CMN 170V FINAL
The problem with Official Development Assistance (ODA = international Aid") is
what? - ANSWERS-developing countries pay several times more money as they
receive in debt services to the same countries they receive aid from
In what is known as "The Giving Pledge", some of the worlds wealthiest
individuals have families that are what? - ANSWERS-committed to dedicate the
majority of their wealth to philanthropy (over 50%)
What is incorrect, with regard to this current period of globalization? - ANSWERS-
the flow of workers has been globalized
Typically, periods of intense technological diffusion are accompanied by what? -
ANSWERS-slowed down technological progress based on continuous innovation
The CMN scholar Everett Rogers described the process of "diffusion of
innovations" in what different stages? - ANSWERS-knowledge, persuasion,
decision, implementation, and confirmation
In his theory on "diffusion of innovations", the CMN scholar Everett Rogers
distinguishes among what 5 different kinds of adopters? - ANSWERS-innovators,
early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards
,There are 2 complementary ways we can track a diffusion process. One results in
an inverted U-shaped "hump" and the other in a S-shaped diffusion curve. What
does it mean? - ANSWERS-the S shaped curve tracks the total number of people
who have already adopted since the beginning
When the network is too sparse, what happens? - ANSWERS-it might be that
some parts of the social network are disconnected and are never reached by the
innovation
The shape of the S-shaped diffusion curves does what over time? - ANSWERS-
becomes steeper in later years
In the diffusion of innovation, social networks do what? - ANSWERS-the network
structure in general affects the diffusion pattern
Most studies of the digital divide do not track the number of storage or
computational devices, but focus on telecom exclusively. Why is this ever more
justified? - ANSWERS-ever more storage and computation capacity is taking place
in "the cloud" and telecom is the portal to access this centralized capacity
What is NOT one of the 4 complementary perspectives on the digital divide? -
ANSWERS-when does the subject connect
It is increasingly becoming useless to measure the digital divide in terms of the
number of subscriptions, because everyone has at least a mobile phone
, nowadays. However... - ANSWERS-differences in terms of telecommunication
capacity continue to depend on economic possibilities
What statement is false, in terms of the digital divide? - ANSWERS-bandwidth
capacity ever decreases as developing countries have ever more mobile phones
Economists use the term "red queen effect" to describe what? - ANSWERS-a
process where the goal is constantly moving ahead
During the past 30 years, the top 10 connected countries in the world have
dominated about how much of the globally installed telecommunication capacity?
- ANSWERS-70-75%
The digital divide is always measured as the divide between people: T or F? -
ANSWERS-false
The only reason why people with more education also have more connectivity is
because they have higher incomes: T or F? - ANSWERS-false
What are the two most influential variables in the explanation of the digital
divide? - ANSWERS-education and income
If one is not sure if the correlation is true or confounded, one can argue what? -
ANSWERS-control on the basis of other variables and see if the effect continues to
exist
The problem with Official Development Assistance (ODA = international Aid") is
what? - ANSWERS-developing countries pay several times more money as they
receive in debt services to the same countries they receive aid from
In what is known as "The Giving Pledge", some of the worlds wealthiest
individuals have families that are what? - ANSWERS-committed to dedicate the
majority of their wealth to philanthropy (over 50%)
What is incorrect, with regard to this current period of globalization? - ANSWERS-
the flow of workers has been globalized
Typically, periods of intense technological diffusion are accompanied by what? -
ANSWERS-slowed down technological progress based on continuous innovation
The CMN scholar Everett Rogers described the process of "diffusion of
innovations" in what different stages? - ANSWERS-knowledge, persuasion,
decision, implementation, and confirmation
In his theory on "diffusion of innovations", the CMN scholar Everett Rogers
distinguishes among what 5 different kinds of adopters? - ANSWERS-innovators,
early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards
,There are 2 complementary ways we can track a diffusion process. One results in
an inverted U-shaped "hump" and the other in a S-shaped diffusion curve. What
does it mean? - ANSWERS-the S shaped curve tracks the total number of people
who have already adopted since the beginning
When the network is too sparse, what happens? - ANSWERS-it might be that
some parts of the social network are disconnected and are never reached by the
innovation
The shape of the S-shaped diffusion curves does what over time? - ANSWERS-
becomes steeper in later years
In the diffusion of innovation, social networks do what? - ANSWERS-the network
structure in general affects the diffusion pattern
Most studies of the digital divide do not track the number of storage or
computational devices, but focus on telecom exclusively. Why is this ever more
justified? - ANSWERS-ever more storage and computation capacity is taking place
in "the cloud" and telecom is the portal to access this centralized capacity
What is NOT one of the 4 complementary perspectives on the digital divide? -
ANSWERS-when does the subject connect
It is increasingly becoming useless to measure the digital divide in terms of the
number of subscriptions, because everyone has at least a mobile phone
, nowadays. However... - ANSWERS-differences in terms of telecommunication
capacity continue to depend on economic possibilities
What statement is false, in terms of the digital divide? - ANSWERS-bandwidth
capacity ever decreases as developing countries have ever more mobile phones
Economists use the term "red queen effect" to describe what? - ANSWERS-a
process where the goal is constantly moving ahead
During the past 30 years, the top 10 connected countries in the world have
dominated about how much of the globally installed telecommunication capacity?
- ANSWERS-70-75%
The digital divide is always measured as the divide between people: T or F? -
ANSWERS-false
The only reason why people with more education also have more connectivity is
because they have higher incomes: T or F? - ANSWERS-false
What are the two most influential variables in the explanation of the digital
divide? - ANSWERS-education and income
If one is not sure if the correlation is true or confounded, one can argue what? -
ANSWERS-control on the basis of other variables and see if the effect continues to
exist
