Deck 15: Digital Media and the Online World

Question 1

__________ plants itself on a user's computer to track online activity and gain personal information.

A) a cookie
B) a rogue
C) a blacklister
D) a flamethrower
E)none of the above
TRUE/FALSE

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Personal and social media may discourage independent, critical thinking by __________.

A) by making it easy to rely on external authorities
B) by undermining imaginative, independent thought and sustained mental focus
C) through making the medium equivalent to the message
D) all of the above
E)a and b

Answer 2

E

Question 3

The ability to conduct meetings while being geographically separated is known as __________.

A)teleconferencing
B) multitasking
C) interconnection
D) convergence
E) virtual reality

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When various devices are connected to each other and the internet, this is __________.

A)interconnectivity
B) video conferencing
C) electronic eavesdropping
D) bitnet
E) all of the above

Question 5

AT&T introduced the first cell phones in Chicago __________.

A) in the 1980s
B) in the 1990s
C)in the 1970s
D) in the 1920's
E) none of the above

Question 6

The electronic computer was invented in __________.

A) 1920
B)1940
C) 1950
D) 1960
E) 1970

Question 7

The telephone was invented __________.

A) in the mid-1930s
B) in the late 1790s
C)in the mid-1870s
D) in the late 1920's
E) none of the above

Question 8

Electronic modes of communication that store and manage data in digital form are known as __________.

A) teleconferencing
B) communication technologies
C) interconnectivity
D) multitasking
E)digital media

Question 9

What percentage of adult Americans use at least one social networking site?

A) 5%
B) 15%
C)47%
D) 37%
E) 57%

Question 10

Retouching a photo with a computer or editing a film or video is known as __________.

A)manipulation
B) multitasking
C) convergence
D) post-production
E) creating identity

Question 11

The facsimile (fax) system is based on which of the following communication technologies?

A)the telephone
B) the computer
C) the world wide web
D) the gopher
E) all of the above

Question 12

The internet came on the scene __________.

A) in the 1930s
B) in the 1990s
C)in the 1970s
D) in the 1920's
E) none of the above

Question 13

Computers and online interaction affect human thinking __________.

A) by allowing us to multitask
B) by priming us to react to external, visual stimuli
C) by training us to rely on programs to direct our actions and judgments
D)all of the above
E) b and c

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an example of electric conferencing?

A) teleconferencing
B) audioconferencing
C) computer conferencing
D) videoconferencing
E)face-to-face conferencing

Question 15

Which of the following is not true of multitasking?

A) people don't really multitask, computers do
B)children are better at multitasking than adults
C) it's likely we'll do each task less well than if we did the tasks separately
D) multitasking can make us feel rushed
E) all of these are true of multitasking

Question 16

Skype is an example of digital media being able to cultivate __________.

A) speed
B) manipulation
C) community
D)convergence
E) multitasking

Question 17

E-mail addresses and screen names allow users to __________.

A) be ignored
B) connect with others
C)create identity
D) learn online
E) be tracked using cookies

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT true about spyware?

A) it allows a third party to track individuals' online activities
B) it is often bundled into software without users' knowledge
C)it was unleashed by the Melissa virus in 1998
D) it can send pop-up ads tailored to users' profiles
E) all of the above are true about spyware

Question 19

A wireless means of connecting devices to the Internet and to each other, originally called 802.11, is now known as __________.

A) electronic conferencing
B) multitasking
C) virtual reality
D) interconnectivity
E)wi-fi

Question 20

The percentage of American adults who use the internet is __________.

A)79%
B) 89%
C) 69%
D) 59%
E) 55%

Question 21

The ability to store, manage and transmit digitally audio, video, and digital information on the same network is known as __________.

Question 22

Email addresses are one way people create identity online.

Question 23

Skype is an example of videoconferencing.

Question 24

Bits of data that websites collect and store in users' personal browsers are known as __________.

Question 25

Intentional harm that is deliberately inflicted on others through phones and computers is called __________.

Question 26

Democratization of the internet encourages independent thinking because of the large variety of sources.

Question 27

Computers help to develop the skill of understanding visual stimuli.

Question 28

__________ allows participants to share visual materials such as charts, film clips, models, and pictures.

Question 29

Working on a number of different projects simultaneously or in overlapping or interactive ways is known as __________.

Question 30

A primary way that computers affect thinking is by encouraging multitasking.

Question 31

One advantage of multitasking is that when we do more than one task at once, we're likely to do them better than if we just concentrated one thing at a time.

Question 32

In online communication basic aspects of personal identity may be unclear or even deliberately misrepresented.

Question 33

A wireless means of connecting devices to the Internet and each other is called __________.

Question 34

Two protocols that allow professionals to be visually and verbally present in meetings are __________ and __________.

Question 35

Because of the vast array of available technology, there is evidence that information technologies improve learning.

Question 36

Today many people rely more on "land lines" than cell phones or PDAs.

Question 37

Programs put on computers that allow third parties to track an individual's online activity and get personal information are called __________.

Question 38

__________ __________ are electronic modes of communication that store and manage data in digital form.

Question 39

The ability to use your cell phone to surf the web and read your email is known as __________.

Question 40

Communication technologies are fairly recent phenomena.

Question 41

Review the positive and negative ways that online identities can be used. Give specific examples for both.

Question 42

Discuss the three ways in which computer usage impacts our thinking. Provide examples for each way, and discuss whether you think the results are positive or negative.

Question 43

Describe and discuss the evolution of communication technologies and how they are related as well as how they differ.