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VERIFIED SOLUTIONS!!
when did the term "new media" first come into use? - ANSWER the early 1900s.
what is a medium? - ANSWER an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which
something is conveyed or accomplished.
what is legacy media? - ANSWER non-digital media.
what are three other adjectives for "new media"? - ANSWER 1. digital media
2. emerging media
3. media
what is the difference between "new media" and "emerging media"? - ANSWER
"emerging" means something that is in a continuous state of coming into being. this
helps us keep talking about present media.
what are semiotics? - ANSWER the study of signs.
why were cave paintings significant? - ANSWER permanence.
why are pictograms significant? - ANSWER they are the first permanent media that can
clearly show chronology.
what type of writing preceded alphabetic writing? - ANSWER logographics.
, what are three forms of communication that have "real-time only" as a limitation? -
ANSWER gestures, speech, pointing, and signs.
what was the first form of electronic telecommunication? - ANSWER telegraph.
what was the significance of early mail/couriers? - ANSWER it allowed for written
communication to be shared over a distance.
metcalfes law - ANSWER the value of a telecommunication network is proportional to
the square of the number of connected users to the system.
what were early newspapers among the first form of? - ANSWER 1. mass
communication
2. propaganda
3. advertisement
what are two major benefits of computers and computer networks? - ANSWER 1.
ability to store and process information at a scale and speed beyond human ability
2. the cost of reproducing and transmitting information over a computer network
becomes close to zero
3. the ability to perfectly reproduce information
gpu - ANSWER graphic processing unit (processes 2d and 3d graphics).
clock - ANSWER a computer is a _____ with benefits.
what does bit stand for? - ANSWER binary digit.
how many bits are in a byte? - ANSWER 8.
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS!!
when did the term "new media" first come into use? - ANSWER the early 1900s.
what is a medium? - ANSWER an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which
something is conveyed or accomplished.
what is legacy media? - ANSWER non-digital media.
what are three other adjectives for "new media"? - ANSWER 1. digital media
2. emerging media
3. media
what is the difference between "new media" and "emerging media"? - ANSWER
"emerging" means something that is in a continuous state of coming into being. this
helps us keep talking about present media.
what are semiotics? - ANSWER the study of signs.
why were cave paintings significant? - ANSWER permanence.
why are pictograms significant? - ANSWER they are the first permanent media that can
clearly show chronology.
what type of writing preceded alphabetic writing? - ANSWER logographics.
, what are three forms of communication that have "real-time only" as a limitation? -
ANSWER gestures, speech, pointing, and signs.
what was the first form of electronic telecommunication? - ANSWER telegraph.
what was the significance of early mail/couriers? - ANSWER it allowed for written
communication to be shared over a distance.
metcalfes law - ANSWER the value of a telecommunication network is proportional to
the square of the number of connected users to the system.
what were early newspapers among the first form of? - ANSWER 1. mass
communication
2. propaganda
3. advertisement
what are two major benefits of computers and computer networks? - ANSWER 1.
ability to store and process information at a scale and speed beyond human ability
2. the cost of reproducing and transmitting information over a computer network
becomes close to zero
3. the ability to perfectly reproduce information
gpu - ANSWER graphic processing unit (processes 2d and 3d graphics).
clock - ANSWER a computer is a _____ with benefits.
what does bit stand for? - ANSWER binary digit.
how many bits are in a byte? - ANSWER 8.
