Media Theory, Computer History, and Digital Media Concepts for Students

What media theory is the phrase 'The media doesn't tell us WHAT to think but what to think ABOUT' a summary of?

Agenda setting theory

What is the difference between AST and framing?

AST is issue selection and framing is issue presentation

Why is Consumer Reports better than other magazines when addressing rankings?

They don't have advertising to shape their opinions

How can a simple hotdog stand be an example of Marxism?

Owner makes money from owning means of production, workers lose part of their labor value to the owner

Who is credited with inventing TV?

Philo Farnsworth

What job did Lucille Ball hold before she was an actor on 'I Love Lucy'?

Radio Actor (celebrity)

What led CBS to initially reject Lucille Ball's actual husband on 'I Love Lucy'?

Interracial marriage

What was cable's impact on TV audiences?

More heterogeneous audience (a fragmented audience)

What are the 4 stages for Clark's racial representation?

Absence, ridicule, regulation, and respect

Which news viewers answer factual questions the most accurately?

Those who watch Sunday morning news, listen to NPR, or watch The Daily Show

Who is the father of computers?

Charles Babbage

Who was the first computer programmer?

Ada Lovelace

What two things is Alan Turing known for?

Cracking the enigma code and being the father of AI

Who developed the architecture of computers that is still used today?

John Von Neumann

Who created a compiler to make machine language human readable?

Grace Hopper

What is a bit?

The smallest unit of information

What is 101 in binary?

5

What most distinguishes the mass communication model from the digital media model?

One to many vs many to many

What year did the internet begin with ARPANET?

1969

How many nodes existed on ARPANET?

Four

What was the initial driver for creating ARPANET?

Decentralize communication for military application

What term do we use to highlight the decentralized structure of the internet?

Rhizomatic

How do you know when you are on the internet vs the World Wide Web?

If you use http or https you are on the World Wide Web

Which is bigger, the internet or the World Wide Web?

The internet (and the World Wide Web is a subset of it)

Who developed the World Wide Web?

Tim Berners-Lee (1989)

What is Web 2.0?

A shift in the way people used the web via UGC

What is needed to allow for e-commerce?

Encryption technology

Explain single key encryption.

Using the same key to lock and unlock the coded message

What is dual key encryption?

A complex system that has a private and public key for each user

What does TOR stand for?

The Onion Router

Who created TOR?

The US Navy

Explain the differences in the surface, deep, and dark webs.

Surface (indexed and public), deep (indexed and private), and dark (non-indexed and private or anonymous)

What is the difference between the platform economy and gig economy?

Platforms are the means for people to connect and individuals who work within them are doing the gigs

What are the two consequences of smartphones addressed?

Increased distractions and lower tendency for deep thought

What decreases trust because of misinformation?

Social media