CMN 170v Midterm 1, Video/Quiz – Questions With
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When president Lincoln was elected About 1 Week
in 1860, how long did it take for the
message of his victory to reach the
West Coast from the East Coast?
Professor Hilbert thinks that all the True
world's technology is actually one
giant human brain. T or F?
In the late 1980s (i.e. 1986), humankind Yes, less than 1%
was able to store only a small share of
their stored information in digital
format?
The invention of the telephone was so False (even smoke signals allowed to "distance
important in history because it communicate"
constituted the the world's first "tele-
communication ("distance
communication") device". T or F?
"ICT convergence" or "digital 3 previously separate technological trajectories
convergence converge on the digital paradigm (communication,
refers to the fact that? storage, computation)
"The internet increases productivity" is Technological determinism (in reality, the internet can
an example of? make one also extremely unproductive; the internet
is just a tool)
, "The internet can be used in a way to Social constructivism (it's a tool that's used by society
increase productivity" is an example to construct a certain outcome; in this case,
of? productivity)
The first fundamental necessary Hardware, software, human capital
condition for digital 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, The modification of a process or system by
positive and negative feedback intervention
mean?
Our conceptual cube framework Digital technology, social change, and
understands the digital age as an policies/strategies (digital technologies are tools for
interplay of the following 3 social change that need to be guided through
dimensions policies/strategies)
What are the aspects of the 3 Technological change (represented by the 3 layers
dimensions of the cube framework? of infrastructure, generic services, and capabilities),
social change (represented by the e-sectors), and
social guidance (positive/negative feedback)
How can it be that worldwide there Some people in the developed world have 2-3
are more mobile phone subscriptions mobile phone subscriptions, while some in
(95%) than access to electricity (some developing countries don't have any; some people in
80%)? developing countries charge their phones through
alternative energy sources, motors, and batteries
What's the difference between Broadband provides more bandwidth (higher data
"broadband" and "narrowband" rate) and narrowband has less up/download speed
internet?
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When president Lincoln was elected About 1 Week
in 1860, how long did it take for the
message of his victory to reach the
West Coast from the East Coast?
Professor Hilbert thinks that all the True
world's technology is actually one
giant human brain. T or F?
In the late 1980s (i.e. 1986), humankind Yes, less than 1%
was able to store only a small share of
their stored information in digital
format?
The invention of the telephone was so False (even smoke signals allowed to "distance
important in history because it communicate"
constituted the the world's first "tele-
communication ("distance
communication") device". T or F?
"ICT convergence" or "digital 3 previously separate technological trajectories
convergence converge on the digital paradigm (communication,
refers to the fact that? storage, computation)
"The internet increases productivity" is Technological determinism (in reality, the internet can
an example of? make one also extremely unproductive; the internet
is just a tool)
, "The internet can be used in a way to Social constructivism (it's a tool that's used by society
increase productivity" is an example to construct a certain outcome; in this case,
of? productivity)
The first fundamental necessary Hardware, software, human capital
condition for digital 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, The modification of a process or system by
positive and negative feedback intervention
mean?
Our conceptual cube framework Digital technology, social change, and
understands the digital age as an policies/strategies (digital technologies are tools for
interplay of the following 3 social change that need to be guided through
dimensions policies/strategies)
What are the aspects of the 3 Technological change (represented by the 3 layers
dimensions of the cube framework? of infrastructure, generic services, and capabilities),
social change (represented by the e-sectors), and
social guidance (positive/negative feedback)
How can it be that worldwide there Some people in the developed world have 2-3
are more mobile phone subscriptions mobile phone subscriptions, while some in
(95%) than access to electricity (some developing countries don't have any; some people in
80%)? developing countries charge their phones through
alternative energy sources, motors, and batteries
What's the difference between Broadband provides more bandwidth (higher data
"broadband" and "narrowband" rate) and narrowband has less up/download speed
internet?
