Steve Jobs activity

I. Vocabulary:

What is the meaning of the following words?

Geek:an unfashionable or socially inept person.

Tribute: an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.

reverberate: (of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.

visionary:thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom

glimpse:a momentary or partial view.

misfit:a person whose behaviour or attitude sets them apart from others in an uncomfortably conspicuous way

prototype:a first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed.

II. Say if the following statements are 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. Answer the following questions:

1. When did Steve Jobs die? October 5, 2011
2. How did he die? Pancreatic cancer, Respiratory arrest
3. What was the impact of his death? It was expected but shocking for some people because he was really famous and important in the modern society.
4. What tributes did he receive? Flowers and some things represented in the things he made like iPads, iPhones,etc.
5. According to Jobs: What fact makes you realize that the world is more than what you were taught? Explain. That everything that surrounds you is made by people that were no smarter than you, and you can change it, you can make your own things that other people can use.
6. Where did Steve J. spend his childhood? In San Francisco.
7. What did Jobs and Fernandez do together?:They talked about the meaning of life and electronics projects together.
8. Who introduced S. Jobs to S. Wozniak?: Fernandez
9. What was the first invention together? How did it work?: An Electronic's kit, it mimicked telephone router codes to make free calls around the world.
10. How did Robert Cringely meet both Steves?: They met in a parking lot, he helped them to unload Steve's fiat and to carry the Apple 1.
11. What happened to Apple 1 in 2010? It was auctioned.
12. What was Ronald Wayne’s participation in Apple’s early days?: He was a referee in a minor diference of opinion between both Steve's.
13. In what ways was calligraphy important in Job’s life? It was important for the aesthetics in his products.
14. What did Jobs do after dropping out of college?: He went on the hippie trail, he went to India and studied Buddhism.
15. Why was he interested in Zen Buddhism?: Because he was looking to understand the true nature of things, he went to the Zen center to continue his search.
16. What company develop the first prototype mouse? Xerox.
17. What materials were used in the first Apple prototype mouse?: An underarm deodorant ball and a butterdish, they were the inspiration to create the structure of the mouse that was basically the ball and the structure holding it.