Silicon Chip — Questions and answers
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What was special about Robert Noyce's 'planar process'?
Choices
- It made circuits using many separate pieces with gold wires.
- It created all the parts and their connections on one flat piece of silicon. ✓
- It was a way to make circuits much bigger than before.
- It only worked for very simple electronic toys.
Answer: It created all the parts and their connections on one flat piece of silicon.
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What do transistors act like in a silicon chip?
Choices
- Tiny lights that glow
- Tiny switches or things that make signals stronger ✓
- Tiny bells that ring
- Tiny wheels that spin
Answer: Tiny switches or things that make signals stronger
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What was one of the first big ways silicon chips helped many people with math?
Choices
- They helped build very large supercomputers.
- They were used in pocket calculators. ✓
- They made televisions much bigger.
- They powered the first rocket ships to the moon.
Answer: They were used in pocket calculators.
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What does Moore's Law say about the number of transistors on a microchip?
Choices
- The number of transistors stays the same forever.
- The number of transistors gets smaller every two years.
- The number of transistors roughly doubles every two years. ✓
- The number of transistors decreases by half every year.
Answer: The number of transistors roughly doubles every two years.
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What does the text say the silicon chip is today?
Choices
- Just a small part that isn't very important anymore.
- The unseen, basic engine that runs our interconnected world. ✓
- Only used in special computers for space travel.
- An old invention that is rarely used now.
Answer: The unseen, basic engine that runs our interconnected world.
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