“The main stages in the development of the information society. Stages in the development of technical means. Information resources of society”.
1. Answer the question: How many information revolutions have occurred in the development of the information society?
a) two;
b) four;
c) three;
d) five.
2. Complete the sentence: A society in which the majority of workers are engaged in the production, storage, processing, and realization of information, especially its highest form, knowledge, is called ________ _______.
3. Identify the sequence of stages in the development of technical means:
a) mechanical stage;
b) manual stage;
c) electronic stage;
d) electromechanical stage.
4. Answer the question: In which stage did Blaise Pascal’s calculating adding machine “Pascalinka” appear?
a) manual stage;
b) the electronic stage;
c) mechanical stage;
d) the electromechanical stage.
5. Match the generation of a computer with the time period of development of a generation of computers.
1) I generation;
2) II generation;
3) III generation;
4) IV generation.
a) 1965-1980;
b) 1946-1955;;
c) 1955-1965; d)
d) 1980 to present;
e) 1920-1950; f) 1920-1950.
6. Complete the sentence: The main tool of the computerization of society is __________.
7. Answer the question: In which generation of computers was the ENIAC electronic computer created?
a) Generation I;
b) II generation;
c) III generation;
d) generation IV.
8. Correspondence between the generation of the computer and the elementary base that was used in the construction of the computer:
1) I generation;
2) II generation;
3) III generation;
4) IV generation.
a) integrated circuit (IC);
b) electron-vacuum tubes;
c) large and ultra-large integrated circuits (LICs and VLSIs);
d) incandescent lamps;
e) transistors.
9. Answer the question: What is the abbreviation for computer?
a) electron-vacuum machine;
b) electron-mechanical machine;
c) electron-executing machine;
d) electro-visual machine;
e) an electronic computing machine.
10. Complete the sentence: Counting with fingers and toes, counting on an abacus and counting was used in ________ stage of development of technical means.
