The Evolution of Traditional to New Media Flashcards
Papyrus, Clay Tablets, and Printing using wood blocks are _______ devices
a. Industrial
b. Pre-Historic
c. Electronic Age
d. New/Information Age
B. Pre-Historic
The period of human activity between the use of the first stone tools 3.3 million years ago and the invention of writing systems, the earliest of which appeared 5300 years ago.
Pre-Historic Age
About 2.5 million years before writing was developed, technology began with the earliest hominids who used stone tools, which they may have used to start fires, hunt, cut food, and bury their dead.
Pre-Historic Age
A period of history that encompasses the changes in economic and social organization that began around 1760 in Great Britain and later in other countries.
Industrial Age
This age is characterized chiefly by the replacement of hand tools with power-driven machines such as the power loom and the steam engine, and by the concentration of industry in large establishments.
Industrial Age
Telephone 1876, Typewriter 1800, Printing Press for Mass Production are devices from what age?
Industrial Age
The age where the invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age. People harnessed the power of transistors that led to the transistor communication becoming more efficient.
Electronic Age
Television 1941, Transistor Radio 1947, Enigma 1943 are devices from what age?
Electronic
This age is a period in human history characterized by the shift from traditional industry that the Industrial Revolution brought through industrialization, to an economy based on information computerization.
New/Information Age
