Chapter 10

Question 1

the global village concept

Answer 1

the idea that as electronic media “shrink” the world, humans will become increasingly involved in one another’s lives.

Question 2

Sputnik

Answer 2

Earth’s first human-constructed satellite

Question 3

Ray Tomlinson

Answer 3

created the first email program

Question 4

The Internet

Answer 4

network of networks connecting billions of computers across the globe, allowing them to communicate with one another.

Question 5

The World Wide Web

Answer 5

accessing information on the Internet.

Question 6

HTTP

Answer 6

Hypertext transfer protocols that transport files from one place to another

Question 7

Tim Berners Lee

Answer 7

Creator of the World Wide Web and gave it to everyone for free

Question 8

URL

Answer 8

Uniform resource locator, what designates Each file or directory on the Internet

Question 9

Domain Names

Answer 9

an identifying name, that gives some indication of the nature of a site’s content or owner

Question 10

Browsers

Answer 10

Software programs loaded onto the user’s computer and used to download and view Web files

Question 11

What are the three most popular web browsers?

Answer 11

Google Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer

Question 12

Search Engines

Answer 12

software that allows users to navigate the Internet simply by entering a search word and selecting a page from the results.

Question 13

social networking sites (SNSs)

Answer 13

websites that function as online communities of users

Question 14

Dual Factor Model of Social Media Use

Answer 14

social media use is motivated by the need for self preservation and the need to belong

Question 15

idealized virtual identity hypothesis

Answer 15

social media users tend to show idealized characteristics that do not reflect who they really are.

Question 16

Passive Use

Answer 16

monitoring others’ sites without engaging with them

Question 17

Active Use

Answer 17

directly engaging with others

Question 18

Who are the people who use Social media?

Answer 18

Social media has users not audience members

Question 19

digital natives

Answer 19

people who have never known a world without the Internet

Question 20

What is one both pro and con of social media

Answer 20

freedom of the press

Question 21

Net neutrality

Answer 21

the internet should be free and acessable to all people

Question 22

extended real-life hypothesis

Answer 22

the idea that we use social media to communicate something close to our actual identities, holds true.

Question 23

finstas

Answer 23

Instagram accounts offering less-curated, more natural versions of self to a trustworthy circle of friends

Question 24

Facebook depression

Answer 24

is depression that develops when preteens and teens spend a great deal of time on social media sites.

Question 25

Facebook Envy

Answer 25

resentfulness of others’ social media expressions of happiness

Question 26

Subjective well-being

Answer 26

how people feel about themselves in the moment, and how satisfied they are with their lives in general.

Question 27

What is subjective well-being’s relationship with SNS use.

Answer 27

the use of SNS can diminish one’s personal sense of well-being and weaken the benefits of actual world relationships.

Question 28

Technology Gap

Answer 28

the widening disparity between the communication technology haves and have-nots.

Question 29

Digital Divide

Answer 29

the lack of technological access among specific groups of Americans.

Question 30

What are some of the arguments supporting the idea that the Internet will be a boost to participatory democracy? What are some of the counterarguments?

Answer 30

now nearly everyone has access to the internet and the information on it. They can make decisions on their own with this information or be influenced by other things on the internet. A counter argument though, is that through all of this it can also create a digital divide. Meaning people who don’t have access to the internet will be excluded and divided.

Question 31

What is a blog? How might blogs influence journalism?

Answer 31

Blogs are regularly updated online journals. Blogs influence journalism because they are often a source of commentary. Some blogs focus on fact-checking politicians or reacting to some new article, etc. They also can lead to a lot of fake news. These things influence journalism, because nowadays anyone can be a journalist.

Question 32

What are the primary privacy issues for online communication?

Answer 32

every online act leaves a digital trail making dataveillance easier and its the default for sites to collect our data without asking users

Question 33

What are some of the new technological threats?

Answer 33

Two new technological threats are the use of facial recognition and deep AI.

Question 34

Digital Computers

Answer 34

a computer that processes data reduced to a binary code.

Question 35

Microcomputers

Answer 35

a very small computer that uses a microprocessor to handle information

Question 36

Mainframe Computers

Answer 36

a large central computer to which users are connected by terminals.

Question 37

Joseph C. R. Licklider

Answer 37

he introduced ideas such as linked computers and home computer consoles.

Question 38

Paul Baran

Answer 38

He envisioned a system of protocols and computer languages

Question 39

Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak

Answer 39

All three designed personal computers which was a huge factor in the development and popularization of the internet.

Question 40

Charles Babbage

Answer 40

was the originator of the computer.

Question 41

John Atanasoff and cientists John Mauchly and Presper Eckert.

Answer 41

was the first “full-service” electronic computer, ENIAC, was based on his work and then introduced by scientists John Mauchly and Presper Eckert.

Question 42

Instances in which copyrighted material may be used without permission or payment is called what?

Answer 42

Fair use