CMN 170v Midterm 1, video/quiz UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
When president Lincoln was elected in 1860, how long About 1 Week
did it take for the message of his victory to reach the
West Coast from the East Coast?
Professor Hilbert thinks that all the world's technology is True
actually one giant human brain. T or F?
In the late 1980s (i.e. 1986), humankind was able to store Yes, less than 1%
only a small share of their stored information in digital
format?
The invention of the telephone was so important in False (even smoke signals allowed to "distance communicate"
history because it constituted the the world's first "tele-
communication ("distance communication") device". T or
F?
"ICT convergence" or "digital convergence 3 previously separate technological trajectories converge on the digital paradigm
refers to the fact that? (communication, storage, computation)
"The internet increases productivity" is an example of? Technological determinism (in reality, the internet can make one also extremely
unproductive; the internet is just a tool)
"The internet can be used in a way to increase Social constructivism (it's a tool that's used by society to construct a certain
productivity" is an example of? outcome; in this case, productivity)
The first fundamental necessary condition for digital Hardware, software, human capital
developments consist in?
The prefix "e" implies that? Part of the involved information process takes place in electronic format
In the sense of our cube framework, positive and The modification of a process or system by intervention
negative feedback mean?
Our conceptual cube framework understands the digital Digital technology, social change, and policies/strategies (digital technologies are
age as an interplay of the following 3 dimensions tools for social change that need to be guided through policies/strategies)
What are the aspects of the 3 dimensions of the cube Technological change (represented by the 3 layers of infrastructure, generic
framework? services, and capabilities), social change (represented by the e-sectors), and
social guidance (positive/negative feedback)
How can it be that worldwide there are more mobile Some people in the developed world have 2-3 mobile phone subscriptions, while
phone subscriptions (95%) than access to electricity some in developing countries don't have any; some people in developing
(some 80%)? countries charge their phones through alternative energy sources, motors, and
batteries
, What's the difference between "broadband" and Broadband provides more bandwidth (higher data rate) and narrowband has less
"narrowband" internet? up/download speed
In 2014 some 40% of humankind used the internet and 25% broadband and 75% narrowband
some 10% had access to fixed-broadband; based on
these numbers, what % of internet users had access to
broadband and what % merely had narrowband?
What is the correlation between internet usage and Internet usage is higher among people with higher levels of education
education degree?
What is the correlation between internet usage and Urban areas have more fixed than mobile solutions and rural areas have more
urban vs. rural households (geography)? mobile than fixed (since setting up a network is cheaper than a fixed-line network
and can cover rural areas more easily aka an antenna)
What is the correlation between internet usage and age? Young people use the internet more than old people
The back office represents the "invisible" part of the web True
project and usually consumes the vast majority of the
work involved setting up a web project. T or F?
What is an example of part of the back office of an online Search-ability of databases and their interconnectivity
web project?
What are the characteristics for a traditional 2 dimension The vertical axis is called the y-axis and horizontal axis is called the x-axis
graph?
Countries with higher shares of software spending also True (positive correlation between y and x axis)
have higher shares of software professionals. T or F?
Why were the fisherman in Kerala able to overcome They used their phones to obtain and share info for what mattered to them
poverty through mobile phones?
ERP, SCM, and CRM stand for? Enterprise Resource Planning (help to manage all the resources within the
company), Supply Chain Management (databases that administer the inventory in
the company), and Customer Relationship Management (the interface on websites
that gives you recommendations, like Amazon's "what to buy" recommendations)
How do supply and demand affect prices? Lots of demand tends to raise prices and lots of supply tends to lower prices
What do you think happened with the Amazon price for a Both algorithms were programmed to raise prices in agreement with other offers
product increasing to $1-2 million and $16-23 million? at the market
2 fundamental constraints to the possibility to implement The number of people and the level of their involvement
democracy consist in?
