CMN 170V Midterm Exam – Questions & Accurate
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Terms in this set (131)
What is ICT? Information and Communication Technology
True or False. The invention of the True
telephone was not the world's first
"tele-communication" or "distance
communication" device, smoke signals
can and were used for distance
communication
How has communication evolved? Smoke signals → Trumpet, horns (100 B.C.) → News
paper (1502)→Chappe Telegraph
(1794)→Electromagnetic Telegraph
(1837)→Telephone (1876)→Radio (1918)→TV
(1927)→Cellular (1973)
How has information storage Wall-painting→Chinese paper (105 A.D.)→Printing
evolved? Press (1450)→Punch cards (1801)→Magnetic disk
(1956)→CD-Rom (1982)
How has computation evolved? Abacus calculator → Mech. Calculator (1500
A.D.)→Relay (1935)→Vacuum tube (1942)→
Transistor(1959) → Microprocessor(1973) → Laptop
(1975) → Mac (1981)
What three areas have converged into Communication, information storage, and
ICT? computation
Who is Claude Shannon? Father of the information and digital age
,"Digital convergence" or "ICT Three previously separate technologies trajectories
convergence" on the bit refers to the (Communication, Information Storage, and
fact that... Computation) converges on the digital paradigm
True or False. Time online has False. Time online has dramatically INCREASED.
dramatically decreased.
True or False. Technology is a tool and True.
a means to an end.
What is technology determinism? Technology determines the outcome
Is this an example of technology Technology determinism
determines or social construction of
technology? Example: internet implies
freedom and democracy, the internet
is inherently good, or, technology
implies a informational dictatorship,
total control, surveillance, internet is
inherently bad
Is this an example of technology Technology determinism
determinism or social construction of
technology?
Example: "The internet increases
productivity"
What is social construction of technology has different outcomes and they have to
technology? be socially constructed, technology is a tool like a
hammer
Is this an example of technology Social constructivism
determines or social construction of
technology?
Example: "The internet can be used in
a way to increase productivity"
, What is the Cube Framework? Frame of reference that enables us to sort out the
intricate relationships between information and
communication tech. and development
What does the Cube Framework focus -interdependency among technology
on? -policy interventions
-socioeconomic sectors
What are the horizontal layers of the -Infrastructure: tangible like hardware, computers,
Cube Framework? mobile phones, cables
-Generic services: software, apps, email services,
social networks
-Capabilities, skills and culture: ability to use it
What are the vertical layers of the •Different sectors like e-commerce, e-health, public
Cube Framework? admin.
•The prefix "e-..." implies that part of the involved
information processes take place in electronic format
What are the diagonal areas of the •Policy
Cube Framework? •Positive and negative feedback: the modification of
a process or system by intervention
True or False. The first fundamental True
necessary condition for digital
development consists in: Hardware,
software and human capital
"Politicians and entrepreneurs alike a) Technological determinism
have claimed that the Internet is a tool
for total control. Digital
communication and interactions are
recorded, monitored and analyzed by
secret services, national security
agencies, and private enterprises as
part of their surveillance practices."
This attitude is an example of:
a) Technological determinism
b) Social constructivism
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Terms in this set (131)
What is ICT? Information and Communication Technology
True or False. The invention of the True
telephone was not the world's first
"tele-communication" or "distance
communication" device, smoke signals
can and were used for distance
communication
How has communication evolved? Smoke signals → Trumpet, horns (100 B.C.) → News
paper (1502)→Chappe Telegraph
(1794)→Electromagnetic Telegraph
(1837)→Telephone (1876)→Radio (1918)→TV
(1927)→Cellular (1973)
How has information storage Wall-painting→Chinese paper (105 A.D.)→Printing
evolved? Press (1450)→Punch cards (1801)→Magnetic disk
(1956)→CD-Rom (1982)
How has computation evolved? Abacus calculator → Mech. Calculator (1500
A.D.)→Relay (1935)→Vacuum tube (1942)→
Transistor(1959) → Microprocessor(1973) → Laptop
(1975) → Mac (1981)
What three areas have converged into Communication, information storage, and
ICT? computation
Who is Claude Shannon? Father of the information and digital age
,"Digital convergence" or "ICT Three previously separate technologies trajectories
convergence" on the bit refers to the (Communication, Information Storage, and
fact that... Computation) converges on the digital paradigm
True or False. Time online has False. Time online has dramatically INCREASED.
dramatically decreased.
True or False. Technology is a tool and True.
a means to an end.
What is technology determinism? Technology determines the outcome
Is this an example of technology Technology determinism
determines or social construction of
technology? Example: internet implies
freedom and democracy, the internet
is inherently good, or, technology
implies a informational dictatorship,
total control, surveillance, internet is
inherently bad
Is this an example of technology Technology determinism
determinism or social construction of
technology?
Example: "The internet increases
productivity"
What is social construction of technology has different outcomes and they have to
technology? be socially constructed, technology is a tool like a
hammer
Is this an example of technology Social constructivism
determines or social construction of
technology?
Example: "The internet can be used in
a way to increase productivity"
, What is the Cube Framework? Frame of reference that enables us to sort out the
intricate relationships between information and
communication tech. and development
What does the Cube Framework focus -interdependency among technology
on? -policy interventions
-socioeconomic sectors
What are the horizontal layers of the -Infrastructure: tangible like hardware, computers,
Cube Framework? mobile phones, cables
-Generic services: software, apps, email services,
social networks
-Capabilities, skills and culture: ability to use it
What are the vertical layers of the •Different sectors like e-commerce, e-health, public
Cube Framework? admin.
•The prefix "e-..." implies that part of the involved
information processes take place in electronic format
What are the diagonal areas of the •Policy
Cube Framework? •Positive and negative feedback: the modification of
a process or system by intervention
True or False. The first fundamental True
necessary condition for digital
development consists in: Hardware,
software and human capital
"Politicians and entrepreneurs alike a) Technological determinism
have claimed that the Internet is a tool
for total control. Digital
communication and interactions are
recorded, monitored and analyzed by
secret services, national security
agencies, and private enterprises as
part of their surveillance practices."
This attitude is an example of:
a) Technological determinism
b) Social constructivism
