New Media Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
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New Media Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
In the "Oldness of New Media" article, author John Durham Peters argues that, in contrast to the mass media of the 20th century, digital media are primarily _______________, functioning on the principles of ease, accessibility, and mobility. - A...
New Media Exam 1 Questions With
Complete Solutions
In the "Oldness of New Media" article, author John Durham Peters argues that, in
contrast to the mass media of the 20th century, digital media are primarily
_______________, functioning on the principles of ease, accessibility, and mobility. -
Answer-logistical
/.John Durham Peters highlights how the practice of writing bridges space and time and
links the visual and auditory channels of perception, a phenomenon he refers to as: -
Answer-sensory-cognitive synthesis
/.According to Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin, the contradictory "double logic" of
remediation means that our culture wants to: - Answer-multiply its media while also
erasing all traces of mediation
/.Webcams and live video streaming apps like Facebook Live suggest that they can
make viewers feel as if they are "really" there, a situation that Bolter and Grusin call -
Answer-immediacy
/.The "windowed style" of webpages and computer desktop interfaces, which draws
attention to the media itself, is an example of Bolter and Grusin's theory of: - Answer-
hypermediacy
/.The notion that emerging new media like the internet and social media are destined to
create progressive/positive social, cultural, and political change is referred to as: -
Answer-technological determinism
/.The so-called "cyberchiefs" of online tribes lead through which type of authority? -
Answer-charismatic
/.Who would most likely make the argument that an ordinary internet user like yourself is
being exploited when your Google searches, social media posts, YouTube video
uploads, and the like are turned into data commodities? - Answer-a cyberpessimist
/.The open and collaborative edited online encyclopedia Wikipedia is cited in the
textbook as an ideal exmaple of: - Answer-collective intelligence
/.A name for political protest groups who use mobile phones, social media platforms,
and other digital communication technologies to coordinate groups of activists to gather
together in public places in real-time: - Answer-smart mobs
/.Alvin Toffler's concept of the "bedlam of blip culture" would best be described through
which of the following positions? - Answer-Cyberoptimism
, /.The media ecology perspective views media like the Internet as: - Answer-social
structures
/.This is the best concept for describing the notion that media technologies do not
function in predetermined or natural ways, yet they are not entirely void of politics and
power either: - Answer-Kranzberg's first law
/.In the Lindgren "Social Media" chapter, _________________ are identified as a key
characteristic of all modern social media platforms. - Answer-All of the above (user
accounts or "profiles", functions for reacting to content, messaging or chat features)
/.The idea that society imposes itself upon us through duties and other "super-
individual" structures that exist above and beyond ourselves is explained through the
concept of: - Answer-social facts
/.Lindgren provides the concept of imagined communities to explain
_________________ and the important role of digital media in connecting people who
are located in different physical places. - Answer-Networked publics
/.The fact that memes are "always a group of digital items" that are created in relation to
one another suggests that they should be considered meaningful _________________.
- Answer-social actions
/.Locations outside the home and the workplace, where people go primarily to socialize
with each other, are referred to by sociologists as: - Answer-third places
/.A group of individuals who interact on the internet around a common interest would
best be described as a: - Answer-online community
/.Lindgren cites James Slevin's concept of _________________ to help explain how all
communities are based around feelings of warmth, affection, and togetherness. -
Answer-cosy realities
/.Cycle of New Media Evolution - Answer-- Technical invention -> "Old plus"- making
new technology through the lens of old technology
- Cultural innovation -> How are we going to market this technology?
- Legal regulation -> The interested parties weigh in on how the product needs to be
manufactured, who will own it, how it will be used, how it will be sold, etc.
- Economic distribution -> Bringing the technology to market
- Social mainstreaming
/.Erasure - Answer-the removal of writing, recorded material, or data
/.Hypermediacy - Answer-suggests a fascination with multiple media, looking "at" the
media
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