Chapter 6

Question 0

Capacity

Answer 0

Store greater amounts of information.

Question 1

Longevity

Answer 1

How long information can be retained in a medium. Hieroglyphs and petroglyphs

Question 2

Portability

Answer 2

Movability

Question 3

Accessibility

Answer 3

1. Electricity to access tv, radio. No power, no information.
2. Books or clay tablets can be accessed by looking at them

Question 4

Mediated communication

Answer 4

Communication that takes place through a medium.

Question 5

Sequential access memory

Answer 5

User must go through a medium in the order that it was received

Question 6

Random access memory

Answer 6

Allows reader to access specific pieces of content by using an index

Question 7

Three main trends for digital storage

Answer 7

Miniaturization, increased storage capacity, and greater importance of using search functions to find information

Question 8

Information over load

Answer 8

Difficulties processing and dealing with excessive information. Affects Governments ability to process new information. Workers miss ideas by texting. Students don’t create new ideas or research. Concepts are harder to understand

Question 9

User interface

Answer 9

Junction between user and medium. Problems: still changing, not all standards are accepted

Question 10

Ethics of interactive medium

Answer 10

Trolling. No freedom of speech