CMC TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbwas bbNOT bbsuggested bbas bb"benefits bbof bbscience" bbby
bbBush bb(1945)? bb- bbAnswer bb*Human's bbdecreased bbcontrol bbof bbhis/her
bbenvironment* bb
Evolution bband bbpreservation bbof bbknowledge bb
Provision bbof bba bbrecord bbof bbideas bb
Faster bbcommunication bbbetween bbindividuals
How bbpeople, bbincluding bbscientists bband bbengineers, bbimagine bband bbdesire bbfuture
bbtechnologies bbinfluence bbthe bbdirection bbof bbtechnological bbdevelopment bband
bbusage bbgreatly. bbT/F bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
Which bbtechnology bbis bbthe bbmost bbrelevant bbto bbthis bbimagination/prediction bbby
bbBush bb(1945)?
"The bbcamera bbhound bbof bbthe bbfuture bbwears bbon bbhis bbforehead bba bblump bba
bblittle bblarger bbthan bba bbwalnut. bbThe bbonly bbfantastic bbthing bbabout bbit bbis bbthe
bbidea bbof bbmaking bbas bbmany bbpictures bbas bbwould bbresult bbfrom bbits bbuse. bbOften
bbit bbwould bbbe bbadvantageous bbto bbbe bbable bbto bbsnap bbthe bbcamera bband bbto
bblook bbat bbthe bbpicture bbimmediately." bb- bbAnswer bbDigital bbCamera
What bbis bbthe bbname bbof bbthe bbfirst bbcomputer bbdeveloped bbin bb1946 bb(designed
bbby bbJ. bbMauchly bb& bbJ. bbEckert)? bb- bbAnswer bbENIAC
Robert bbNoyce bbinvented bb"this" bbtechnology bbthat bbhelped bbmake bbcomputers
bbmuch bbsmaller, bbwhich bbfacilitated bbthe bbdevelopment bbof bbpersonal bbcomputers.
bbWhat bbis bbthis bbtechnology? bb- bbAnswer bbIntegrated bbCircuit
Early bbdevelopment bbof bbcomputers bbfor bblay bbpeople bbwas bblargely bbattributed bbto
bbprocesses bbof bbstrategic bbplanning bband bbfollowing bbexpected bbnorms. bbT/F bb-
bbAnswer bbFalse
What bbis bbthe bbname bbof bbthe bbfirst bbInternet? bb- bbAnswer bbARPAnet
Communication bbabout bbtechnology bbis bbalso bbone bbof bbthe bbbest bbplaces bbto bbsee
bb"the bbdesires bband bbconcerns bbof bba bbgiven bbsocial bbcontext bband bbthe
bbpreoccupations bbof bbparticular bbmoments bbin bbhistory" bb(Sturken bb& bbThomas,
bb2004, bbp. bb1). bbT/F bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
, If bbyou bbbelieve bba bbtechnology bbsuch bbas bbsmartphones bband bbthe bbInternet bbhave
bbdirect bbeffects bbon bbhuman bbbehaviors bband bbsociety bbsuch bbthat bbusing bbthem
bbmakes bbus bbbe bbsmarter, bbor bbmore bbstupid, bbor bbsocial bbproblems bbwill bball bbbe
bbresolved bbby bbdeveloping bband bbusing bbmore bbtechnologies, bbwhich bbof bbthe
bbfollowing bbcamp bbdo bbyou bbbelong bbto? bbT/F bb- bbAnswer bbTrue bb(Technological
bbdeterminism)
According bbto bbmedia bbrichness bbtheory, bbtelephone bbis bba bbricher bbmedium bbthan
bbemail. bbT/F bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
Let's bbsay, bbyou bbare bbexperiencing bbsome bbconflicts bbwith bbyour bbgroup bbmembers
bbwhen bbcollaborating bbon bba bbresearch bbproject. bbWhich bbcommunication bbmode
bbwould bbbest bbserve bbin bbresolving bbthe bbconflict bbaccording bbto bbmedia bbrichness
bbtheory? bb- bbAnswer bbFace- bbto- bbface
Baym bb(2015) bbcriticized bbcues-filtered-out bb(CFO) bbapproach bbto bbCMC bbfor bbmany
bbreasons. bbWhich bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbdoes bbNOT bbbelong bbto bbher bbcritiques? bb-
bbAnswer bb-The bbactual bbdifference bbbetween bbface-to-face bbcommunication bband
bbCMC bbare bbquite bbminimal.
