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The period which the emergence of the internet and the World Wide Web in the 1990s
was initially hailed by many as ushering in a new democratic age.

A. Pre - Gutenberg Period


B. Gutenberg Period
C. Post - Gutenberg Period
D. none of the above
This is one of the periods that is the most time consuming and expensive in terms of
acquiring information.

A. Pre - Gutenberg Period


B. Gutenberg Period
C. Post - Gutenberg Period
D. Renaissance Period

Who was credited for introducing the concept of nanotechnology?


A. K. Eric Drexler
B. Michael Faraday
C. Norio Taniguchi
D. Richard Feynmann

This began around the 1970s a.k.a Computer Age, Digital Age, or New Media Age
brought about a time period in which people could access information and knowledge easily.
A. Post-Gutenberg Period
B. Contemporary World
C. Information Age
D. Gutenberg Revolution

It is considered one of the most high-tech countries in the world, leading the way in the
development of the robot ethics charter.
A. Japan
B. Singapore
C. South Korea
D. China

He is an American theoretical physicist that is known for his statement that Secrecy and
destruction are anathema to the principles of science and also was able made the worldwide
symbol of the scientist?
A. John Andrew Leslie
B. Ray Kurzweil
C. J. Robert Oppenheimer
D. Rodney Brooks

It is an actuated mechanism programmable in two or more axes with a degree of


autonomy, moving within its environment, to perform intended tasks.
A. Robotics
B. Service robots
C. Personal service robots
D. Professional service robots
He was the first one who coined the term biodiversity in 1986.

A. Welter G. Rosen
B. Walter G. Rosart
C. Walter G. Rosen
D. Waltir G. Rusin

What is biodiversity?

A. Biodiveristy is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical


environment.  
B. Biodiversity is a unit of inherited material.
C. Biodiveristy is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical
environment.  
D. Biodiveristy is the variety of life on Earth.

What are the current benefits of having foods made from genetically modified crops?

A. They improve farm profitability and make some farmers' jobs easier.
B. They allow farmers to greatly increase the number of crops produced.
C. They improve convenience for consumers, e.g., by creating foods with longer shelf
lives.
D. They cause less damage to the environment than conventional chemical-intensive
agriculture.

It assumes the individual person as a Homo politicus, that is, a socio-political individual
who desires to satisfy not only his or her personal needs or wants but also those of others since
he or she recognizes the need for the others to survive. And the government (or state) is a Homo
politicus writ large. In what concept of the public goods it belongs?

A. Government or state pursues public good with a service orientation


B. Private corporations pursue public good with a profit orientation
C. Mixed public goods which are pursued by private organizations with a service
motivation
D. Government corporations are basically motivated by service through having profit
is not precluded
This is putting into the frame of modern technology everything in nature, it is also a world of
manipulation and demystification. What is this?
A. Challenging                           
B. Enframing                                  
C. Standing in reserve
D. Physics

Which of the following is TRUE.


A. Revealing modern technology is not bringing fort, but challenging fort
B. Technology is a way of revealing - a mode of challenging fort
C. Modern technology is mode of bringing fort
D. None of the above

Eudaimonia is term a that combines the Greek words for _____ and _____ to describe the
ideology.
A. "flourishing" and "thriving"
B. "good" and "spirit"
C. "happiness" and "living well"
D. None of the above

The mode of revealing modern technology is _______. It is about revealing things by


demanding them. What is this?
A. Exciting
B. Expediting
C. Challenging
D. Standing in reserve

What do you call to a natural desire that satisfy our physical body?
A. Eudaimonia
B. Human Flourishing
C. Appetitive
D. Both A and B

A Greek philosophical concept which refers to the act of bringing something out of
concealment.
A. Poiesis
B. Eudaimonia
C. Alatheia
D. Hedonistic
It is also referred to as a fulfilled life.

A. Good life
B. Pleasure
C. Happiness
D. Success

In her interaction with social robots, she concluded that robots are just hunks of metal
tethered to computers, which need their human designers to get them going and to smooth the
hiccups along the way.

A. Rodney Brooks
B. Robin Henig
C. Isaac Asimov
D. Martin Tilden

He is a German craftsman who invented the first printing press that made the world know
the details of the past.
A. Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg
B. Charles Babbage
C. Johann Fust
D. Johannes Kepler

Public Goods can perceive in two levels; first level comes from people themselves and
second level comes from local and or national. What is the best option to describe the said two
levels?

A. The first level is the commodity while second level is a service available for the
public.
B. The second level is the goods like security and national defense while first level is
clean air.
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above

It is the creation of a specialize machine which humans use to complete specific tasks
instead of doing them themselves.
A. Robotics
B. Service robots
C. Personal service robots
D. Professional service robots

It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem.
A. Biodiversity
B. Environment
C. Society
D. Group

Common term used for genetically engineered organisms.


A. Genetically mutated organisms
B. Evolution
C. Genetically modified organisms
D. Ecosystem

Which of the following is the biggest cause of global warming that human beings are
experiencing now?
A. Decomposing plants
B. Burning oil, gas and coal
C. Natural variation of the planet
D. Pollution from wildfires

Who is this American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University that
create the three laws of Robotics that people are enjoying at present?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Joseph Weizenbaum
C. Alan Turning
D. Ernst Dickmanns

Who turned the printing world upside down and brought a new era of print with his
movable type printing press in 1445?

