Global Impact Flashcards
How does it change the way people interact?
People can talk with each other, post, and keep in touch around the world now
How have communications changed with video conferences?
Video conferences make communications cheaper and more flexible
What is e-commerce?
Basically buying and selling things and services over the internet
E-commerce also involves…
The selling of the metadata collected in the transaction
How does e-commerce affect the economy?
E-commerce has created, destroyed, and altered jobs all at the same time
E-commerce also includes the usage of _____ to specialize ads
metadata
How has social media changed the way people share information?
It makes it way easier to spread thoughts and ideas than ever before
News sources can now…
Share the news story as it happens in real-time
How can social media be detrimental?
It makes it just as easy to spread factual information as to spread misinformation
SMS is short for what?
Short message service
All data is linked through ______
sensors
GPS is short for…
Global positioning system
How have GPS’s changed the way we locate things?
GPS’s makes it easier to find destinations, and now can predict weather problems and road accidents
