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Question 1

Who is credited with proposing the World Wide Web?

a European software engineer
Bill Gates
a group of Silicon Valley teenagers
Steve Jobs

Question 2

What does it mean to say that the World Wide Web is a disruptive technology?

It has caused the rupture known as the “digital divide.”
It has disrupted traditional lines of communication.
It has changed how people do practically everything.
It has improved everything in our world.

Question 3

What has research shown about attitudes toward the Internet?

Ninety-seven percent of 18-to-29-year-old Americans believe that the Internet can solve all the world’s problems.
Many Americans have become disillusioned with the Internet.
Young Americans are more dependent on the Internet than young people in other countries.
Most Americans love what the Internet does for them but are somewhat less enthusiastic about its impact on society.

Question 4

In the Silicon Beat article, Llewellyn Kriel predicts dire consequences of the Internet’s expansion. Of the following, which does he not predict?

Cyberterrorism will become commonplace.
Online “diseases” will affect individuals, families, and entire communities.
A wider digital divide will accentuate the gulf between the haves and have-nots.
Internet use will be restricted to those who can pay higher and higher fees.

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