History Of ICTs Flashcards

1
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Those who could write had…

A

Power

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2
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What was the use of writing originally:

A

Inventory of goods

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3
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What was the benefit of papyrus?

A

It’s light and can be carried through the land

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4
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What was the use of papyrus?

A

Religious

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5
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What was the first phonographic type of ICT?

A

Alphabet

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6
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Who controlled knowledge in the Middle Ages?

A

The catholic church

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7
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When was the printing press invented and by who?

A

1450, by Gutenberg.

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8
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What were the consequences of the printing press?

A

The standardization of languages, the spread of nationalism, and the Protestant reform

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9
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What went hand in hand with the invention of the newspaper?

A

The postal service

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10
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What brought an end to the king and church controlling?

A

The French and US Revolution and thus free press

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11
Q

What is telecommunication and what was the first one?

A

Communication from afar - the telegraph

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12
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What was the consequence of photography?

A

Art moved away from realism

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13
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What was the impact of cinema?

A

The start of screen culture, which was quite affordable

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14
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What was the effect of the invention of the radio?

A

The rise of political propaganda

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15
Q

What was the first computer code?

A

Binary Code - allows everything to be combined into 1s and 0s

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16
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Digital Revolution

A

The digitalization of information - turning analog technology into digital tech (computers can read it)

17
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Technological Convergence

A

Previously seeperated technologies are combined to perform all their tasks in a single technology