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What is the definition of invention
A cool idea
An improvement made on an existing design
Turning thoughts or ideas into devices or systems
The quality of being creative
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What is the definition of innovation?
Another cool idea
An improvement made on an existing design
Turning thoughts or ideas into devices or systems
The ability to create
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Inventions and Innovations are developed to satisfy needs and wants.
True
False
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Technological ideas can be protected through a process called:
copyright
umbrella law
protecting
patenting
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Designers use simulations and mathematical calculations to help them solve problems. What does this save?
Time
Money
Materials
Skittles
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Marketing involves...
Informing consumers about a product
Assisting in selling and distributing a product
Communicating ideas about a product
Advertising new products
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Design comes from which of the following words:
dessin (French)
deseno (Spanish)
disegno (Italian)
digiorno (Not Delivery)
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Modern thinkers believe that innovative thinking requires both science and art to flourish.
True
False
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Edison once said, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration." What did he mean?
Working in a lab makes you sweaty
A great idea is useless if you don't have good work habits
Being a genius is not it's cracked up to be
Great ideas are often inspired through exercise
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How was the telegraph different from the telephone?
The telephone could both send and receive information; the telegraph could only receive information
The telephone could transmit information over long distances; the telegraph only worked over short distances
The telephone could transmit a human voice; the telegraph could only transmit electric pulses
The telegraph needed wires to transmit messages; the telephone was originally a wireless device
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Thomas Edison's nickname was the "Wizard of Menlo Park." Why do you think he got this nickname?
He was an amateur magician
His inventions seemed almost magical to people back then
He claimed his inventions were inspired by mysterious forces
He invented things without having to work hard on them
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Which statement describes Nikola Tesla's legacy?
He designed the first electric motor
He built the first electrical distribution system
He helped replace DC power with AC power
He discovered alternating current
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Cities that switched from DC to AC power probably became:
More at risk for electrical fires
Less well-lit
Less polluted
Wealthier
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AC power was an innovation to DC power
True
False