Sandra asks…
History help please!?
How was the television developed?
(Points: 3)
mostly through the efforts of a single inventor
as the result of accidental discoveries about radio waves
mainly to support the development of the space program
through the contributions of several scientists
2. Which of the following best describes the impact television had on the world in the 1940s and 1950s?
(Points: 3)
It contributed greatly to the rapid industrialization and modernization of many countries.
Television reinforced the world’s vision of America as a land of plenty.
Television had very little effect on world culture in the 1940s and 1950s.
The United States and the Soviet Union used television as a weapon during the Cold War.
3. What event resulted in a space race that increased tensions between the two superpowers during the Cold War?
(Points: 3)
the creation of the Warsaw Pact
the construction of the Berlin Wall
the launch of Sputnik
the invention of television
4. Life changed fairly dramatically in the 1950s and 1960s as a result of technologies such as television and satellites. Which of the following describes one result of the change?
(Points: 3)
American children began to make significant improvements in school.
Chinese factory workers were able to produce automobiles in greater quantities.
Mexican farmers increased the quality and quantity of their crop yields.
French teenagers wore clothing that was popular in the United States.
5. In the post-World War II era, an international pop culture developed. What effect did it have on the world?
(Points: 3)
It increased isolationism in Europe.
It made the world seem like a smaller place to many people.
It magnified the differences between cultures.
It caused conflict between the two superpowers.
6. In what ways do South Asia’s monsoons affect its population?
(Points: 3)
People must migrate from region to region, based on monsoon conditions.
Most businesses and factories close, affecting local economies.
People may lose their homes or lives due to devastating floods.
The monsoons do not really affect South Asia’s population.
7. In Africa, how did most of the European colonies achieve their independence?
(Points: 3)
through the use of civil disobedience
through armed struggle and resistance
peacefully, with little violence
by going to war with their own rulers
8. Why did most European imperial powers show little resistance to letting their African colonies become independent?
(Points: 3)
They did not want Africa to become a battleground for the Cold War.
They were concerned that the United States would demand such action.
Many Western nations realized it was time to respect the ideals of self-determination.
The United Nations required them to grant independence to their colonies.
9. What was the situation in most newly independent African nations in the 1960s and 1970s?
(Points: 3)
They were experiencing a surge in economic growth.
They were fighting with their African neighbors.
They were experiencing violence, civil war, and unrest.
They were making a peaceful transition to democracy.
10. Which of the following best explains why some newly independent African countries, such as Kenya, were able to avoid civil war immediately after gaining independence?
(Points: 3)
African neighbors intervened to prevent civil war.
They immediately allied themselves with either the United States or the Soviet Union.
Colonial rulers made an effort to prepare the colony for independence.
Imperial soldiers remained for many years to maintain peace and order.
11. What did the United Nations do after World War II that resulted in much conflict in the Middle East?
(Points: 3)
allowed Jewish settlers to emigrate and settle in Palestine
granted Syria and Iraq full independence
created a Jewish state within the borders of Lebanon
proposed to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab states
12. Why is Islamism creating conflict in the Middle East today?
(Points: 3)
Most Muslims believe that Jews and Christians should not be allowed to live in the region.
Some Muslims believe Arab governments should be based on Islam, others believe in secular governments.
Some Muslims do not believe Israel should be allowed to exist in the region; others believe it has that right.
Many Israelis believe that there is no place in their society for people who are not Jewish.
13. What was one result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?
(Points: 3)
Thousands of Palestinians fled their homeland and remai
Nagesh answers:
I’m going to go out on a limb and bet that no one wants to do all of your homework for you.
William asks…
Your computer can run Windows Vista?
Ok, today i downloaded the windows vista upgrade adviser…
and when it was scanning, this is what it said:
“Based on our scan of your system, Windows Vista Business appears to be the best edition for you. For information about other systems, click the edition names in the left pane”
so it looks to me that my custom made computer wants to run Vista Business! But the thing is that, Vista Business is for Work only!!!
i was investigating on the right edition that I Wanna upgrade..
and by far, i was HIGHLY IMPRESS WITH VISTA BASIC HOME! becaseu its good for the interenet, checkin the email!
it has a good antivirus built in…
when i was scanning, why in the world did the u[grade adviser
said that Business is the right one!!!
i mean, i use my computer, for mostlyt he internet, goin on yahoo answers, yahoo 360, checking my emails…
surfing the web….
Why Business?? i was hoping that it would say Vista basic…
and it didn’t….
Nagesh answers:
Because you have XP Pro in your pc now if you had XP Home it would say basic, basic will work fine but you cannot upgrade Xp Pro to Vista Basic you have to buy a retail copy and do a clean install
James asks…
Should I take the new job…or keep the existing?
Ok here is the situation.
Current position. We are a small team (4 of us) of creatives and the company has been going for a little over three years now. There are two directors and I was the 3rd employee after having done work for one of the directors for a few years. Over the past few months the morale and general feeling has continually dropped lower and lower – it has gone from me being eager to go in, to looking for every opportunity to work from home – just so I dont have to sit in the office. The problem is the directors like to visit the local pub every lunchtime and that is where they make business decisions….not the best of places! It has become more and more apparent that any ‘work’ is not wanted to be undertaken by one director, to the point where we are all unsure if what his role and responsibilities are – he is supposed to be an account handler, but does this by leaving job briefings until the last minute causing chaos and frustration (especially if the job has been knocking around for two months and on the last week he decides that this is when to brief it in).
That said, the money is ok, I get a company pension package, a bonus every year and guaranteed a pay review 12 monthly.
