Steve Jobs Activity

I. Vocabulary:

Geek: A person who is preoccupied with or very knowledgeable about computing. They are also boring

Tribute: A gift or statement made in acknowledgment, gratitud, or admiration

Reverberate: To resound or re-echo

Visionary: A people who have a vision to the future, with creative

Glipse: A brief or a incomplete view

Misfit: A person not suited in behaviour or attitude to a particular social environment

Prototype: One of the first units manufactured of a product , which is tested so that the design can be changed if necessary before the products is manufactered comercially

II. True or False:

1. Steve never betrayed a friend__T_
2. He has inspired the youngest generation__T_
3. If he needed a friend he would do anything for him_F__
4. It was difficult to smile in a conversation with him_T__

III. Questions:

1. When did Steve Jobs die?  Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011
2. How did he die? Steve Jobs died because he had a pancreatic cancer and a respiratory arrest
3. What was the impact of his death? The impact of his dead, was shocking to most of people because, he was a very famose and innovative man, who was very important in the society and a idol for a lot of people
4. What tributes did he receive? The tributes tha Jobs receive when he died was some flowers and things representing  what he had created
5. According to Jobs: What fact makes you realize that the world is more than what you were taught? Explain.  According to Jobs when he said that, he was trying to say that you can do everything if you want, that we are all the same, and that no one is more clever than other
6. Where did Steve J. spend his childhood?  Steve Jobs spend his childhood in San Francisco
7. What did Jobs and Fernandez do together? Jobs and Fernandez talked about the life and electronics proyects that they wanted to do in the future
8. Who introduced S. Jobs to S. Wozniak? The man who introduced Steve Jobs to S. Wozniak was Fernandez
9. What was the first invention together? How did it work? The first invention together was an electronic kit, that made telephones make free call around the world
10. How did Robert Cringely meet both Steves? Robert Cringely meet both Jobs when they were in a parking lot
11. What happened to Apple 1 in 2010? Apple 1 in 2010 was auctioned
12. What was Ronald Wayne’s participation in Apple’s early days? The participation of Ronald Wayne in Apple´s early days was that he have a difference opinion with both Steve´s
13. In what ways was calligraphy important in Job’s life? The calligraphy was important in Job´s life because that help him to give aesthetics in his products
14. What did Jobs do after dropping out of college? Jobs went to a hippie trail. Then he went to India to study Buddihism
15. Why was he interested in Zen Buddhism? Jobs was interested in Zen Buddhism because was in his way to discover the true of the nature things
16. What company develop the first prototype mouse? The company who develop the first prototype of mouse was Xerox
17. What materials were used in the first Apple prototype mouse? The materials that were used in the first Apple prototype mouse was an underarm ball, with a butterdish.