CS100 midterm Question and answers
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technological determinism - correct answers technology changed society
cultural determinism - correct answers society demanded change in
technology
symbol - correct answers anything that stands for or represents something
else
sign - correct answers narrow, precise unambiguous meaning
tallies - correct answers - Notched bones
- concrete info into abstract meanings
- quantitative info
i.e. Could be used to keep track of moon cycle, or how long an illness lasted
tokens - correct answers - specific shapes (cones, spheres, disks, cylinders)
- each had a specific meaning and a single concept
- one to one correspondence
- clay was commonly used
discreteness - correct answers The info conveyed was specific. Each token
shape was bestowed a unique meaning.
papyrus - correct answers - lighter then stone
, - made from plant
bureaucracy - correct answers A large, complex organization composed of
appointed officials
"Bureaucratic administration means fundamentally the exercise of control"
cuneiform - correct answers A form of writing developed by the Sumerians
characterized by triangles and the massing of parallel lines.
quipu - correct answers A collection of cords with knots tied in them.
- usually made of cotton
- dyed one or more colours
eloquence - correct answers fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
syntax - correct answers word order for complex thought sentences.
writing - correct answers - Among greatest inventions in human history
- made history possible
-
hieroglyphs - correct answers pictures, characters, or symbols standing for
words, ideas, or sounds; ancient Egyptians used instead of an alphabet like
ours
alphabet - correct answers - form a complete set so that all possible words
can be represented alphabetically
- all elements are identical and can be repeated
verified to pass 2025
technological determinism - correct answers technology changed society
cultural determinism - correct answers society demanded change in
technology
symbol - correct answers anything that stands for or represents something
else
sign - correct answers narrow, precise unambiguous meaning
tallies - correct answers - Notched bones
- concrete info into abstract meanings
- quantitative info
i.e. Could be used to keep track of moon cycle, or how long an illness lasted
tokens - correct answers - specific shapes (cones, spheres, disks, cylinders)
- each had a specific meaning and a single concept
- one to one correspondence
- clay was commonly used
discreteness - correct answers The info conveyed was specific. Each token
shape was bestowed a unique meaning.
papyrus - correct answers - lighter then stone
, - made from plant
bureaucracy - correct answers A large, complex organization composed of
appointed officials
"Bureaucratic administration means fundamentally the exercise of control"
cuneiform - correct answers A form of writing developed by the Sumerians
characterized by triangles and the massing of parallel lines.
quipu - correct answers A collection of cords with knots tied in them.
- usually made of cotton
- dyed one or more colours
eloquence - correct answers fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
syntax - correct answers word order for complex thought sentences.
writing - correct answers - Among greatest inventions in human history
- made history possible
-
hieroglyphs - correct answers pictures, characters, or symbols standing for
words, ideas, or sounds; ancient Egyptians used instead of an alphabet like
ours
alphabet - correct answers - form a complete set so that all possible words
can be represented alphabetically
- all elements are identical and can be repeated
