What best summarizes the central idea of the passage from "How the Internet and Other Technologies Came About"?
Read the excerpt from "How the Internet and Other Technologies Came About." Because most cities would no longer exist, messages would have to be broken up into pieces, scattered throughout the system, moved around cities that no longer existed, and then reassembled at the destination. ARPA combined these ideas with an existing system to create what is now called e-mail. Which reading strategy would most help in comprehending the sentence?
Read the excerpt from “How the Internet and Other Technologies Came About.” In a scenario of two dazed boxers lying flat on their backs, slowly regaining consciousness, the winner of World War III would be that country which could stand on its feet first (and so go on to win World War VI). Therefore, the pentagon’s priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible, unimpeded by unnecessary restrictions. Which type of rhetoric is used most in this excerpt to convince readers of the author’s point of view?
Read the excerpt from "How the Internet and Other Technologies Came About." Tanks and submarines were easily simulated, since looking through goggles wasn’t very much different from looking through a pair of binoculars or a periscope. Since the first head-mounted display was built for the Pentagon in 1968, primitive versions of virtual reality have since proliferated to video arcades around the country. Which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that certain video games resulted from issues related to national security?
Read the historical fact to make a text to world connection. The Cold War (1947-1991) was fought to contain the spread of communism and deter nuclear attack; subsequently it created a stockpiling of arms and munitions. Then, read the excerpt from Michio Kaku’s book Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century . There was also a sense of urgency. The Pentagon was worried that the shattered remains of the Soviet Union might be rebuilt before the United States. Following a nuclear war, there would be a race to see who could rebuild their country first. In a scenario of two dazed boxers lying flat on their backs, slowly regaining consciousness, the winner of World War III would be that country which could stand on its feet first (and so go on to win World War IV). Therefore, the Pentagon’s priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible, unimpeded by unnecessary restrictions. Which detail from the excerpt of Michio Kaku’s book provides the most cultural context about the Cold War?
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