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CS 150b knowledge check 2 - 8What industry was the very first computer used, even though it was not a general purpose machine? - answerCorrect answer:
Clothing / Weaving
Which law does the following statement describe?
"The creation of technology creates more technology." - answerInvention is the mother of necessity.
The following story is an example of which Law of Technology?
A lady came up to the great violinist Fritz Kreisler after a concert and gushed, "Maestro, your violin makes such beautiful music." Kreisler held his violin up to his ear and said, "I don't hear any music coming out of it." - answerTechnology is a very human activity.
What does the following code print (be exact, but you don't need to worry about new line
characters.
first = "Ada Lovelace"print("The world's first programmer is " + first + ".") - answerThe world's first programmer is Ada Lovelace.
SyntaxError - The program contains invalid code that cannot be understood.
TypeError - An operation uses incorrect types - can occur if adding an integer to a string.
IndentationError - The lines of the program are not properly indented. - answerNameError - The program tries to use a variable that does not exist.
ValueError - An invalid value is used - can occur if giving letters to int().
print(20) - prints 20 to the screen
print("wage") - prints the word wage to the screen - answerwage = 20 = Stores the numeric value 20 in the variable wage
Which law does the following statement describe?
By studying the technology of the time, we are also studying human society. - answerAll
history is relevant, but the history of technology is the most relevant.
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