What is the problem called of connecting homes and families, wherever they might be, to the nearest Internet terminal?
a. The problem of connectivity c. The problem of the last resort b. The problem of human networking d. The problem of the last mile
ANS: D
Dyson terms the problem of connecting homes and families, wherever they might be, to the nearest Internet terminal the problem of the last mile.
You might also like to view...
Both Hobbes and Locke advocated a social contract and thought, once made, it must be irrevocable
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Assess the following as probably true, as probably false, as requiring further documentation before judgment, or as a claim that cannot properly be evaluated. Consider both the nature of the claim and the source.Huddie Ledbetter ("Leadbelly") was not only a writer and performer of songs but also an unusually powerful man. Alan Lomax, the historian of American folk music, wrote that "in the Texas Penitentiary he was the number one man in the number one gang on the number one farm in the state-the man who could carry the lead row in the field for 12 or 14 hours a day under the broiling July and August sun." He could pick a bale of cotton in a day-that's 500 pounds!-Adapted from liner notes to the record Leadbelly (Everest recording FS-202)
What will be an ideal response?
Brandt's Utilitarian Heir thought experiments shows that utilitarianism is inconsistent with our notion of
A. rights. B. consequences. C. pain. D. happiness. E. justice.
According to Aristotle's Four Causes, the efficient cause is _______
A. the "matter" of which a thing is made. B. the embedded form that gives shape and purpose to the "matter." C. the "triggering" action that sets the thing in motion. D. the ultimate purpose for which a thing exists.