STS MIDTERM EXAM REVIEWER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
Science comes from the ___________ word ___________ meaning "knowledge" -
✔✔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 - ✔✔Science
Application of scientific knowledge, lawas and principles to produce means at solving
real-world problems - ✔✔Technology
Technology comes from the _________ word _________, meaning "art, skill of cunning
of hand" - ✔✔greek; techne
A relatively young field that combines previously independent and older disciplines of
science. - ✔✔Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Branches of sciences that are combined in STS - ✔✔History, Philosophy, and Sociology
of Science
STS bridges the gap between exclusive culture of ________________ and
__________________ - ✔✔humanities and natural sciences
© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR 2025-2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, Responsible for listing the emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and
technology in 2018 - ✔✔John J/ Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Value of the
University of Notre Dame
A digital app store designed to read genomes - ✔✔Helix
First robot priest and monk - ✔✔BlessU-2 and Pepper
A software being developed to assess your reactions to anything such as shopping and
playing games - ✔✔Emotion-Sensing Facial Recogition
A way of holding data hostage through hacking and requiring ransom to be paid -
✔✔Ransomware
A device that analyzes whether a driver was using his or her phone during an accident -
✔✔Textalyzer
A system of scoring citizens through their actions by placing them under constant
surveillance - ✔✔Social Credit System
A hands-free camera that lets user capture every moment effortlessly - ✔✔Google Clips
A mysterious algorithm designed to aid courts in sentencing decisions - ✔✔Sentencing
Software
An app tha store the deceased's digital footprint so one can still "chat" with them -
✔✔Friendbot
An app that notifies users of ongoing crimes or major events in specific area -
✔✔Citizen app
Defined as a precursor to the unfolding or existence of something - ✔✔Antecedent
What are the inventions during the ancient period? - ✔✔Ancient wheel
© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR 2025-2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
Science comes from the ___________ word ___________ meaning "knowledge" -
✔✔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 - ✔✔Science
Application of scientific knowledge, lawas and principles to produce means at solving
real-world problems - ✔✔Technology
Technology comes from the _________ word _________, meaning "art, skill of cunning
of hand" - ✔✔greek; techne
A relatively young field that combines previously independent and older disciplines of
science. - ✔✔Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Branches of sciences that are combined in STS - ✔✔History, Philosophy, and Sociology
of Science
STS bridges the gap between exclusive culture of ________________ and
__________________ - ✔✔humanities and natural sciences
© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR 2025-2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, Responsible for listing the emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and
technology in 2018 - ✔✔John J/ Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Value of the
University of Notre Dame
A digital app store designed to read genomes - ✔✔Helix
First robot priest and monk - ✔✔BlessU-2 and Pepper
A software being developed to assess your reactions to anything such as shopping and
playing games - ✔✔Emotion-Sensing Facial Recogition
A way of holding data hostage through hacking and requiring ransom to be paid -
✔✔Ransomware
A device that analyzes whether a driver was using his or her phone during an accident -
✔✔Textalyzer
A system of scoring citizens through their actions by placing them under constant
surveillance - ✔✔Social Credit System
A hands-free camera that lets user capture every moment effortlessly - ✔✔Google Clips
A mysterious algorithm designed to aid courts in sentencing decisions - ✔✔Sentencing
Software
An app tha store the deceased's digital footprint so one can still "chat" with them -
✔✔Friendbot
An app that notifies users of ongoing crimes or major events in specific area -
✔✔Citizen app
Defined as a precursor to the unfolding or existence of something - ✔✔Antecedent
What are the inventions during the ancient period? - ✔✔Ancient wheel
© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR 2025-2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