-Most bbresearch bbfindings bbfrom bbCFO bbperspective bbare bbbased bbon bbunrealistic
bbexperimental bbstudies.
-*CMC bbusers bbdo bbnot bbfollow bbsocial bbnorms* bb
-There bbare bbmore bbpositive bbthan bbnegative bbaspects bbof bbCMC.
Richer bbmedia bbalways bbfacilitate bbhigher bbdegrees bbof bbsocial bbpresence. bbT/F bb-
bbAnswer bbFalse
According bbto bbBaym bb(2015), bbwhich bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbpeople bbdo bbNOT bbdo
bbto bbmake bbup bbthe bbloss bbof bbsocial/visual bbcues bbin bbCMC? bb- bbAnswer bb-They
bbuse bbemoticons/emozis bbto bbexpress bbtheir bbfeelings/emotions.
-They bbuse bbvariations bbof bbtext/punctuations/letters. bb
-They bbuse bbhumor bbto bbhave bbfun bbin bbCMC bbsuch bbas bbcreating bbmemes.
-*They bbengage bbin bball bbof bbthe bbabove*
-They bbuse bbshorthands bband bbdeletion bbof bbwords bbintentionally
Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbdoes bbNOT bbbelong bbto bbmicrochannel bbmedia
bbaccording bbto bbWebb bb& bbWright? bb- bbAnswer bb-Twitter bb
-Short bbmessage bbservice bb
-Facebook bbstatus bbupdate bb
-Instant bbmessaging bb
-* bbiPhone bbFacetime*
Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbis bbtrue bbaccording bbto bbsocial bbconstruction bbtheory? bb-
bbAnswer bbCommunication bbconventions bbinfluence bbhow bbmeanings bbare
bbunderstood bbat bba bbcertain bbtime.
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbwas bbNOT bbsuggested bbas bb"benefits bbof bbscience" bbby
bbBush bb(1945)? bb- bbAnswer bb*Human's bbdecreased bbcontrol bbof bbhis/her
bbenvironment* bb
Evolution bband bbpreservation bbof bbknowledge bb
Provision bbof bba bbrecord bbof bbideas bb
Faster bbcommunication bbbetween bbindividuals
How bbpeople, bbincluding bbscientists bband bbengineers, bbimagine bband bbdesire bbfuture
bbtechnologies bbinfluence bbthe bbdirection bbof bbtechnological bbdevelopment bband
bbusage bbgreatly. bbT/F bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
Which bbtechnology bbis bbthe bbmost bbrelevant bbto bbthis bbimagination/prediction bbby
bbBush bb(1945)?
"The bbcamera bbhound bbof bbthe bbfuture bbwears bbon bbhis bbforehead bba bblump bba
bblittle bblarger bbthan bba bbwalnut. bbThe bbonly bbfantastic bbthing bbabout bbit bbis bbthe
bbidea bbof bbmaking bbas bbmany bbpictures bbas bbwould bbresult bbfrom bbits bbuse. bbOften
bbit bbwould bbbe bbadvantageous bbto bbbe bbable bbto bbsnap bbthe bbcamera bband bbto
bblook bbat bbthe bbpicture bbimmediately." bb- bbAnswer bbDigital bbCamera
What bbis bbthe bbname bbof bbthe bbfirst bbcomputer bbdeveloped bbin bb1946 bb(designed
bbby bbJ. bbMauchly bb& bbJ. bbEckert)? bb- bbAnswer bbENIAC
Robert bbNoyce bbinvented bb"this" bbtechnology bbthat bbhelped bbmake bbcomputers
bbmuch bbsmaller, bbwhich bbfacilitated bbthe bbdevelopment bbof bbpersonal bbcomputers.
