STS MIDTERM EXAM REVIEWER UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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STS
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STS
STS MIDTERM EXAM REVIEWER
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Science comes from the ___________ word ___________ meaning "knowledge" -
CORRECT ANSWER- latin; scientia
It refers to the systematic and methodical activity of building and organizing knowledge
about how the universe beha...
STS MIDTERM EXAM REVIEWER
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Science comes from the ___________ word ___________ meaning "knowledge" -
CORRECT ANSWER- latin; scientia
It refers to the systematic and methodical activity of building and organizing knowledge
about how the universe behaves through obervation, ecperimentation or both - CORRECT
ANSWER- Science
Application of scientific knowledge, lawas and principles to produce means at solving real-
world problems - CORRECT ANSWER- Technology
Technology comes from the _________ word _________, meaning "art, skill of cunning of
hand" - CORRECT ANSWER- greek; techne
A relatively young field that combines previously independent and older disciplines of
science. - CORRECT ANSWER- Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Branches of sciences that are combined in STS - CORRECT ANSWER- History, Philosophy,
and Sociology of Science
STS bridges the gap between exclusive culture of ________________ and
__________________ - CORRECT ANSWER- humanities and natural sciences
Responsible for listing the emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and
technology in 2018 - CORRECT ANSWER- John J/ Reilly Center for Science, Technology
and Value of the University of Notre Dame
A digital app store designed to read genomes - CORRECT ANSWER- Helix
First robot priest and monk - CORRECT ANSWER- BlessU-2 and Pepper
, A software being developed to assess your reactions to anything such as shopping and
playing games - CORRECT ANSWER- Emotion-Sensing Facial Recogition
A way of holding data hostage through hacking and requiring ransom to be paid - CORRECT
ANSWER- Ransomware
A device that analyzes whether a driver was using his or her phone during an accident -
CORRECT ANSWER- Textalyzer
A system of scoring citizens through their actions by placing them under constant
surveillance - CORRECT ANSWER- Social Credit System
A hands-free camera that lets user capture every moment effortlessly - CORRECT
ANSWER- Google Clips
A mysterious algorithm designed to aid courts in sentencing decisions - CORRECT
ANSWER- Sentencing Software
An app tha store the deceased's digital footprint so one can still "chat" with them -
CORRECT ANSWER- Friendbot
An app that notifies users of ongoing crimes or major events in specific area - CORRECT
ANSWER- Citizen app
Defined as a precursor to the unfolding or existence of something - CORRECT ANSWER-
Antecedent
What are the inventions during the ancient period? - CORRECT ANSWER- Ancient wheel
Paper
Shadoof
Antikythera mechanism
Aeoliphile
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