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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the small device intended to replace bulky vacuum tubes perfected by Bell Laboratories called?
(a) The relay.
(b) The transistor.
(c) The grid.
(d) The circuit.

2. How many years ago was the first language established?
(a) Between 4,500 and 8,000 years ago.
(b) 50,000 years ago.
(c) Between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago.
(d) 100,000 years ago.

3. What uses one symbol to represent one "minimal sound"?
(a) Sub-Saharan drums.
(b) The alphabet.
(c) Radio waves.
(d) Morse code.

4. Gleick presents his intention to trace the growth of both the concept of information and information itself by identifying what key elements?
(a) The people and thinking that contributed to it.
(b) Society and culture.
(c) Nation and type of governance.
(d) Origin and reliability of sources.

5. What were the benefits of the early logarithm tables?
(a) Cut down on errors and allowed for quicker calculations.
(b) Made work easier.
(c) Eliminated calculations.
(d) Provided solutions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word book by James Murray was first published in 1879?

2. What theory was not only useful in practical communications, but had applications in psychology, biology, and physics?

3. How were phonetic sounds represented in language?

4. All known alphabets are based on the original alphabet that emerged about 1500 B.C. in what area?

5. What society created the first numeric tables?

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