SYG 4119 Module 1 Pretest Societal Changes as Technology Advances Answers (Rasmussen College)

a. Cities will likely relocate their headquarters to rural areas, where population density is lower.
b. Cities could become overcrowded, making housing difficult to secure.
c. The influx of rural workers will increase competition for high-tech jobs.
d. The high-tech industry will not be able to keep up with the influx of workers.
Question 5
Some social scientists believe the Internet and other digital technologies have led to a 'dematerialization' of
production. To what does this refer?
Select one:
a. The economy has increased industrial production over the past decade while simultaneously increasing
production of digital or e-commerce goods.
b. The economy has shifted away from industrial production and many of our most important goods and
services are transferred, created, and exchanged via online networks.
c. Knowledge-based services, often produced and exchanged via telecommunication networks, are actually
more resource dependent than industrial production and may lead to decreased sustainability in this age.
d. The economy has been producing fewer goods and services overall given the consequences of the 2008
financial crisis and the Great Recession.
Question 6
The relationship between automation and housing in Williston, North Dakota, is:
Select one:
a. Directly proportional
b. Inversely proportional
c. Variably proportional
d. Exponentially proportional
Question 7
A community is defined as a group of people who share a geographic location.
Select one:
True
False
Question 8
Online learning has completely replace traditional classrooms at the community-college level
Select one:
True
False
Question 9
Technology creates more high-tech jobs but has no impact on low-tech jobs.
Select one:
True
False
Question 10
Slow job growth results from too much competition in the U.S. economy.
Select one:
True
False