Intro to EM Final Flashcards

1
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Define the ecology of media.

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The science of the relationships between media and their users

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2
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List the 4 Laws of Media discussed in class.

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What does the medium extend
What does the medium make obsolete
What does the medium reverse into
What does the medium retrieve

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3
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What were the 4 effects of the printing press?

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Made people more individualistic, objective, and abstract, as well as concreting thinking.

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4
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What are the implications if your church web page doesn’t show up on the first two pages of search results?

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People will not visit your church based on your website

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5
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What are the implications if people do visit your website but it gives a poor impression of your church?

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People will never visit your church based on your website, A friend will have to convince the visitor that the service is better than the church

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6
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Define Ideographic Alphabet

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A seemingly meaningless arrangement of squiggles and dots used to create meaning.

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7
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Define Pictorial Alphabet

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Pictorial characters that can represent entire ideas, phrases or words.

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8
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Define presentation software

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Software used to create a sequence of text and graphics, and often audio and video, to accompany a speech or public presentation.

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9
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Define word processor

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The production, storage, and manipulation of text on a computer.

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10
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Define spreadsheet software.

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An electronic document in which data is arranged in the rows and columns of a grid and can be manipulated and used in calculations.

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11
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Order the steps for building a web page.

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Find a host
Secure a domain name
Plan your site
Build and launch

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12
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Choose the best description for ‘The Flamingo Effect’

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We become what we behold.

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13
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Another effect of the printing press, as discussed in class, was that Protestants became preoccupied with getting their _____ straight

A

doctrine

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14
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What are the 7 things that make up a brand?

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Headlines, targets, vision,means, who, values, mission.

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15
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Complete the following quote by Seth Godin. “Your brand is a _____, a set of…”

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Your brand is a story, a set of emotions and expectations and a stand-in for how we think and feel about what you do.

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16
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Your ability to brand your church does not replace the responsibility you have to ______, your _____, and you are _____________.

A

Bible, Peers, Leading To Follow God

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17
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What is your mission often founded in?

A

Biblical principles.

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18
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Define headlines.

A

Your subtitle or catch phrase.

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19
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Define target.

A

Who you are trying to reach.

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20
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Define vision.

A

What you see for your church or ministry

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21
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Define means.

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How you will accomplish what you see and what you will do.

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22
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Define values

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A set of core beliefs established and held by your church or ministry.

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23
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Define who

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Definition of you as a church or ministry.

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24
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Define mission

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What you are going to do (often found in Biblical principles)

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25
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The form is defined as

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A positive element, a solid thing or object

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26
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The space is defined as

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The ground on which the form becomes figure.

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27
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The space between and around the form is called white-space (although it’s not always white).

A

True

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28
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The relationship between form and space do not create meaning.

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False

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29
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How do we distinguish between form and space?

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Contrast

30
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How do we distinguish between form and space?

A

Contrast

31
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Space + Logic = Visual Logic

A

True

32
Q

What is NOT an element of design?

A

Balance

33
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What is NOT a principle of design?

A

Line

34
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Define the principle of balance.

A

Occurs when all the design elements are equally distributed through the design.

35
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Define the principle of unity.

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Achieved when all the design elements relate to one another and project a sense of completeness.

36
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Define the principle of emphasis.

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Indicates the most important element on the page based on the message.

37
Q

Define the principle of rhythm.

A

Pattern created by repeating elements.

38
Q

Who owns the most the most shares of search engines?

A

Google

39
Q

If your church had to choose ONE social media platform to focus on, which should it be?

A

Facebook.

40
Q

What are the three things looked at (by search engines) when considering page rank in results pages?

A

A. What you say about you
B. What others say about you
C. What you leverage
D. All of the above

41
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Which is NOT a reason your church should be on social media according to our guest lecturer?

A

The entire world is on the internet

42
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What does SEO stand for?

A

Search Engine Optimization.

43
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What 3 components go into crafting the TITLE of your web page?

A

Who we are - what we are- where we are.

44
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What 2 components go into crafting the DESCRIPTION of your web page?

A

Unique value for user - call to action.

45
Q

Select the best definition for the META TAG.

A

Snippets of text that describe a page’s content.

46
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Why should you assign a hashtag to an event you are promoting?

A

Creates a searchable text surrounding your event.

47
Q

You should not promote your event more than you pray for your event.

A

True.

48
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Media is neither good nor evil, but is neutral.

A

False.

49
Q

The forms of media & technology, regardless of their content, cause profound changes in church and culture.

A

True

50
Q

Content and medium are

A

Inseparable.

51
Q

Moore’s Law states what?

A

The number of transistors in an integrated circuit will double every two years

52
Q

Define “The Blitz” tactic employed by the media of mass deception.

A

Sheer volume of repeated messages.

53
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Define the tactic “Major Rewrite” employed by the media of mass deception

A

Revising history to suit the needs of the agenda.

54
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Define “The Name Game” tactic employed by the media of mass deception.

A

Assigning a new name to topics/ideas that will erode positive emotions in the minds of Americans by replacing them with negative ones.

55
Q

Define the tactic “Didn’t Moses Build the Ark?” employed by the media of mass deception.

A

Diversionary tactic to keep distracted from the basics of faith.

56
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Define the tactic “That’s UnAmerican” employed by the media of mass deception.

A

Says that to restrict any persons desire is Un-American.

57
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Define the tactic “Silence the Lambs” employed by the media of mass deception.

A

An effort to keep Christians quiet so as not to be seen as intolerant, hateful people.

58
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Define the tactic “Say What” employed by the media of mass deception.

A

Half truths promoted as a widely acknowledged fact.

59
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Define the tactic “The Odd Man Out” employed by the media of mass deception.

A

Effort to make the viewer/listener feel that the Biblical values held are isolated and idiosyncratic.

60
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Which is NOT a characteristic of old media?

A

Objects can be defined numerically as a formal equation or mathematical function.

61
Q

What are the 3 C’s of page design?

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Composition, Components, Concept.

62
Q

Which is NOT a principle of design?

A

Line.

63
Q

Define the principle of balance.

A

Occurs when all the design elements are equally distributed through the design.

64
Q

Define the principle of rhythm.

A

Pattern created by repeating elements.

65
Q

What are the primary forces that cause changes in our philosophy, theology, culture and ultimately the way we ‘do’ church?

A

The forms of media.

66
Q

Select the best definition for the principle of emphasis.

A

Indicates the most important element on the page based on the message.

67
Q

What are the five parts of the history of the computer?

A

Abacus, ELectronics, Mini, Micro, Network

68
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Define media.

A

Any and all extensions of our humanity.

69
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What are the characteristics of Old Media?

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Books, Newspapers, Magazines, Film, Sound Recordings, Radio, TV.

70
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Define composition.

A

How you put, what you put, on the page.

71
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Define components.

A

What you put how you put on the page

72
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Define concept.

A

How all of that flows together, the mood of it, overall theme of the page.