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Q2 MIL - Text Media and Information | Opportunities and Challenges in Media and Information Flashcards

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What is text?

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  • simple and presentable format of presenting information or conveying ideas whether handwritten, printed, or displayed on-screen
  • any “human-readable sequence of characters” that can form intelligible words
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What are the different types of text?

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  • Hypertext
  • Plain or unformatted text
  • Formatted text
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Describe hypertext

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Hypertext serves to link different electronic documents and enable users to jump from one to other in a non-linear way

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Describe plain or unformatted text

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Fixed size characters having essentially the same type of appearance

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Describe formatted text

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Appearance can be changed using font parameters (bold, underline, italic, font size, font color, etc.)

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What is typeface?

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  • Refers to the representation or style of text in the digital format
  • Also called font, font type, or type
  • Usually comprised with alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks, symbols, and other special characters
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Types of Typefaces

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  • Serif
  • Sans Serif
  • Slab Serif
  • Script
  • Decorative
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Describe Serif

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  • Connotes formality and readability in large amounts of texts
  • Usually used for the body text of books, newspapers, magazines, and research pubs
  • Classic or elegant look for title/heading

TNR, Garamond, Baskerville

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Describe Sans Serif

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  • Clean or minimalist look
  • Clear and direct meaning of text such as road signage or nutritional facts in food packages
  • Modern look, primarily for webpage design

Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, Verdana, Calibri

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Describe Slab Serif

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  • solid or heavy look
  • can be used for large advertising signs on billboards

Rockwell, Playbill

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Describe Script

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  • brush-like strokes
  • use sparingly; don’t use in large body text
  • wed invitation or other formal events

Edwardian, Vladimir, Kunstler

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Describe Decorative

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Caters to a wide variety of emotions (fear, horror, etc.) or themes (cowboys, circus, holidays, etc.)

Chiller, Jokerman, Curlz MT

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Enumerate common file formats

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  • TXT (text)
  • DOC (document)
  • RTF (rich text format)
  • PDF (portable document format)
  • PS (postscript)
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What is txt

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Unformatted text documented by an editor as notepad on Windows platform

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What is doc

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A native format for storing documents created by MS word package and contains a rich set of formatting capabilities

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What is rtf

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Cross platform document exchange; default for Mac OS X’s default editor TextEdit

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What is pdf

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Developed by Adobe for cross-platform doc exchange, supports images and graphics

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What is ps

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Page distribution language used mainly for desktop publishing

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Enumerate Design Principles and Elements

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  • Emphasis: importance or value given to a part of a text-based document
  • Appropriateness: suitability of text for a purpose, audience, or event
  • Proximity: closeness of text elements
  • Alignment: position of text
  • Organization: connection of text elements with each other
  • Repetition: consistency of elements, unity of the entire design, repetition of typefaces
  • Contrast: two elements differ from each other
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Three Dimensions of Social Media

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  • Social Presence
  • Media Richness
  • Self-presentation / Self-disclosure
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What is social presence?

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  • the type of sensorial interaction
  • the degree to which one perceives the presence of participants in the communication
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What is media richness?

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Amound of data transmitted in a time interval

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What is Self-presentation / Self-disclosure?

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The degree of freedom and control in creating one’s personal cyber-identity

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Opportunity

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  • a set of situations that makes it possible to do something
  • positive effects of media
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An area of the production, distribution, and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different ages

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Economy

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Economic Impacts

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  • Improves economic efficiency by providing economic actors more and better information to make decisions and improve stability

New Industry, Mobile Comm, Film Production, Internet, etc.

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The process of facilitating learning or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits

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Education

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Educational Impact

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  • Provides students with knowledge
  • Facilitate flow of information between students, faculty, and campus community

Multimedia Communication, Video Presentations

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Means relating to society or the way society is organized

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Social

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Social Impact

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  • Internet created opportunity for socmed to thrive
  • Rise of mobile applications
  • Sharing feelings and thoughts through internet
  • Creating and shaping public opinion and strengthening society
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Activities associated with the governance of a country or other areas, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power

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Politics

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Political Impact

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  • Transformed politics in the sheer speed at which news, poll results, rumors are shared
  • Voters can interact easily with candidates and elected officials
  • Candidates and Supporters post their views on socmed
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What are challenges?

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  • Something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination
  • Risks, threats, or negative effects of media
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Illegal Content

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Any type of harmful content to young people
* real or simulated violence
* sexually explicit content
* illegal images of child abuse
* content promoting hate, unhealthy habits
* use of computer to further illegal ends

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Examples of Illegal Content

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  • Momo Challenge: perform a series of dangerous missions
  • Cybercrime: criminal activity using a computer, computer network, or a networked device
  • Copyright Infringement: violation of creators’ exclusive rights
  • Identity Theft: stealing and using of personal information to commit fraud or other crimes
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Forms of Identity Theft

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  • Financial Identity Theft
  • Identity Clothing
  • Criminal Identity Theft
  • Medical Identity Theft
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Power of Media and Information

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To affect changes and developments:
* Business strategy
* Banks of the Future
* Health Care and Public Health
* Media Power
* Fake News

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