Media Theories Quiz 3 Flashcards
refers to electronic shopping conducted over smart phones and tablets
M-commerce (mobile commerce)
has historically been one of the largest telecommunications company in the United States.
AT&T
are the jumbles of letters and punctuation marks that indicate the network addresses of content stored on Web servers
Uniform resource locators (URLs)
was formed as a nonprofit private corporation to oversee the assignment of Internet addresses (called domain names) and to develop new ones
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
Originally called ARPANET, and funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, was developed to continue weapons research at laboratories including in the event of a nuclear war
the Internet
The operation of the Net was turned over to commercial providers in 1995, promoting a cultural and economic phenomenon, which became known as the
dot com boom
use light instead of electricity to transmit information
Fiber-optic systems
In the 1980s and 1990s, cable networks and broadcast television networks constantly battled to attract new audiences. What ultimately ended this type of conflict?
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 lifted ownership caps so cable and television networks could merge, which created a closer relationship between broadcast networks and cable television companies
Software applications for use on smartphones and tablets are called
Apps
sends high-speed data over existing phone lines
Digital subscriber lines
small files used to protect computer websites from malware and other attacks
Cookies
the policy that requires cable companies to carry local broadcast signals
“Must carry”
use light instead of electricity to transmit information
Fiber optic system
is used when a message is written in a secret code to protect its content
Encryption
Niche channels dedicated to particular interests or groups of viewers, such as ESPNEWS and E! Entertainment Television, are examples of
Narrowcasting
