technology is nothing
Which job is most likely to be automated first: taxi driver, doctor, or teacher?
Taxi driver (due to self-driving technology).
What does Hattie mean by "dead time"?
time when you can^t do anything because you are waiting for something to happen
Most parents in nowdays are __________ in their children's education.
actively involved
Which company released the first Macintosh computer in 1984?
Answer: Apple.
How many Google searches are made every day (approximately)?
Over 8.5 billion searches
Why do think she feels strangely light?
THAT SHE WAS VERY NERVOUS AND DOUBLE CHECKED everything and she felt "stragely light" because despite carrying a lot of physical objects, she felt relief that nobody could get in touch with her
When you "re a teenager it's ________ ____ to fell angry.
perfectly normal
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union that introduced reforms called glasnost and perestroika?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which social media platform was originally created for 140-character messages?
Twitter (now X).
What did Hattie find frustrating during the morning? What had finnaly caused her to snap?
The difficulty od doing basic tasks without digital technology , when she found it impossibe to find the phone number of a restaurant
My brother and I are _______ ________ we both always want to win.
fiercely competitive.
What event in 1989 is often seen as the symbolic end of the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin Wall.
Which everyday object was originally invented for a completely different purpose: the computer mouse, microwave, or Wi-Fi?
The microwave (it was discovered by accident during radar research).
How does Ben Carter say technology has radiacally changed the way we behave? What example does he give?
We think people should respond to request etc. immediatly: collegue agitated when he hadn?t received a reply to an email in the 30 min.after sending it
Not enough people have installed solar panels, largely because the cost is still ______ _______.
prohitabitively expensive.
What global sporting event was boycotted by many countries during the 1980s?
Answer: The Olympic Games (1980 Moscow, 1984 Los Angeles).
When was the first email sent?
In 1971.
What do the expressions be off-radar , out -of- office reply, and log-out show about how Hatties habits changed?
That she is no longer contactable all the time.
I _______ ______ to the desicion the Council has made about building 1000 new houses in our village.
violently object
How long would it take to watch all videos uploaded to YouTube in one day?
Over 80 years.