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Today, most American adults use the internet, and about three-quarters have access to:

High-speed broadband.

Scholars argue that the best choice in any given situation involves using:

Multiple channels of communication.

GoFundMe is an example of a web-based service that operates by using:

Crowdfunding.

Which is something you can do in order to have a healthy relationship with social media?

Take a break from social media.

Which form of mediated communication would you NOT use to follow celebrities?

Tinder.

Which best describes the media synchronicity theory?

Different channels of communication enable different levels of shared communication that occurs simultaneously.

SERMO is a form of enterprise social media used by medical professionals to:

Crowdsource.

You receive an unexpected email attachment and link from a friend. What should you do immediately?

Email your friend in a separate message to verify the email

’s legitimacy.

Which app can help you evaluate restaurants or hotels?

Google reviews.

A friend retweets something you said and people you don’t know share it. This is an example of:

Replicability.

Which is NOT a motivating factor for participating in crowdsourced information sharing?

Ensuring authority.

After spending time watching others’ social media stories, you feel depressed. What most likely caused this?

Feeling isolated after comparing yourself with others’ lives.

Which technological advancement began in the mid-2000s and now dominates the internet?

Social media.

Which communication channel allows for both synchronous and asynchronous communication?

Texting.

You need fast capital to develop a new business idea. Which platform could you use?

Kickstarter.

Which function enables news and causes to spread rapidly on social media?

“Sharing” or “retweeting” information.

Which channel typically affords the lowest level of richness?

Sending a handwritten letter.

Which is an example of context collapse?

You are friends with family members and coworkers on Facebook.

Which is an example of a visual emotional image used in messages to convey emotion?

A smiling face emoji.

Which channel of communication affords the greatest level of richness?

Video chatting.

Which is the most recent digital revolution (before IoT) that is already underway?

Social media.

According to Walt Howe, the first color image downloaded on the early internet was:

An illuminated Vatican manuscript.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is an example of:

Crowdfunding.

In the early days of the internet, which group was most active online and using Napster?

White, college-educated males.

Hiro struggles to type an essay on just his smartphone. This is an example of digital:

Disparity.

Which channel would be MOST helpful to ask your professor questions about an upcoming exam?

A face-to-face meeting.

According to Lee Rainie, which is the predicted next digital revolution already beginning?

An internet of things.

Which form of mediated communication is primarily a cloud collaboration tool?

Slack.

Why do social media platforms constantly change?

To compete for users.

Megan’s baby needs surgery not covered by insurance. Which platform could she use?

GoFundMe.