The role of technological progress in society

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JOEPARDY!-GAME
THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGICAL
PROGRESS IN
SOCIETY
CHIZH VLADISLAV, AA-36
KROVIN NIKITA, AA-37

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A simple mechanical device – Abacus or Counting frame - for performing arithmetic calculations,
according to one version, originate from the Chinese device xuanpan, according to another they are of
Russian origin.
Which more smaller device with the same purpose do we use instead of Abacus nowadays days?
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Calculator
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This Leiden jar is the electric device invented by the Dutch scientist Peter van Muschenbroek and his
student Kueneus in 1745 in Leiden, used for temporal storing of electricity.
What device is it a ancestor of?
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Capacitor
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This is a semiconductor device that allows you to control significant currents using a small signal.
What kind of device is this?
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Capacitor
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This is Alexander Stepanovich Popov, what is his most famous invention?
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Radio
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Charles Babbage is an English mathematician, also known as “father of the computer” who wrote works
on the theory of functions and the mechanization of accounting in economics.
What is his most famous invention (or its ancestor), which made first step to IT?
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Difference Engine/Computer
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Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee OM, author of many developments in the field of information technology.
After its invention, all your knowledges became useless.
What is this invention?
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Internet
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What is this item was used for?
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Floppy disk
A floppy disk or floppy diskette (casually referred to as a floppy, a diskette, or a disk) is a type of disk
storage composed of a thin and flexible disk of a magnetic storage medium in a square or nearly square
plastic enclosure lined with a fabric that removes dust particles from the spinning disk. Floppy disks store
digital data which can be read and written when the disk is inserted into a floppy disk drive (FDD)
connected to or inside a computer or other device.
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What’s this device used for?
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Baby monitor
A baby monitor, also known as a baby alarm, is a radio system used to remotely listen to sounds made by
an infant.
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What’s this device was used for?
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Disc drive
A disk drive is a device implementing such a storage mechanism. It uses laser light or electromagnetic
waves within or near the visible light spectrum as part of the process of reading or writing data to or from
optical discs.
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