The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below

question 19

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"Something new has come to confront American democracy… This is our proudest boast: 'The American citizen has more comforts and conveniences than kings had two hundred years ago.' It is a fact and this fact is the outward evidence of the new force which has crossed the path of American democracy. The increasing stream of automobiles and radios,buildings and bathrooms,furs and furniture,liners,hotels,bridges,vacuum cleaners…these are the signs… Consumptionism is bringing it about that the American citizen's first importance to his country is no longer that of citizen but that of consumer."
Samuel Strauss,"Things Are in the Saddle," Atlantic Monthly,1924
-The rise of the society described in the passage occurred amidst a general

• A) rise in the standard of living.
• B) decline in social conflict.
• C) expansion of civil rights.
• D) reduction of business profits.

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Definitions:

CMOS

Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor, a technology used for constructing integrated circuits including microprocessors, batteries, and digital camera sensors.

EPROM

A type of memory chip that is erasable and reprogrammable using ultraviolet light.

VRAM

Stands for Video Random Access Memory, a type of memory used to store image data that a computer display will use to render graphics efficiently.

RAM

Random Access Memory, a form of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, used for storing the operating system, applications, and data currently in use for quick access by the device's processor.