CMC Midterm Exam with 100% Correct
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Meaning of "technologies are not more social than they are material." - Correct
Answers-
Can robot replace human interactions? Take your stance and be able to defend yours. -
Correct Answers-OPINON: NO because robots only stimulate programmed responses
not feelings.
What is technological optimism? What are the symptoms of technological optimism? -
Correct Answers-Tech optimism: people think when other things go wrong, science will
go right (example: social robots providing a way to "feel")
What do we gain and lose from using technologies? - Correct Answers-Gains: Time,
Multitasking, More control, Efficiency, Expansive social networks.
Losses: 24/7 on call, Tethered life, Less privacy, Superficial, Inanimate interactions
Know the seven key concepts in understanding how media influence personal
connections (Baym, 2010). - Correct Answers-Interactivity, temporal structure, social
cues, storage/replicability, audience reach, mobility
Interactivity - Correct Answers-enabling social interactions between groups and
individuals
Temporal Structure - Correct Answers-Synchronous vs. Asynchronous interactions
Social Cues - Correct Answers-contexts clues
(ex: facial expression, body gesture, voice tone, appearance, etc.)
Storage/replicability - Correct Answers-Being able to leave records, copy, and paste
easily
Audience Reach - Correct Answers-co-present interactants --> mediated
communication can reach a larger audience much faster.
Mobility - Correct Answers-Portable Communication, overcomes limitation of time
What did Bush (1945) suggest as benefits of science? - Correct Answers--Human's
increased control on his/her material environment
, -Foster communication b/w individuals
-Provision of a record of ideas; evolution and preservation of knowledge
What did Bush's predictions about future technologies tell us about the development
process of technologies? - Correct Answers-??
What is the name of the first computer developed in 1946? - Correct Answers-ENIAC
Which development of technology by whom made it possible to have a smaller personal
computer? - Correct Answers-Microprocesser -Ted Hoff
How does "packet switching" technology contribute to the development of the Internet? -
Correct Answers-IP technology = packet switching -developed in case of an emergency
Know the meaning of "early development of computers is largely attributed to processes
of bricolage." - Correct Answers-Bricolage: spontaneous, not planned
What was the first form of Internet? - Correct Answers-ARPAnet
What was the first program language developed for non-specialists? - Correct Answers-
BASIC
When was the "World Wide Web" started/developed? - Correct Answers-1989
early adopters: deliver innovations to others
early majority: deliberate/adopt innovations just before the average members
late majority: skeptical/adopt innovations just after the average
laggards: traditional/suspicious of innovations/last to adopt
How does a social system matter in the process of diffusion of innovation? - Correct
Answers-Social system is when a set of interrelated units engage in joint problem
solving.
Process of diffusion of innovation: diffusion occurs within a social system and the social
structure of the system affects the innovations diffusion
Know what opinion leader is and how they influence the process of diffusion of
innovation. - Correct Answers-Opinion Leadership: very socially accessible, technically
competent, and conformity of norms. This leads to more innovation because they are
located at the center of their networks.
Know what Deindividuation theory is and the positive/negative effects of deindividuation
- Correct Answers-Deindividuation theory is explaining individuals' psychological state
and behaviors when they are "de-individuated," in groups.
The negative effect: anti-social behaviors. The positive effect: ???
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Meaning of "technologies are not more social than they are material." - Correct
Answers-
Can robot replace human interactions? Take your stance and be able to defend yours. -
Correct Answers-OPINON: NO because robots only stimulate programmed responses
not feelings.
What is technological optimism? What are the symptoms of technological optimism? -
Correct Answers-Tech optimism: people think when other things go wrong, science will
go right (example: social robots providing a way to "feel")
What do we gain and lose from using technologies? - Correct Answers-Gains: Time,
Multitasking, More control, Efficiency, Expansive social networks.
Losses: 24/7 on call, Tethered life, Less privacy, Superficial, Inanimate interactions
Know the seven key concepts in understanding how media influence personal
connections (Baym, 2010). - Correct Answers-Interactivity, temporal structure, social
cues, storage/replicability, audience reach, mobility
Interactivity - Correct Answers-enabling social interactions between groups and
individuals
Temporal Structure - Correct Answers-Synchronous vs. Asynchronous interactions
Social Cues - Correct Answers-contexts clues
(ex: facial expression, body gesture, voice tone, appearance, etc.)
Storage/replicability - Correct Answers-Being able to leave records, copy, and paste
easily
Audience Reach - Correct Answers-co-present interactants --> mediated
communication can reach a larger audience much faster.
Mobility - Correct Answers-Portable Communication, overcomes limitation of time
What did Bush (1945) suggest as benefits of science? - Correct Answers--Human's
increased control on his/her material environment
, -Foster communication b/w individuals
-Provision of a record of ideas; evolution and preservation of knowledge
What did Bush's predictions about future technologies tell us about the development
process of technologies? - Correct Answers-??
What is the name of the first computer developed in 1946? - Correct Answers-ENIAC
Which development of technology by whom made it possible to have a smaller personal
computer? - Correct Answers-Microprocesser -Ted Hoff
How does "packet switching" technology contribute to the development of the Internet? -
Correct Answers-IP technology = packet switching -developed in case of an emergency
Know the meaning of "early development of computers is largely attributed to processes
of bricolage." - Correct Answers-Bricolage: spontaneous, not planned
What was the first form of Internet? - Correct Answers-ARPAnet
What was the first program language developed for non-specialists? - Correct Answers-
BASIC
When was the "World Wide Web" started/developed? - Correct Answers-1989
early adopters: deliver innovations to others
early majority: deliberate/adopt innovations just before the average members
late majority: skeptical/adopt innovations just after the average
laggards: traditional/suspicious of innovations/last to adopt
How does a social system matter in the process of diffusion of innovation? - Correct
Answers-Social system is when a set of interrelated units engage in joint problem
solving.
Process of diffusion of innovation: diffusion occurs within a social system and the social
structure of the system affects the innovations diffusion
Know what opinion leader is and how they influence the process of diffusion of
innovation. - Correct Answers-Opinion Leadership: very socially accessible, technically
competent, and conformity of norms. This leads to more innovation because they are
located at the center of their networks.
Know what Deindividuation theory is and the positive/negative effects of deindividuation
- Correct Answers-Deindividuation theory is explaining individuals' psychological state
and behaviors when they are "de-individuated," in groups.
The negative effect: anti-social behaviors. The positive effect: ???
