1.

Unlike letters, the Internet allows Jose and his mama to exchange stories immediately; unlike
the phone, it delivers not only sound, but also pictures and videos.

a. information superhighway
b. information exchange
c. information delivery

2. Our world today is called an information society.

a. Manual labor plays a very important part in the things we do.

b. Machines play a very important part in the things we do.
c. Information plays a very important part in the things we do.

3. A programmer is also known as a knowledge worker.

a. one who organizes information

b. one who produces information
c. one who uses information
4. Jose’s cyberphobia disappeared when he discovered the wonders of the computer.

a. fear of computers
b. fear of numbers
c. fear of video games

5. A person needs to be IT-competent to take advantage of the many uses of the

computer.

a. has knowledge and skills in IT

b. addicted to IT
c. ignorant in IT
“6. Software,” “megabytes,” “bug,” and “motherboard” are
examples of computerese.

a. modern language
b. computer language
c. computer programs

7. A computer virus, which can damage computers, can be passed on

from one computer to another.

a. a kind of computer program that can damage computers

b. a kind of computer program that can fix computers
c. a kind of computer program that can make computers
How do you communicate or talk to someone who
lives very far away from you?
How do you think is Jose able to talk to
his mother, who works abroad?
Hidden in the box are twenty key IT terms found in this
lesson. Find and then encircle them. (page 10)