Soc Sci
What are the three characteristics of a modern computer?
Memory, Programmability, and Conditional Branching
All the buyers and sellers of a particular good or service comprise its ___________.
Market
What is the Latin for “little brain”, and sits behind and underneath the cerebrum?
Cerebellum
What pitch acts as the anchor and point of repose and completion
The tonic pitch
After her children were grown, Ursula K. Le Guin’smother, Theodora Kroeber, began to practice what profession?
Who invented the first practical typewriter?
Christopher Latham Sholes
A shift in the demand curve occurs ____________.
When the quantity demanded changes at every price
What is in the temporal lobe whose name means “almond”?
The amygdala
What is the interval pattern for a major scale?
W-W-H-W-W-W-H
What year was The Lathe of Heaven published?
1971
What is Conditional Branching?
The ability to make decisions and run a different block of instruction based on those decisions
Define the pareto criterion
If the only way to make anyone better off is through redistribution
What is the epidural space, and how is it useful?
A space just outside the dura mater, it contains fat to absorb shock from blows to the head. It is a useful site for injecting medications to provide relief from pain
What three movement types can be used to describe a melody’s contour?
Ascending, descending, or in a wavelike manner
What organization does Dr. Haber think Heather Lelache is an inspector for?
The HEW
What inspired Hollerith to use small sheets of cardstock to record demographic information?
The perforated sheets of paper on the organette, a musical instrument
Four consequences of a hike in minimum wage?
Increased income of minimum-wage workers, some minimum-wage workers losing jobs, workers unable to acquire minimum-wage jobs, and diminished profits for minimum-wage employers
What is the Latin name for “gentle mother”, and what does it do?
Pia Mater, it keeps the cerebrospinal fluid outside the brain, but allows blood vessels to pass through this layer to access the brain
What is a melodic minor scale?
A natural minor scale with sixth and seventh scale degrees raised when ascending only
Before he started using the Augmentor, about how often had Orr had an effective dream?
Around every 4-6 weeks
How did Hollerith’s system of tabulating the census help the 1890 census vs. the 1880 census?
It took only two and a half years in 1890, compared to seven years in 1880
In a ten-person economy where $10 worth of goods and services is produced, each citizen receives $11 and one citizen receives $1. What is this called?
Pareto efficient
What are the long string components just inside the dura mater that look like spider webs?
The arachnoid membrane
What can be said of relative major and minor scales?
They are perceived as being more closely related to each other than parallel scales
Le Guin’s first two published novels were both published in 1966. Name one of them?
Ranconnon’s World or Planet of Exile