CMN 170v Midterm 1 – Questions With Thorough
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1 Historical developments in ICT? 2 ICT Cube
Father of the Digital Age? Two
3 4 MOOC
contributions?
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Historical developments in ICT? Lead letters in printing press; electric telegraph; trans
atlantic telegraph cable; global internet.
How much (%) of info is now digital? 94% (was only ~3% in the 1980's)
ICT Information and Communication Technology
, Trajectories of ICT? 1. communication tech (ex. smoke signals, telephone)
2. storage tech (ex. cave drawings, printing press)
3. computation tech (ex. calculators, computers)
Father of the Digital Age? Two Claude Shannon: Source Coding Theorem and
contributions? Channeling Coding Theorem
"ICT/Digital Convergence" All trajectories on the same digital platform; devices
that can now communicate, store, and compute.
Increase of time online? Population has increased its time online by 1 hour
every week, every year.
Percent of time spent with media? more than 60%
Use ICT as a means to what ends? Food, shelter, water, hygiene, health, security/safety,
(what is more important than ICT?) emergency system, war/peace, educations,
friends/people/love.
"Technological Determinism" The technology itself is what determines the
outcome. The technology itself is good or bad,
depending on perspective.
"Social Constructivism" Technology has many different outcomes possible,
that is socially driven. It is a tool we use for our
purposes.
Technology is...? Not good, nor bad, nor neutral.
ICT Cube Horizontal: "Development of ICT". Infrastructure
(hardware), generic services (software), human skills.
Vertical: "ICT for Development". Networks, e-
everything
Cross-Section?: "Policy Instruments". Positive &
Negative feedback, for intervention and guidance.
"Digital Divide" The arising inequality in terms of access and usage of
digital technologies across the world.
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study using Learn
Massive Open Online Course: free education
Choose an answer
1 Historical developments in ICT? 2 ICT Cube
Father of the Digital Age? Two
3 4 MOOC
contributions?
Don't know?
Terms in this set (42)
Historical developments in ICT? Lead letters in printing press; electric telegraph; trans
atlantic telegraph cable; global internet.
How much (%) of info is now digital? 94% (was only ~3% in the 1980's)
ICT Information and Communication Technology
, Trajectories of ICT? 1. communication tech (ex. smoke signals, telephone)
2. storage tech (ex. cave drawings, printing press)
3. computation tech (ex. calculators, computers)
Father of the Digital Age? Two Claude Shannon: Source Coding Theorem and
contributions? Channeling Coding Theorem
"ICT/Digital Convergence" All trajectories on the same digital platform; devices
that can now communicate, store, and compute.
Increase of time online? Population has increased its time online by 1 hour
every week, every year.
Percent of time spent with media? more than 60%
Use ICT as a means to what ends? Food, shelter, water, hygiene, health, security/safety,
(what is more important than ICT?) emergency system, war/peace, educations,
friends/people/love.
"Technological Determinism" The technology itself is what determines the
outcome. The technology itself is good or bad,
depending on perspective.
"Social Constructivism" Technology has many different outcomes possible,
that is socially driven. It is a tool we use for our
purposes.
Technology is...? Not good, nor bad, nor neutral.
ICT Cube Horizontal: "Development of ICT". Infrastructure
(hardware), generic services (software), human skills.
Vertical: "ICT for Development". Networks, e-
everything
Cross-Section?: "Policy Instruments". Positive &
Negative feedback, for intervention and guidance.
"Digital Divide" The arising inequality in terms of access and usage of
digital technologies across the world.
