CMC Midterm Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
MeaningBofB"technologiesBareBnotBmoreBsocialBthanBtheyBareBmaterial."B-BAnswer
CanBrobotBreplaceBhumanBinteractions?BTakeByourBstanceBandBbeBableBtoBdefendByours.B-
BAnswerOPINON:BNOBbecauseBrobotsBonlyBstimulateBprogrammedBresponsesBnotBfeelings.
WhatBisBtechnologicalBoptimism?BWhatBareBtheBsymptomsBofBtechnologicalBoptimism?B-
BAnswerTechBoptimism:BpeopleBthinkBwhenBotherBthingsBgoBwrong,BscienceBwillBgoBrightB(ex
ample:BsocialBrobotsBprovidingBaBwayBtoB"feel")
WhatBdoBweBgainBandBloseBfromBusingBtechnologies?B-
BAnswerGains:BTime,BMultitasking,BMoreBcontrol,BEfficiency,BExpansiveBsocialBnetworks.
Losses:B24/7BonBcall,BTetheredBlife,BLessBprivacy,BSuperficial,BInanimateBinteractions
KnowBtheBsevenBkeyBconceptsBinBunderstandingBhowBmediaBinfluenceBpersonalBconnectionsB(
Baym,B2010).B-
BAnswerInteractivity,BtemporalBstructure,BsocialBcues,Bstorage/replicability,BaudienceBreach,Bmo
bility
InteractivityB-BAnswerenablingBsocialBinteractionsBbetweenBgroupsBandBindividuals
TemporalBStructureB-BAnswerSynchronousBvs.BAsynchronousBinteractions
SocialBCuesB-BAnswercontextsBclues
(ex:BfacialBexpression,BbodyBgesture,BvoiceBtone,Bappearance,Betc.)
Storage/replicabilityB-BAnswerBeingBableBtoBleaveBrecords,Bcopy,BandBpasteBeasily
AudienceBReachB-BAnswerco-presentBinteractantsB--
>BmediatedBcommunicationBcanBreachBaBlargerBaudienceBmuchBfaster.
, MobilityB-BAnswerPortableBCommunication,BovercomesBlimitationBofBtime
WhatBdidBBushB(1945)BsuggestBasBbenefitsBofBscience?B-BAnswer-
Human'sBincreasedBcontrolBonBhis/herBmaterialBenvironment
-FosterBcommunicationBb/wBindividuals
-ProvisionBofBaBrecordBofBideas;BevolutionBandBpreservationBofBknowledge
WhatBdidBBush'sBpredictionsBaboutBfutureBtechnologiesBtellBusBaboutBtheBdevelopmentBproce
ssBofBtechnologies?B-BAnswer??
WhatBisBtheBnameBofBtheBfirstBcomputerBdevelopedBinB1946?B-BAnswerENIAC
WhichBdevelopmentBofBtechnologyBbyBwhomBmadeBitBpossibleBtoBhaveBaBsmallerBpersonalBc
omputer?B-BAnswerMicroprocesserB-TedBHoff
HowBdoesB"packetBswitching"BtechnologyBcontributeBtoBtheBdevelopmentBofBtheBInternet?B-
BAnswerIPBtechnologyB=BpacketBswitchingB-developedBinBcaseBofBanBemergency
KnowBtheBmeaningBofB"earlyBdevelopmentBofBcomputersBisBlargelyBattributedBtoBprocessesBo
fBbricolage."B-BAnswerBricolage:Bspontaneous,BnotBplanned
WhatBwasBtheBfirstBformBofBInternet?B-BAnswerARPAnet
WhatBwasBtheBfirstBprogramBlanguageBdevelopedBforBnon-specialists?B-BAnswerBASIC
WhenBwasBtheB"WorldBWideBWeb"Bstarted/developed?B-BAnswer1989
WhatBdoesBMMORPGBstandBfor?B-BAnswerMassivelyBMultiplayerBOnlineBRole-PlayingBGame
HowBdoesBcues-filtered-outB(CFO)BapproachBviewBcomputer-mediatedBcommunication?B-
BAnswerDueBtoBtheBreducedBsocialBcues,BCMCBmakesBitBharderBtoBmaintainBconversationBan
dBunderstandBeachBother,BdepersonalizedBdueBtoBincreasedBanonymityB(notBbeingBableBtoBid
entifyBcommunicatorsBbyBtheirBsocialBcutes),BwithoutBsocialBnorms,BandBfilledBwithBinappropri
ateBbehaviors/emotions
Answers Updated 2026
MeaningBofB"technologiesBareBnotBmoreBsocialBthanBtheyBareBmaterial."B-BAnswer
CanBrobotBreplaceBhumanBinteractions?BTakeByourBstanceBandBbeBableBtoBdefendByours.B-
BAnswerOPINON:BNOBbecauseBrobotsBonlyBstimulateBprogrammedBresponsesBnotBfeelings.