A. Johannes Kepler
B. Johannes Gutenberg
C. Claud Shannon
D. none of the above

This technique is possible when a "suicide gene" is inserted to produce a high toxic
products that will eventually kill cell of the inserted DNA will trigger the expression of protein
that marks the cell so that the diseased cells are attacked by the body's natural immune system.
A. Killing of Specific Cells
B. Gene Augmentation Therapy
C. Gene Inhibition Therapy
D. Gene Transfer Method
Which ion-particle probe characterization technique can be used to look at various
characteristics of single crystal or polycrystalline materials using Bragg's Law?
A. Nuclear reaction investigation
B. Small angle X-ray scattering
C. X-ray diffraction
D. Raman spectroscopy

Which of the following is not true about the different approaches to nanotechnology?
A. Top-down approach is building something by starting with a larger component and
carving away material
B. Top-down uses carbon nanotubes and quantum dots
C. Bottom-up approach is building materials atom by atom
D. Top-down is done by etching a block of material down to the desired shape

What happens to an organism (plant, animal, or microorganism) during genetic


modification?

A. Fewer desirable genes are transferred to a new species.


B. Genes are removed from one organism and transferred to another.
C. Plants or animals are given traits that they typically have.
D. All of the above

A computerized nanotechnology that raises an issue about privacy and security as it is


easily controlled and may be aimed accurately.
A. Quick Bullet
B. Smart Target
C. Smart Bullet
D. Quick Target

This part is in included in the triparate of Plato which is the one that is accountable for
the desire in people. What is this part?
A. Appetitive
B. Logical
C. Rational
D. Spirited

The production of nanomaterials is divided into two (2) categories: natural or man-made.
The latter is further divided into two (2) sub-categories. What are these?
A. Incidental or Synthesized
B. Incidental or Engineered
C. Consequence or Synthesized
D. Consequence or Engineered

In Nichomachean Ethics his theory about Good Life is also known as Eudaimonia. Who
is the proponent of this theory?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Epicurus
D. Socrates

It is a medical field which focuses on the genetic modification of cells to produce a


therapeutic effect or the treatment of disease by repairing or reconstructing defective genetic
material.
A. Radioactive therapy
B. Gene mutation
C. Gene therapy
D. Gene inhibition

It is the code that controls much of your body's form and function, from making you
grow taller to regulating your body systems.
A. RNA
B. DNA
C. Both a and b
D. Gene

In this nanotechnology, nanoparticles are used to detect, quantify, and display nanoscale
reactions happening in vivo and in vitro, an instrument that makes human observe materials in
nano scale.
A. Molecular Imaging
B. Nanoimaging
C. Cancer treatment
D. Site-Specific Imaging

A procedure for correcting metabolic deficiencies caused by a missing or defective gene


by having a healthy gene produce the necessary product without actually substituting that gene
for the flawed or absent gene in the DNA.

A. Gene inhibition therapy


B. Gene augmentation therapy
C. Killing of specific cells
D. Gene therapy

It is suitable for the treatment of infectious diseases, cancer and inherited disease caused
by inappropriate gene activity. The aim is to introduce a gene whose product either: inhibits the
expression of another gene or interferes with the activity of the product of another gene.
A. Gene inhibition therapy
B. Gene augmentation therapy
C. Killing of specific cells
D. Gene therapy

This era can be described as the emergence of the internet and the world wide web. This
paved the way to the possible uploading and downloading of all forms of media instruments such
as video, audio, and images.

A. Post-Gutenberg Period
B. Contemporary World
C. Information Age.
D. Gutenberg Revolution

This technique is possible when a "suicide gene" is inserted to produce a high toxic
products that will eventually kill cell of the inserted DNA will trigger the expression of protein
that marks the cell so that the diseased cells are attacked by the body's natural immune system.

A. Killing of Specific Cells


B. Gene Augmentation Therapy
C. Gene Inhibition Therapy
D. Gene Transfer Method

Cities & rural communities face some of the same climate issues; these include:

A. Too many people with the same name slows emergency response
B. There are not enough celebrities focused on climate issues
C. The need to upgrade aging infrastructure
D. People can’t identify the needed solutions so take no action

. It refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns characterized by


changes in the usual climate of the planet regarding temperature, precipitation, and wind.
A. Weather
B. Climate
C. Climate Change
D. Calamities

Burning of fossil fuels releases ________________ that creates a blanket on the earth’s
surface, which prevents the release of the short rays of sun.

A. Oil, gas, and coal


B. Greenhouse gases
C. Chlorofluorocarbons
D. Carbonmonoxide
It is being informed about our natural surroundings, and understanding how our actions
affect the well-being of our local and global environments.
A. Climate Change
B. Energy Crisis
C. Environmental Awareness
D. Greenhouse effect

The Go Green Initiative (GGI) was founded in 2002 in Pleasanton, California by?
A. Jill Buck
B. Jill Duck
C. Gill Buck
D. Mill Buck

It is the concern that the world's demands on the limited natural resources that are used
to power industrial society are diminishing as the demand rises.
A. Environmental Crisis
B. Energy Crisis
C. Climate Change
D. Deforestation

What cause of climate change is this? “Road vehicles account for the largest part, due to
the combustion of petroleum-based products, like gasoline, in internal combustion engines.”
A. Manufacturing Goods
B. Using Transportation
C. Road Vehicles
D. none of the above

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