1. When comparing digital to print media, what are four advantages of digital media? -
Correct Answer less expensive, distributed easier, less work time, easier to update
2. In 1900, Kodak first manufactured an affordable - Correct Answer camera
3. By what decade were books readily available to the public across the United States and
Europe? - Correct Answer the 1860s
4. In what year did commercial use of the Internet become available? - Correct Answer
1991
5. What inventor created the first U.S. political cartoon? - Correct Answer Ben Franklin
6. Of the following roles that an individual could take on when using digital media online,
which three would be likely to frequently provide their opinions? - Correct Answer
conversationalists, critics, contributors
7. Of the following roles that an individual could take on when using digital media online,
which three would be least likely to ever contribute any kind of new material or
feedback? - Correct Answer joiners, spectators, organizers
8. What is the essential difference between a "digital native" and a "digital immigrant"? -
Correct Answer Digital natives grew up in a time of technological advancement, and
digital immigrants grew up in a pre-digital time.
9. What is the name given to the role of digital media users that use websites and other
digital media to create a public profile or image, but do not interact with others or create
content? - Correct Answer joiner
10. What is the unofficial name given to the culture that has emerged from living in the age
of digital media, whereby people are frequently more tuned into their digital devices than
the world around them? - Correct Answer "culture of distraction"