The ‘New’ Position. My best friend has been working for this company for six year, and I have worked there once for a year and a half and after going through some tough times (resizing from approx 40 to 6), they have now steadied the company and have remoulded the way it works, what its offering is and made it a much more viable company looking into the future. Lessons have been learned. They have a new position which I have been ‘head hunted’ to a degree (albeit with the help of my friend – unbeknown to me). The offering is a less varied roll as I would just be focusing on the companies requirements as opposed to working for multiple clients, nonetheless it would be a challenge and I would be very much involved in helping make decisions for the company in terms of strategy, promotion, identity as well as the main role which is designing and developing the website, around which the company is now based. The money is still to be discussed, but it will be in the same region, however, without bonuses or the pension plan.
I thought I had made my mind up, but my wife is unsure about the change, which has naturally thrown me into confusion and not knowing which way to proceed.
While I am not asking anyone here to make the decision for me, I would be very grateful for any helpful comments people may have. If you want to ask me any questions, then I would be only too happy to provide answers.
Help. Please. 🙂
Thank you for the responses so far, very useful. In answer to the content of the jobs, to be honest they would be very similar, except my current job services multiple clients, whereas the new position is in effect, working one one large ongoing project, developing it further and further.
I am very interested in the new position, and up for the challenge as I feel it would be a development both in terms of career and my skill set.
Looking at the money, to clarify, the new job, while not offering the pension/bonus, would have to compensate for this within the basic salary, so you could argue that I could contribute more to my pension and have more available to save, still leaving me with the same income as what I am on now, if not a little more.
I think ultimately it is going to be a numbers game. If the new company can offer the equivalent of what I am on now (including bonus and pension contributions), if not slightly more, the decision has been made.
Nagesh answers:
It may be a cliche but is nonetheless true – your health and happiness are what matters here. It doesn’t sound as though you are at all happy at the moment and the longer it goes on the worse it will get for you AND your wife. The new position may be less varied but it sounds as though you are interested in it. Your current company may not even exist by the time you retire so is it worth clinging on just for the money? My husband and I have both had jobs in the past which have driven us nearly to distraction and despite (financial) hardship we both decided to move on. We are now much better off, both physically and mentally. It’s important that you sit down with your wife and have a long discussion about it – there’s nothing worse than dreading work every day.
Charles asks…
Can Windows Vista Premium run without Aero?
I recently ran the Windows Vista Upgrade scan,and I had my eye on Home Premium,but it says my computer’s graphic card isn’t good enough,so I am wondering if I could still install it and be fine?Or would I have a heap of problems.
It also said ‘Based on our scan of your system, Windows Vista Business appears to be the best edition for you.’ But I didn’t pass the graphics card required to run Aero on that either,so why would it recommend that for me?If I don’t pass the graphics card requirement,would it fatally impact my computer if I installed it anyway?
OH and please,I know people don’t like it,so if your going to answer with something unhelpful like ‘Don’t go to Vista’ then please don’t answer at all…I am going Vista,I like vista,ok?
Nagesh answers:
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Vista. The Aero theme is awesome, but is NOT required. If your computer can’t handle it then it will probably not be available to you. Your computer will have it, but it won’t show in the list of themes.
If you try to run Aero and the system becomes unstable Windows will automatically revert back to the Vista Basic theme. That’s a great feature because it won’t let it get so far that you have to hard reset the system or anything.
The fact that your graphics card would not handle Aero would not affect it in any way. Though it’s not entirely dependent on the graphics card, the card does play the largest role in Aero capabilities.
And don’t let anyone tell you that Vista is no good. I agreed for a while. Because I worked a job that revolved around Vista for a while. But that was for a few months after its initial release. It used to be complete s%!t.
But now Vista is up to Service Pack 2. It’s entirely stable on my system. My specs are as follows:
3GB 800MHz DDR3 RAM
2.3GHz Dual Core processor
Factory GeForce 6150LE graphics card
I run the Aero theme with no problems whatsoever. But a friend of mine has this:
2GB DDR2 RAM
3.0GHz Single Core processor
Intel Integrated graphics card
He can’t run Aero. He can switch to Aero, but second later it reverts to Vista Basic. His computer, however, runs very smoothly and without issues. Just upgrade to SP2 and you’ll be set. =D
So yes, Home Premium would be your best choice.
Daniel asks…
I am looking for a new desktop computer and after a quick look on the net a few questions have sprung to mind?
1. If having one built is there an advantage as to having one 500gb hard-drive or or is it better to have two 250gb drives?
2. Where are the best places to buy just the base units as I already have a good monitor?
3. I was thinking of 3gb ram and 500gb hard drive with XP as some of my software does not work with Vista, but is there anything else I should be looking for when buying? It is only for business use at home but I would like it as future proof as possible.
A big thank you for any help you can give
Nagesh answers:
What is your budget?
1. 2 * 250GB drives will allow you to have one drive that you use for Windows and your programs and one drive that you use to back everything up with. 250GB is not a lot of storage, but if you are using it purely for business it may be sufficient. What kind of files are you working with? Partitioning a single 500Gb drive is a waste of time.
2. Short answer, the internet.
Having never bought a pre-built system, i can’t give you definitive advice, but I can assure you that brick and mortar stores are most often hard pressed to match online prices.
3. If you have issues with Vista then sitick to what works. XP is fine. 3GB of RAM is fine under XP. IF you do decide to go with Vista or Windows 7, then I would move up to 4 GB Dual Channel.
As far as future proofing, well the more details you give regarding what you want the PC for, any planned uses you have, and what your budget is, the better advice you will receive.
Good luck.
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