Question 1

To accommodate employees' natural and necessary need to interact on the job, many companies have set up exclusive social networking networks, ___________, accessible only to the organization and its internal users.

Accepted Answer

The question is asking for a social networking network that is exclusive to the organization and its internal users. Enterprise social network programs fit this description as they are internal platforms that allow employees to collaborate and communicate on a secure, company-specific network. Options A and B refer to external social networking platforms, while options C and E refer to broader networking technologies that may not be specific to social networking within an organization.

Question 2

Among the professional benefits to choosing e-mail over social networking when in the workplace is __________________.

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E-mail can be accessed and utilized across all platforms and applications, whereas social networking sites may have restrictions or compatibility issues with certain systems or software.

Question 3

Everybody you see on Facebook is having a better time than you. They're partying, traveling, hugging and kissing. Why can't it be like that for you, you wonder, clearly suffering from a case of __________.

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The answer of Everybody you see on Facebook is having...

Question 4

Everybody you see on Facebook is doing so much and you want to know every detail of everyone's activities. Maybe you should step away from the screen and do your own thing, but you just gotta know what's happening. You're clearly suffering from a case of __________.

Accepted Answer

The symptoms described - wanting to know every detail of others' activities on Facebook and fearing missing out on something - are indicative of FOMO, or fear of missing out.

Question 5

Because of SNS and other digital media, anyone can now report the news-true or false, accurate or inaccurate-because those medias have eliminated once-necessary gatekeepers, such as editors, between content producers and audiences. This is the process of ______________.

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The process described is disintermediation, as it refers to the removal of intermediaries like editors or gatekeepers in the distribution of content to audiences. The other choices are not applicable to the situation provided.

Question 6

__________ are program or software connecting mobile devices directly to specific websites.

Accepted Answer

Apps (short for applications) are program or software designed for mobile devices that can connect directly to specific websites.

Question 7

If Facebook was a country, its more than 2 billion users would make it the ___________.

Accepted Answer

With over 2 billion users, Facebook's population would surpass that of any other country in the world, making it the largest nation if it were a country.

Question 8

Because of digital technology, the world is enriched by content that never otherwise would have been available. There are more books, music, video, and movies than at any time in history now that people are free to produce and distribute expression without having to depend on an industrial media system that meticulously vets content, primarily for its profit potential. This freedom to connect directly with audiences is _____________.

Accepted Answer

The phrase "this freedom to connect directly with audiences" refers to the elimination of intermediaries in the production and distribution process, also known as disintermediation.

Question 9

Because social network sites foster a sense of belonging, their use can increase self-esteem and therefore feelings of acceptability. This is important because self-esteem, serves as a___________, a monitor of acceptability by others.

Accepted Answer

Self-esteem serves as a sociometer, which is a psychological mechanism that assesses a person's social acceptance in a given situation. Social network sites can increase self-esteem and thereby improve a person's sense of social acceptability.

Question 10

Depression and internet addiction are closely related. Discuss the two phenomena and explain their relationship.

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The answer of Depression and internet addiction are closely related....

Question 11

What is a digital native? What are some likely benefits of being one? What are some possible drawbacks?

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The answer of What is a digital native? What are...

Question 12

Of course having your laptop with you in class helps you take notes and learn better. Oops, maybe not. Detain the arguments against using a laptop in a college lecture classroom.

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The answer of Of course having your laptop with you...

Question 13

What are the main differences between face-to-face communication and computer-mediated communication? Do these differences make one form of interaction better than the other? Defend your answer.

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The answer of What are the main differences between face-to-face...

Question 14

What are the idealized virtual identity hypothesis and the extended real-life hypothesis? How are they related? What do they say about how people use social networking?

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The answer of What are the idealized virtual identity hypothesis...

Question 15

Because it fosters anonymity, on the Internet "nobody knows you're a dog." What does this mean and does it make any sense as social networking grows in popularity and people's online identity becomes more open to the public? Explain the positive and negative effects of having an online identity, and illustrate the ways that it can affect a people's real-life experiences.

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The answer of Because it fosters anonymity, on the Internet...

Question 16

Although every new communication technology generates fear of negative personal, cultural, and social change, you have grown up in the age of the Internet and have seen its good and bad sides. Using the double-edged sword metaphor, discuss the Net's potential benefits and its potential drawbacks to interpersonal relationship development and maintenance.

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The answer of Although every new communication technology generates fear...

Question 17

The Internet, and especially social network sites, have raised concerns about fostering loneliness, at worse, or at least reinforcing it. Are these fears well-founded? If so, how and why? If not, why not?

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The answer of The Internet, and especially social network sites,...

Question 18

What do the cues-filtered-out theory, the social information processing theory, and media richness theory add to the debate over the relative superiority of face-to-face communication over computer-mediated communication? Where do you stand on this debate? Defend your answer.

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Question 19

Three common concerns often expressed about the new personal communication technologies-addiction, depression, and distraction-raise arguments on both sides: yes; they're real problems; no, worries are overblown. Take each one, detail the two sides of the argument, and then weigh in with your own judgment.

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The answer of Three common concerns often expressed about the...

Quiz 12: Social Media and Communication Technologies