Question 1

The Internet was originally created to transport messages more rapidly for an increasingly sedentary and isolated population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Most Web sites follow an ''opt-in'' data policy when collecting information from online consumers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Apple's response to which of the following established the new media economics?

Accepted Answer

A)   Napster
B)   Facebook
C)   Google+
D)   AOL
E)   All of the options are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

MMORPG stands for ''massively multiplayer online role-playing game.''

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What was the original motivation for developing the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A)   Technical innovation
B)   Entrepreneurial ambition
C)   Military-government project
D)   Popular demand for a more democratic medium of communication
E)   Desire for a new toy or ''novelty''F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Which one of the following statements about Apple's iPad is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   It solely functions as a device for reading e-books.
B)   It has been Apple's fastest-growing product line, and newer versions include things like cameras and faster graphics.
C)   The Apple iPad will probably not have any competition from other companies/devices in
D)   The iPad functions like a larger iPod shuffle.
E)   You have to attach a mouse and keyboard to the iPad in order to use it.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Google is a subsidiary of YouTube.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Select from the following list of terms to match the description with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-A company that provides access to the Internet 28

Accepted Answer

A)  Twitter
B)  Digital divide
C)  2010 net neutrality rules
D)  Opt-in policy
E)  Internet service providerF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Select from the following list of terms to match the description with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-A term that describes the gap between the information ''haves'' and ''have-nots''

Accepted Answer

A)  Twitter
B)  Digital divide
C)  2010 net neutrality rules
D)  Opt-in policy
E)  Internet service providerF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Select from the following list of terms to match the description with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-A plan for fixed-line broadband ISPs that exempts wireless connections from the "unreasonable discrimination" rule

Accepted Answer

A)  Twitter
B)  Digital divide
C)  2010 net neutrality rules
D)  Opt-in policy
E)  Internet service providerF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Hypertext inventor Tim Berners-Lee published an article in 2001 that introduced the idea of the .

Accepted Answer

A)   World Wide Web
B)   voice recognition assistant
C)   Semantic Web
D)   ISP
E)   smartphoneF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Linux is an example of open-source software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The 1996 Telecommunications Act encouraged mergers and joint ventures among phone companies and cable operators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which invention brought the Internet to mass audiences?

Accepted Answer

A)   Web browsers
B)   Search engines
C)   56K modems
D)   E-mail
E)   Computer bulletin boardsF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

Second Life is an example of a(n)  .

Accepted Answer

A)   smartphone
B)   virtual social world
C)   Web browser
D)   ISP
E)   Wiki Web siteF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

Select from the following list of terms to match the description with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-A procedure whereby Web sites ask for your explicit permission before they can collect browsing history or other data

Accepted Answer

A)  Twitter
B)  Digital divide
C)  2010 net neutrality rules
D)  Opt-in policy
E)  Internet service providerF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that efforts to ban indecent and obscene material on the Web through the Communications Decency Act of 1996 were unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Content communities on the Web include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   fanfiction.net
B)   YouTube
C)   Flickr
D)   Vimeo
E)   All of the options are correct.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

While no one owns the Internet, some businesses have had commercial success controlling parts of the Internet experience. Which of the following endeavors has/have been commercially successful?

Accepted Answer

A)   Providing physical access to the Internet through phone, cable, and satellite links
B)   Selling advertising space on the Internet
C)   Designing and providing programs that allow users to network with others over the
D)   Designing and running directories and search engines
E)   All of the options are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Selecting from the following list of terms, match the description with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-Facebook

Accepted Answer

A)  Fiber-optic cable
B)  World Wide Web
C)  Social media site
D)  HTMLE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 2: The Internet, Digital Media, and Media Convergence

The Internet was originally created to transport messages more rapidly for an increasingly sedentary and isolated population.

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Select from the following list of terms to match the description with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all. -A company that provides access to the Internet 28

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What was the original motivation for developing the Internet?

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Select from the following list of terms to match the description with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all. -A term that describes the gap between the information ''haves'' and ''have-nots''

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Hypertext inventor Tim Berners-Lee published an article in 2001 that introduced the idea of the .

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Google is a subsidiary of YouTube.

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The 1996 Telecommunications Act encouraged mergers and joint ventures among phone companies and cable operators.

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Select from the following list of terms to match the description with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all. -A plan for fixed-line broadband ISPs that exempts wireless connections from the "unreasonable discrimination" rule

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Which one of the following statements about Apple's iPad is true?

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Linux is an example of open-source software.

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MMORPG stands for ''massively multiplayer online role-playing game.''

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Most Web sites follow an ''opt-in'' data policy when collecting information from online consumers.

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Content communities on the Web include which of the following?

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that efforts to ban indecent and obscene material on the Web through the Communications Decency Act of 1996 were unconstitutional.

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Select from the following list of terms to match the description with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all. -A procedure whereby Web sites ask for your explicit permission before they can collect browsing history or other data

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While no one owns the Internet, some businesses have had commercial success controlling parts of the Internet experience. Which of the following endeavors has/have been commercially successful?

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Selecting from the following list of terms, match the description with the best answer. Some terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Facebook

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Second Life is an example of a(n) .

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Apple's response to which of the following established the new media economics?

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Which invention brought the Internet to mass audiences?

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