bbWhat bbis bbthis bbtechnology? bb- bbAnswer bbIntegrated bbCircuit
Early bbdevelopment bbof bbcomputers bbfor bblay bbpeople bbwas bblargely bbattributed bbto
bbprocesses bbof bbstrategic bbplanning bband bbfollowing bbexpected bbnorms. bbT/F bb-
bbAnswer bbFalse
What bbis bbthe bbname bbof bbthe bbfirst bbInternet? bb- bbAnswer bbARPAnet
Communication bbabout bbtechnology bbis bbalso bbone bbof bbthe bbbest bbplaces bbto bbsee
bb"the bbdesires bband bbconcerns bbof bba bbgiven bbsocial bbcontext bband bbthe
bbpreoccupations bbof bbparticular bbmoments bbin bbhistory" bb(Sturken bb& bbThomas,
bb2004, bbp. bb1). bbT/F bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
, If bbyou bbbelieve bba bbtechnology bbsuch bbas bbsmartphones bband bbthe bbInternet bbhave
bbdirect bbeffects bbon bbhuman bbbehaviors bband bbsociety bbsuch bbthat bbusing bbthem
bbmakes bbus bbbe bbsmarter, bbor bbmore bbstupid, bbor bbsocial bbproblems bbwill bball bbbe
bbresolved bbby bbdeveloping bband bbusing bbmore bbtechnologies, bbwhich bbof bbthe
bbfollowing bbcamp bbdo bbyou bbbelong bbto? bbT/F bb- bbAnswer bbTrue bb(Technological
bbdeterminism)
According bbto bbmedia bbrichness bbtheory, bbtelephone bbis bba bbricher bbmedium bbthan
bbemail. bbT/F bb- bbAnswer bbTrue
Let's bbsay, bbyou bbare bbexperiencing bbsome bbconflicts bbwith bbyour bbgroup bbmembers
bbwhen bbcollaborating bbon bba bbresearch bbproject. bbWhich bbcommunication bbmode
bbwould bbbest bbserve bbin bbresolving bbthe bbconflict bbaccording bbto bbmedia bbrichness
bbtheory? bb- bbAnswer bbFace- bbto- bbface
Baym bb(2015) bbcriticized bbcues-filtered-out bb(CFO) bbapproach bbto bbCMC bbfor bbmany
bbreasons. bbWhich bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbdoes bbNOT bbbelong bbto bbher bbcritiques? bb-
bbAnswer bb-The bbactual bbdifference bbbetween bbface-to-face bbcommunication bband
bbCMC bbare bbquite bbminimal.
-Most bbresearch bbfindings bbfrom bbCFO bbperspective bbare bbbased bbon bbunrealistic
bbexperimental bbstudies.
-*CMC bbusers bbdo bbnot bbfollow bbsocial bbnorms* bb
-There bbare bbmore bbpositive bbthan bbnegative bbaspects bbof bbCMC.
Richer bbmedia bbalways bbfacilitate bbhigher bbdegrees bbof bbsocial bbpresence. bbT/F bb-
bbAnswer bbFalse
According bbto bbBaym bb(2015), bbwhich bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbpeople bbdo bbNOT bbdo
bbto bbmake bbup bbthe bbloss bbof bbsocial/visual bbcues bbin bbCMC? bb- bbAnswer bb-They
bbuse bbemoticons/emozis bbto bbexpress bbtheir bbfeelings/emotions.
-They bbuse bbvariations bbof bbtext/punctuations/letters. bb
-They bbuse bbhumor bbto bbhave bbfun bbin bbCMC bbsuch bbas bbcreating bbmemes.
-*They bbengage bbin bball bbof bbthe bbabove*
-They bbuse bbshorthands bband bbdeletion bbof bbwords bbintentionally
Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbdoes bbNOT bbbelong bbto bbmicrochannel bbmedia
bbaccording bbto bbWebb bb& bbWright? bb- bbAnswer bb-Twitter bb
-Short bbmessage bbservice bb
-Facebook bbstatus bbupdate bb
-Instant bbmessaging bb
-* bbiPhone bbFacetime*
Which bbof bbthe bbfollowing bbis bbtrue bbaccording bbto bbsocial bbconstruction bbtheory? bb-
bbAnswer bbCommunication bbconventions bbinfluence bbhow bbmeanings bbare
bbunderstood bbat bba bbcertain bbtime.
