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1. "Day 1: I have arrived at a place called 'Post Office'. Apparently, people today still write on paper, though they don't seem to use slaves, but workers called 'postmen' to send their writings. I then asked the postman how these writings are called."
What are these "writings" Acacius is talking about called?
2. "Day 2: The human race has made terrific progress in technology! They now have machines called computers, programmed to do amazing things, like sending messages electronically. They call this incredible system 'e-mail', and have a wide variety of e-mail providers."
Which of these is NOT an e-mail provider?
3. "Day 3: People have learned to communicate not only verbally and in writing, but also using their bodies! People who can't hear, and sometimes people who can't talk either, can use this kind of communication."
What is this type of communication called?
4. "Day 4: I remember that humans used birds to send their messages. I always found their ability to domesticate them amazing! Instead of using these flying animals, they now ship their messages through airplanes. They still use these animals for magic tricks though."
To which animal does Acacius refer?
5. "Day 5: I went to a used merchandise store to buy another machine humans use to communicate today. I found the machine pretty amazing, since it was able to wirelessly transmit an image through a telephone system all the way to another machine like this, making the transmission of messages fast and effective!"
Which machine is Acacius talking about?
6. "Day 6: Reading a magazine, I found out that there is another device that is not in use anymore: the telegraph. Even though there are many people related to the invention and development of the telegraph, there is one inventor who is credited with improving it after working with it his whole career. Humans recognize him for inventing the light bulb."
Which person did Acacius read about?
7. "Day 7: Many humans today use a sophisticated machine called a 'telephone'. Humans designed a mobile version of the phone, and quite frankly these mobile phones look more like mini computers! There's this thing, called the iPhone, that plays music, gives you the possibility to download games, useful applications, and much more!"
Which company produces the iPhone?
8. "Day 8: Using a mobile phone for the first time was quite fascinating, so I decided to explore more of its features. I found out something that humans call 'texting', which is possible through SMS."
What does SMS stand for?
9. "Day 9: I've noticed that anywhere I go, there are people on their cellphones. It is impressive how addicted they are to their electronics, and to posting everything they do online! They use different tools known as 'social networks' to basically let everyone know what they're doing. I don't see any sense in this."
Which of the following is NOT a social network?
10. "Day 10: I'm about to leave Earth, but before I go, there's one more thing that people here use to communicate. It's called videochat, and not only can you talk to another person, but see that person as well! I can't believe this is possible. Who would've thought this would be possible back in ancient Greece?"
Which of these providers helps us communicate via videochat?
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Lpez
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