FT- L1&L2

• What is a nanometer in relation to a meter?

  One billionth of a meter
• What is the purpose of technology?

  To solve a problem or perform a function
• What is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic scale called?

  Nanotechnology
• What does nanotechnology refer to?

  Constructing functional systems at a microlevel
• In what year was the concept of nanotechnology first presented?

  1959
• Who first presented the concept of nanotechnology?

  1. Richard Feynman
• What inventions led to the emergence of nanotechnology?

  STM and fullerene discovery
• In what years were the Scanning Tunneling Microscope invented and fullerene discovered, respectively?

  1981 and 1985
• Who coined the term "nanotechnology?"

  Norio Taniguchi
• In what year was the term nanotechnology coined?

  1974
• When did the commercial application of nanotechnology begin?

  Early 2000s
• What is the structure of carbon nanotubes?

  Cylindrical nano structure
• What structural family are carbon nanotubes a member of?

  Fullerene
• What do carbon nanotubes help in creating?

  Light weight space craft
• What is one characteristic of carbon nanotubes mentioned in the text?

  Easily penetrates membranes
• What kind of substance is used on the image areas in lithography?

  Greasy substance
• What property is mentioned regarding carbon nanotubes?

  Electrical resistance
• What type of process is lithography?

  Printing process
• What is the property of the non-image areas in lithography?

  Ink-repellent
• What are the two main approaches in nanotechnology?

  • Bottom up
  • Top down
• What is the key characteristic of the bottom-up approach in nanotechnology?

  Building from atomic components
• What is a disadvantage of the bottom-up approach in nanotechnology?

  It can be time consuming
• What are scientists still searching for in bottom-up nanotechnology?

  Ways for self-assembly
• What is the main characteristic of the top-down approach in nanotechnology?

  Trimming large materials
• What is a disadvantage of the top-down approach in nanotechnology?

  Discards excess raw materials
• According to Schultz (2016), how many stages of technology are there?

  Four
• What are the four stages of technology according to Schultz (2016)?

  • Proto-technology
  • Classical Technology
  • Modern Technology
  • Post-modern Technology
• What was the standard protocol invented in 1977 called?

  TCP/IP
• What does TCP/IP stand for?

  Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
• What was ARPANET soon called?

  The Internet
• What did TCP/IP allow users to do?

  Link various complex networks
• What agency created ARPANET?

  Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency
• In what year was the Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency established?

  1969
• What was the original purpose of ARPANET?

  Secure defense communications
• When did the Internet have its roots?

  During the 1960s
• What type of network was the United States government's Department of Defense trying to create with ARPANET?

  A non-centralized network
• What does ARPANET stand for?

  Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
• What is ARPANET described as?

  World's first operational network
• Where were the four main computers of ARPANET located?

  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, Sta. Barbara
  • Standard Ford Research Institute
  • University of Utah
• What did each computer on the ARPANET serve as?

  A host or server