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What is the Information Age characterized by?
What is the Information Age characterized by?
- Dependence on printed materials for knowledge
- Isolation of information without any interconnection
- Effortless access to information through publication and computer networks (correct)
- Manual retrieval of information through traditional libraries
Which term is synonymous with the Information Age?
Which term is synonymous with the Information Age?
- Stone Age
- Middle Ages
- Industrial Revolution
- Digital Age (correct)
Who proposed the theory of the Information Age in 1982?
Who proposed the theory of the Information Age in 1982?
- William Shakespeare
- Albert Einstein
- James R. Messenger (correct)
- Leonardo da Vinci
What is a key feature of the Information Age according to James R. Messenger?
What is a key feature of the Information Age according to James R. Messenger?
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What era marks the beginning of the Information Age?
What era marks the beginning of the Information Age?
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When did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press using movable metal type?
When did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press using movable metal type?
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In which year was the first viable design for a digital computer formulated?
In which year was the first viable design for a digital computer formulated?
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Who wrote the world's first computer program?
Who wrote the world's first computer program?
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When were motion pictures first projected onto a screen?
When were motion pictures first projected onto a screen?
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Which development occurred in 1926?
Which development occurred in 1926?
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Who foresaw the invention of hypertext in 1945?
Who foresaw the invention of hypertext in 1945?
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Which year saw UNIX operating system being developed that could handle multitasking?
Which year saw UNIX operating system being developed that could handle multitasking?
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