WhatBisBtechnologicalBoptimism?BWhatBareBtheBsymptomsBofBtechnologicalBoptimism?B-
BAnswerTechBoptimism:BpeopleBthinkBwhenBotherBthingsBgoBwrong,BscienceBwillBgoBrightB(ex
ample:BsocialBrobotsBprovidingBaBwayBtoB"feel")
WhatBdoBweBgainBandBloseBfromBusingBtechnologies?B-
BAnswerGains:BTime,BMultitasking,BMoreBcontrol,BEfficiency,BExpansiveBsocialBnetworks.
Losses:B24/7BonBcall,BTetheredBlife,BLessBprivacy,BSuperficial,BInanimateBinteractions
KnowBtheBsevenBkeyBconceptsBinBunderstandingBhowBmediaBinfluenceBpersonalBconnectionsB(
Baym,B2010).B-
BAnswerInteractivity,BtemporalBstructure,BsocialBcues,Bstorage/replicability,BaudienceBreach,Bmo
bility
InteractivityB-BAnswerenablingBsocialBinteractionsBbetweenBgroupsBandBindividuals
TemporalBStructureB-BAnswerSynchronousBvs.BAsynchronousBinteractions
SocialBCuesB-BAnswercontextsBclues
(ex:BfacialBexpression,BbodyBgesture,BvoiceBtone,Bappearance,Betc.)
Storage/replicabilityB-BAnswerBeingBableBtoBleaveBrecords,Bcopy,BandBpasteBeasily
AudienceBReachB-BAnswerco-presentBinteractantsB--
>BmediatedBcommunicationBcanBreachBaBlargerBaudienceBmuchBfaster.
, MobilityB-BAnswerPortableBCommunication,BovercomesBlimitationBofBtime
WhatBdidBBushB(1945)BsuggestBasBbenefitsBofBscience?B-BAnswer-
Human'sBincreasedBcontrolBonBhis/herBmaterialBenvironment
-FosterBcommunicationBb/wBindividuals
-ProvisionBofBaBrecordBofBideas;BevolutionBandBpreservationBofBknowledge
WhatBdidBBush'sBpredictionsBaboutBfutureBtechnologiesBtellBusBaboutBtheBdevelopmentBproce
ssBofBtechnologies?B-BAnswer??
WhatBisBtheBnameBofBtheBfirstBcomputerBdevelopedBinB1946?B-BAnswerENIAC
WhichBdevelopmentBofBtechnologyBbyBwhomBmadeBitBpossibleBtoBhaveBaBsmallerBpersonalBc
omputer?B-BAnswerMicroprocesserB-TedBHoff
HowBdoesB"packetBswitching"BtechnologyBcontributeBtoBtheBdevelopmentBofBtheBInternet?B-
BAnswerIPBtechnologyB=BpacketBswitchingB-developedBinBcaseBofBanBemergency
KnowBtheBmeaningBofB"earlyBdevelopmentBofBcomputersBisBlargelyBattributedBtoBprocessesBo
fBbricolage."B-BAnswerBricolage:Bspontaneous,BnotBplanned
WhatBwasBtheBfirstBformBofBInternet?B-BAnswerARPAnet
WhatBwasBtheBfirstBprogramBlanguageBdevelopedBforBnon-specialists?B-BAnswerBASIC
WhenBwasBtheB"WorldBWideBWeb"Bstarted/developed?B-BAnswer1989
WhatBdoesBMMORPGBstandBfor?B-BAnswerMassivelyBMultiplayerBOnlineBRole-PlayingBGame
HowBdoesBcues-filtered-outB(CFO)BapproachBviewBcomputer-mediatedBcommunication?B-
BAnswerDueBtoBtheBreducedBsocialBcues,BCMCBmakesBitBharderBtoBmaintainBconversationBan
dBunderstandBeachBother,BdepersonalizedBdueBtoBincreasedBanonymityB(notBbeingBableBtoBid
entifyBcommunicatorsBbyBtheirBsocialBcutes),BwithoutBsocialBnorms,BandBfilledBwithBinappropri
ateBbehaviors/emotions
