A. Possible answers: 1. Communications: The information superhighway; the Internet; e-mail; the World Wide Web; the personal computer; the cellular ph...
Answer Key Chapter 26, Section 3 GUIDED READING A. Possible answers: 1. Communications: The information superhighway; the Internet; e-mail; the World Wide Web; the personal computer; the cellular phone; the fax machine; the “smart” office; the “bodycam”; the removal of barriers that had prevented communications companies from conducting more than one type of communications business; the V-chip 2. Health care: More accurate diagnoses, less painful treatments, and more effective medications and treatments; magnetic resonance imaging; the use of virtual reality to diagnose health problems 3. Genetic engineering: The increased availability of genetically altered food products; public concern over genetically altered foods; FDA approval of genetically altered foods 4. Entertainment: Video games; virtual reality; the CD-ROM; the Internet 5. Education: The CD-ROM; the Internet; greater classroom access to computer networks; an increased classroom use of long-distance video and audio transmissions 6. Space exploration: The Hubble Space Telescope used to gather more information about the formation of stars and galaxies; NASA’s Pathfinder and Soujourner transmit live images from Mars; building of International Space Station 7. Environment: Greater efforts made to develop environmentally friendly vehicles, such as electric cars, solar cars, and cars that run on ethanol or methanol gas; increased recycling of aluminum, paper, glass, etc.; increased efforts to develop technology for cleaning up large oil spills; increased efforts to replace fossil fuel with alternate energy sources, such as nuclear, solar, and wind energy B. Answers will vary widely depending upon the specifics noted.
