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SCO104_JAN22_L01: GLOBALISATION AND TECHNOLOGY PCQ01-Attempt 1

 


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PCOQ01

  • Due 24 Jan at 11:59
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  • Points 99.9
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  • Questions 30
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  • Available 27 Dec 2021 at 0:00 - 24 Jan at 11:59 28 days
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  • Time limit None
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  • Allowed attempts 3

Instructions

You are given 3 attempts for this Pre-Course Quiz (PCOQ). Only the highest score among the 3 attempts will be kept. You will need to pass this quiz by scoring at least 60 out of 100 before you can commence the course.

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Attempt history

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LATESTAttempt 165 minutes83.25 out of 99.9
Score for this attempt: 83.25 out of 99.9
Submitted 24 Jan at 0:26
This attempt took 65 minutes.
 
Question 1
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According to the study guide, which of the following technologies may significantly drive down the costs of moving human labour across borders?
 
(1) Diesel transport
(2) Digital banking
(3) Social media
(4) Advanced forms of remote working
  
Correct answer
  
You Answered
  
  
 
Question 2
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The overview for Study Unit 2 states that the study unit explores and discusses several implications of globalisation in the specific context of the Digital Age.
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Question 3
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There is a scholarly consensus today that globalisation began thousands of years ago.
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Question 4
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Which of the following arguments are traditionally used to defend globalisation?
 
(1) Globalisation will only hurt the working classes and the uneducated.
(2) Free trade will promote world peace.
(3) Trade promotes international specialisation and the efficient allocation of resources.
(4) Businesses need to invest overseas in order to gain access to foreign markets or to pools of skilled workers that cannot be found in their home countries.
  
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Question 5
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What were President Franklin Roosevelt’s radio broadcasts called?
  
  
  
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Question 6
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According to Richard Baldwin, which of the following technologies are responsible for facilitating de-industrialisation in the advanced economies?
 
(1) ICT
(2) Steam transport
(3) The telegraph
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Question 7
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Which of the following is NOT an example of measures taken by the People’s Republic of China to regulate its Big Tech companies?
  
  
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Question 8
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Nations that do not conduct a large amount of technological innovation will always be less economically vigorous than those that do.
Correct answer
  
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Question 9
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Which of the following best describes Benedict Anderson’s understanding of the nation? (Choose one only)
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Question 10
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Which of the following is/are NOT stated Learning Outcome(s) of Study Unit 1?
 
(1) Explain the meaning of economic globalisation and economic de-globalisation.
(2) Discuss the question of whether or not globalisation is irreversible and inevitable.
(3) Describe the concepts of techno-nationalism and techno-globalisation.
(4) Identify the multiple meanings and connotations of technology.
(5) Outline the origins and development of the globalisation and technology concepts.
(6) Develop a critique of technological determinism.
(7) Examine the respective roles of the state and private economic agents in driving technological change, adoption, and diffusion.
  
  
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Question 11
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Which of the following are Singapore’s stated Smart City projects for the ASEAN Smart Cities Network?
 
(1) E-payments
(2) Live stream of parliamentary proceedings
(3) Tracetogether / Safe Entry
(4) Digital National Identity
(5) Driver-less public transport
You Answered
  
  
Correct answer
  
  
 
Question 12
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According to the Study Guide, Benedict Anderson identified a historical interplay of three key factors in the origins of national consciousness. Which of the following is the correct set of the three factors?
  
  
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Question 13
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According to the Study Guide, which of the following was the first commercially successful personal computer? 
  
  
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Question 14
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Developing nations that wish to catch up with technologically and economically advanced nations have no choice but to create technologies from scratch.
  
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Question 15
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Contemporary governments are in complete agreement on the ideal balance between state intervention and the free market.
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Question 16
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Which of the following are signs of economic de-globalisation?
 
(1) The rapid growth of cross-border capital movements.
(2) The rapid growth of international migration.
(3) The decline of international trade.
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Question 17
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In 2019, the government of Singapore introduced POFMA legislation to counter misinformation propagated online. What does POFMA stand for?
  
  
  
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Question 18
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Which of the following facts/arguments may be used to prove that globalisation is not ‘inevitable’ and ‘irreversible’?
 
(1)  History shows that the world has gone through cycles of economic globalisation and de-globalisation.
(2)  After the Second World War, the governments of the major world economies specifically rejected financial globalisation.
(3)  The term ‘globalisation’ only gained wide currency in the 1990s.
You Answered
  
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Question 19
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Country X imports almost all of its food/raw materials and exports the bulk of its domestic production. It also imposes strict controls on immigration and cross-border capital movements. Which of the following statements apply to Country X?
 
(1) Country X is a completely autarkic economy.
(2) Country X is partially integrated with the global economy.
(3) Country X’s economy will not be harmed if foreign nations adopt protectionist trade policies.
  
  
  
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Question 20
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King George VI started the tradition of radio broadcasts in 1924.
  
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Question 21
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Which of the following are stated Learning Outcomes of Study Unit 2?
 
(1) Explain the impact of the ICT (information and communications technology) revolution on globalisation.
(2) Describe the basic differences between physical globalisation and digital globalisation.
(3) Discuss how technological change in the digital age may lead to physical de-globalisation.
(4) Analyse the rate of technological diffusion during the Digital Age
(5) Compare the various approaches in which technological knowledge are shared throughout the world.
(6) Outline the historical factors driving technological diffusion throughout human history.
  
  
  
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Question 22
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According to the Study Guide, which of the following best describes the concept of digital sovereignty?
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Question 23
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As discussed in the Study Guide, which of the following best describes the concept of techno-globalism? (Some may be similar. Do refer back to the Study Guide for the exact / closest phrasing).
  
  
  
Correct!
  
 
Question 24
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Which of the following is an example of measures taken by the United States of America to regulate its Big Tech companies?
Correct!
  
  
  
  
 
Question 25
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In which year was Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative launched?
  
Correct!
  
  
  
 
Question 26
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Which of the following are NOT stated Learning Outcomes of SCO104: Globalisation and Technology
 
(1) Explain the meaning of globalisation and de-globalisation.
(2) Describe the impact of technological change on the globalisation cycle.
(3) Outline the historical development of technology in World History.
(4) Discuss the impact of the digital age on globalisation.
(5) Critique Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative.
(6) Develop critical perspectives on technological determinism in the digital age.
  
  
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Question 27
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The Amish communities in the United States are opposed to all modern technologies.
  
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Question 28
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To more effectively counter hostile information campaigns (especially those using online mediums of communication), the government of Singapore introduced Fica legislation in 2021. What does Fica stand for?
Correct!
  
  
  
  
 
Question 29
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According to the study guide, why were certain governments more willing to embrace financial globalisation from the 1970s onwards?
 
(1) They were influenced by ‘laissez-faire’ economic ideas.
(2) They were influenced by interventionist economic ideas.
(3) They were less interested in protecting domestic social programmes than earlier governments had been.
(4) They wanted to prioritise the protection of domestic social programmes.
  
  
  
Correct!
  
 
Question 30
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According to the Study Guide, which of the following were significant historic international rivalries before the US-China Trade War?
 
(1) Singapore vs. the rest of the world
(2) USA vs the Soviet Union, i.e. the Cold War
(3) Competition between European imperial powers
(4) Allied Powers vs Axis Powers
  
  
  
Correct!
  
Quiz score: 83.25 out of 99.9

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