VIC 3001 TEST 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
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1. Visual Communications
Answer:
communication (Links to an external site.) through a visual aid and is described as the conveyance of ideas
and information in forms that can be read or looked upon.
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2. notational symbol system
Answer:
system that has a unique set of separate characters that isolate the object or objects for which they stand.
Can be broken down into smaller components, ex: pictorial systems
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3. nonnotational symbol system
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cannot be broken down into smaller components because the image cannot be divided into smaller parts,
ex: music scores, alphabet
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4. analog symbols
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symbols that represent important characteristics about the objects for which they stand
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5. digital symbol system
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an arbitrary symbol system where there is no relationship between the symbol and the object it represents
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6. Constructivist View
Answer:
There is no unique "real world" that preexists and is independent of human mental activity and human
symbolic action.
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7. analog media
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Formats correspond to something else
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8. analogic symbols
, Answer:
Analogous or similar to what they represent, ex: road maps, portraits, and photographs
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9. codes
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The structures of a message which enable it to be transmitted, ex: words in language
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10. cognitive science
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explores the nature and functioning of the mind through the use of computers
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11. desktop metaphor
Answer:
a computer environment that uses visual icons of objects typically found in an office to make it easier for
people to use computers
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12. digital media
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Replicates information by using primarily on-off signals, transmitted electrically or through fiber optics
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13. digital symbols
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are totally arbitrary, for example, words in language
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14. interactivity
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Two-way communication between the source and receiver of information, or it can be multidirectional
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15. media convergence
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the integration of all types of mediated communications into an electronic
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16. monomedium
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Describes computers because they can integrate all types of media into one medium
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17. multimedia
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Visual Communications
Answer:
communication (Links to an external site.) through a visual aid and is described as the conveyance of ideas
and information in forms that can be read or looked upon.
Question:
2. notational symbol system
Answer:
system that has a unique set of separate characters that isolate the object or objects for which they stand.
Can be broken down into smaller components, ex: pictorial systems
Question:
3. nonnotational symbol system
Answer:
cannot be broken down into smaller components because the image cannot be divided into smaller parts,
ex: music scores, alphabet
Question:
4. analog symbols
Answer:
symbols that represent important characteristics about the objects for which they stand
Question:
5. digital symbol system
Answer:
an arbitrary symbol system where there is no relationship between the symbol and the object it represents
Question:
6. Constructivist View
Answer:
There is no unique "real world" that preexists and is independent of human mental activity and human
symbolic action.
Question:
7. analog media
Answer:
Formats correspond to something else
Question:
8. analogic symbols
, Answer:
Analogous or similar to what they represent, ex: road maps, portraits, and photographs
Question:
9. codes
Answer:
The structures of a message which enable it to be transmitted, ex: words in language
Question:
10. cognitive science
Answer:
explores the nature and functioning of the mind through the use of computers
Question:
11. desktop metaphor
Answer:
a computer environment that uses visual icons of objects typically found in an office to make it easier for
people to use computers
Question:
12. digital media
Answer:
Replicates information by using primarily on-off signals, transmitted electrically or through fiber optics
Question:
13. digital symbols
Answer:
are totally arbitrary, for example, words in language
Question:
14. interactivity
Answer:
Two-way communication between the source and receiver of information, or it can be multidirectional
Question:
15. media convergence
Answer:
the integration of all types of mediated communications into an electronic
Question:
16. monomedium
Answer:
Describes computers because they can integrate all types of media into one medium
Question:
17. multimedia
