Technology - Study Mode
[#86] What would you use for immediate, real-time communication with a friend?
Correct Answer
(A) Instant Messenging
[#87] What kind of data can you send by e-mail?
Correct Answer
(D) All of the above
[#88] When discussing technology, a hot spot is...
Correct Answer
(B) A place served by public wireless access
[#89] In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
Correct Answer
(C) 1960s
Explanation
Solution: The first message ever sent over what is now called the Internet took place at 10:30PM on October 29, 1969. Back then, the Department of Defense called it ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency network).
[#90] In which decade was the telephone invented?
Correct Answer
(C) 1870s
Explanation
Solution: Alexander Graham Bell's notebook entry of 10 March 1876 describes his successful experiment with the telephone. Speaking through the instrument to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, in the next room, Bell utters these famous first words, "Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you".