quiz 6, chapter 1, Mass Communication in Canada, seventh edition, Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

A(n) ________ perspective views technology as a value neutral tool.
a) instrumentalist
b) determinist
c) constructivist
d) substantivist

Question 2:

In today’s global economy, technology transfer tends to ________.
a) create healthy economic opportunities in the receiving country
b) create political and economic dependencies in the receiving country
c) provide policy makers an instrumentalist perspective
d) both A and C

Question 3:

A(n) ________ perspective, views technology as socially constructed and shaped by social forces.
a) instrumentalist
b) determinist
c) constructivist
d) substantivist

Question 4:

A constructivist perspective views technology as ________.
a) a value neutral tool
b) socially constructed and shaped by social forces
c) operating according to an inexorable logic inherent in the technology itself
d) a construct of the technological imperative

Question 5:

According to Feenberg, a ________ is a technology that is taken for granted or seen as inevitable.
a) closed ecosystem
b) flat form
c) black box
d) determinist illusion

Question 6:

A(n) ________ perspective on technology holds that technology operates according to an inexorable logic inherent in the technology itself.
a) instrumentalist
b) determinist
c) substantivist
d) none of the above

Question 7:

The idea that all data travelling the internet should receive equal treatment is called ________.
a) network neutrality
b) non-contingent carriage
c) digital equality
d) political neutrality

Question 8:

It is sometimes argued that the difference between blogging and professional journalism is ________.
a) most bloggers are male
b) a commitment to fairness and reliability of sources
c) a commitment to objectivity
d) both B and C

Question 9:

The internet developed as a ________.
a) peer-to-peer system
b) point-to-point system
c) centrally-switched system
d) both A and B

Question 10:

The term ‘bandwidth’ refers to ________.
a) the amount of noise travelling on a wire
b) the width of the telephone wires entering houses
c) the capacity of a network for carrying information
d) the width of the cable wires entering houses

Question 11:

A creative commons license ________.
a) is the same as copyright
b) is an alternative to copyright
c) provides exclusive rights to the holder
d) gives all rights to the commons

Question 12:

The world’s first voice broadcast was undertaken by ________.
a) Thomas Edison
b) Alexander Graham Bell
c) Reginald Fessenden
d) Benjamin Franklin

Question 13:

A key concern with electronic infringements on personal privacy is ________.
a) the issue of self-determination
b) the abilities of public/private institutions to shape the action of individuals
c) issues of copyright
d) both A and B

Question 14:

The term ‘disintermediation’ refers to ________.
a) producers connecting directly to consumer
b) the long tail
c) a new breed of filtering companies
d) desktop publishing

Question 15:

For French philosopher Jacques Ellul, technology always brings benefits much greater than its costs.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Instrumentalism views technology as a value neutral tool.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

The internet is based on a point-to-point system of communication.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Geoblocking is a technique for controlling access to online content.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

From a constructivist point of view, the deskilling of work is a natural consequence of technological development.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

In today’s global economy, technology transfer tends to create healthy economic opportunities in the receiving country.
a) True
b) False

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