Economies of scale in digital products refer to the fact Duplicating digital content is cheap and easy
that?
and CORRECT Answers
When president Lincoln was elected in 1860, how long About 1 Week
did it take for the message of his victory to reach the
West Coast from the East Coast?
Professor Hilbert thinks that all the world's technology is True
actually one giant human brain. T or F?
In the late 1980s (i.e. 1986), humankind was able to store Yes, less than 1%
only a small share of their stored information in digital
format?
The invention of the telephone was so important in False (even smoke signals allowed to "distance communicate"
history because it constituted the the world's first "tele-
communication ("distance communication") device". T or
F?
"ICT convergence" or "digital convergence 3 previously separate technological trajectories converge on the digital paradigm
refers to the fact that? (communication, storage, computation)
"The internet increases productivity" is an example of? Technological determinism (in reality, the internet can make one also extremely
unproductive; the internet is just a tool)
"The internet can be used in a way to increase Social constructivism (it's a tool that's used by society to construct a certain
productivity" is an example of? outcome; in this case, productivity)
The first fundamental necessary condition for digital Hardware, software, human capital
developments consist in?
The prefix "e" implies that? Part of the involved information process takes place in electronic format
In the sense of our cube framework, positive and The modification of a process or system by intervention
negative feedback mean?
Our conceptual cube framework understands the digital Digital technology, social change, and policies/strategies (digital technologies are
age as an interplay of the following 3 dimensions tools for social change that need to be guided through policies/strategies)
What are the aspects of the 3 dimensions of the cube Technological change (represented by the 3 layers of infrastructure, generic
framework? services, and capabilities), social change (represented by the e-sectors), and
social guidance (positive/negative feedback)
How can it be that worldwide there are more mobile Some people in the developed world have 2-3 mobile phone subscriptions, while
phone subscriptions (95%) than access to electricity some in developing countries don't have any; some people in developing
(some 80%)? countries charge their phones through alternative energy sources, motors, and
batteries
, What's the difference between "broadband" and Broadband provides more bandwidth (higher data rate) and narrowband has less
"narrowband" internet? up/download speed
In 2014 some 40% of humankind used the internet and 25% broadband and 75% narrowband
some 10% had access to fixed-broadband; based on
these numbers, what % of internet users had access to
broadband and what % merely had narrowband?
What is the correlation between internet usage and Internet usage is higher among people with higher levels of education
education degree?
What is the correlation between internet usage and Urban areas have more fixed than mobile solutions and rural areas have more
urban vs. rural households (geography)? mobile than fixed (since setting up a network is cheaper than a fixed-line network
and can cover rural areas more easily aka an antenna)
What is the correlation between internet usage and age? Young people use the internet more than old people
The back office represents the "invisible" part of the web True
project and usually consumes the vast majority of the
work involved setting up a web project. T or F?
What is an example of part of the back office of an online Search-ability of databases and their interconnectivity
web project?
What are the characteristics for a traditional 2 dimension The vertical axis is called the y-axis and horizontal axis is called the x-axis
graph?
Countries with higher shares of software spending also True (positive correlation between y and x axis)
have higher shares of software professionals. T or F?
Why were the fisherman in Kerala able to overcome They used their phones to obtain and share info for what mattered to them
poverty through mobile phones?
ERP, SCM, and CRM stand for? Enterprise Resource Planning (help to manage all the resources within the
company), Supply Chain Management (databases that administer the inventory in
the company), and Customer Relationship Management (the interface on websites
that gives you recommendations, like Amazon's "what to buy" recommendations)
How do supply and demand affect prices? Lots of demand tends to raise prices and lots of supply tends to lower prices
What do you think happened with the Amazon price for a Both algorithms were programmed to raise prices in agreement with other offers
product increasing to $1-2 million and $16-23 million? at the market
2 fundamental constraints to the possibility to implement The number of people and the level of their involvement
democracy consist in?
Economies of scale in digital products refer to the fact Duplicating digital content is cheap and easy
that?
