Business And Society Stakeholders Ethics Public Policy 15th Edition By Lawrence – Test Bank

Chapter 11 The Role of Technology Answer Key

True / False Questions

1. Technology is an unmistakable ethical force, but not an economic or social force, in the world where we live.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 11-01 Defining technology and its characteristics.

2. The dominant feature of technology is change and then more change.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 11-01 Defining technology and its characteristics.

3. Technology tends to ripple through society until it affects every community.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 11-01 Defining technology and its characteristics.

4. Nations have tended to move sequentially through each phase of technology, beginning with the lowest technology and moving higher with each step.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 11-02 Recognizing how technology has evolved throughout history and what fuels technological innovation today.

5. The current phase of technology is the service society.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 11-02 Recognizing how technology has evolved throughout history and what fuels technological innovation today.

6. According to Bill Joy, Sun Microsystems’ chief scientist, by 2030, we are likely to build machines a million times as powerful as the personal computer of today.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 11-02 Recognizing how technology has evolved throughout history and what fuels technological innovation today.

7. The United States has the most Internet users, more than any other country.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 11-03 Analyzing and assessing how technology impacts organizations and individuals in society.

8. The gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not is called the digital divide.

TRUE

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9. In the United States the government has tried to help narrow the digital divide by subsidizing Internet upgrades for schools and providing free cell phones to citizens in need.

TRUE

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10. In North America, mobile phones were first used primarily for m-commerce purposes.

FALSE

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11. In 2015, social network users in the U.S. spent over 76 hours per month on networking sites.

FALSE