alfred Nobel

Question 8

Which government is committed to placing a computer in every classroom?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. government 
B)  The Swedish government 
C)  The UK government 
D)  The German government 
A)  The U.S. government 
B)  The Swedish government 
C)  The UK government 
D)  The German government

Question 9

STS has its origins in the belief that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Science is a force for evil 
B)  Science is a force for social disintegration 
C)  Technological innovation is amenable to sociological analysis 
D)  Technological innovation can only be controlled by political regulation 
A)  Science is a force for evil 
B)  Science is a force for social disintegration 
C)  Technological innovation is amenable to sociological analysis 
D)  Technological innovation can only be controlled by political regulation

Question 10

What is a "brown good"?

Accepted Answer

A)  One that is ethically suspect 
B)  One that is marketed to single men 
C)  One that is for leisure and entertainment 
D)  One that is designed to fail 
A)  One that is ethically suspect 
B)  One that is marketed to single men 
C)  One that is for leisure and entertainment 
D)  One that is designed to fail

Question 11

According to Turk,what criteria do children who play with computers that "talk" and "think" use for distinguishing things that are alive from things that are not?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social criteria 
B)  Physical criteria 
C)  Material criteria 
D)  Psychological criteria 
A)  Social criteria 
B)  Physical criteria 
C)  Material criteria 
D)  Psychological criteria

Question 12

Who perfected an electric generator in 1831?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nikola Tesla 
B)  Michael Faraday 
C)  Thomas Edison 
D)  Alexander Graham Bell 
A)  Nikola Tesla 
B)  Michael Faraday 
C)  Thomas Edison 
D)  Alexander Graham Bell

Question 13

What does STS stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Technology Society 
B)  Social Studies of Science and Technology 
C)  Study of Technological Shifts 
D)  Study of Social and Technological Shifts 
A)  Social Technology Society 
B)  Social Studies of Science and Technology 
C)  Study of Technological Shifts 
D)  Study of Social and Technological Shifts

Question 14

Who is most closely associated with the metaphor of the panopticon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Foucault 
B)  Habermas 
C)  Dyer 
D)  Held 
A)  Foucault 
B)  Habermas 
C)  Dyer 
D)  Held

Question 15

Who developed the concept of "delegation to non-humans"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Foucault 
B)  Kuhn 
C)  Habermas 
D)  Latour 
A)  Foucault 
B)  Kuhn 
C)  Habermas 
D)  Latour

Question 16

A technology's ostensive intended purpose is termed its:

Accepted Answer

A)  Focal function 
B)  Polypotent function 
C)  Latent function 
D)  Prime directive 
A)  Focal function 
B)  Polypotent function 
C)  Latent function 
D)  Prime directive

Question 17

In the period between 1870 and 1920,what installations seemed to become more important than ports for transport in the new industrial economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Railroad stations 
B)  Electric power plants 
C)  Bus stations 
D)  Airports 
A)  Railroad stations 
B)  Electric power plants 
C)  Bus stations 
D)  Airports

Question 18

Who argues that the revolution in information technology is creating a global economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manuel Castells 
B)  Don Quixote 
C)  Manuel Vargas 
D)  Peter Giddens 
A)  Manuel Castells 
B)  Don Quixote 
C)  Manuel Vargas 
D)  Peter Giddens

Question 19

Who distinguished between technical rationality and substantive rationality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcuse 
B)  Giddens 
C)  Uffrey 
D)  Habermas 
A)  Marcuse 
B)  Giddens 
C)  Uffrey 
D)  Habermas

Question 20

Who wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcuse 
B)  Young 
C)  Habermas 
D)  Kuhn 
A)  Marcuse 
B)  Young 
C)  Habermas 
D)  Kuhn

What technology did the village of Ibieca find came at the expense of community integration?

Who wrote One Dimensional Man?

How many generating plants were in the United States by 1902?

In 1860,which of these port cities had at least 100,000 people?

Why does the "el cortito" hoe have a short handle?

Who developed the seven key "sites of power"?

Who held that technological innovations establish a framework for public order?

Which government is committed to placing a computer in every classroom?

STS has its origins in the belief that:

What is a "brown good"?

According to Turk,what criteria do children who play with computers that "talk" and "think" use for distinguishing things that are alive from things that are not?

Who perfected an electric generator in 1831?

What does STS stand for?

Who is most closely associated with the metaphor of the panopticon?

Who developed the concept of "delegation to non-humans"?

A technology's ostensive intended purpose is termed its:

In the period between 1870 and 1920,what installations seemed to become more important than ports for transport in the new industrial economy?

Who argues that the revolution in information technology is creating a global economy?

Who distinguished between technical rationality and substantive rationality?

Who wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions?

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What technology did the village of Ibieca find came at the expense of community integration?

Who wrote One Dimensional Man?

How many generating plants were in the United States by 1902?

In 1860,which of these port cities had at least 100,000 people?

Why does the "el cortito" hoe have a short handle?

Who developed the seven key "sites of power"?

Who held that technological innovations establish a framework for public order?

Which government is committed to placing a computer in every classroom?

STS has its origins in the belief that:

What is a "brown good"?

According to Turk,what criteria do children who play with computers that "talk" and "think" use for distinguishing things that are alive from things that are not?

Who perfected an electric generator in 1831?

What does STS stand for?

Who is most closely associated with the metaphor of the panopticon?

Who developed the concept of "delegation to non-humans"?

A technology's ostensive intended purpose is termed its:

In the period between 1870 and 1920,what installations seemed to become more important than ports for transport in the new industrial economy?

Who argues that the revolution in information technology is creating a global economy?

Who distinguished between technical rationality and substantive rationality?

Who wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions?

History

Ethics

Security Surveillance

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Nanotechnology

Inernet & Social Media

Biotech and Genetic Engineering

Population, environment, Climate Change

Filters