GSTS FINALS TOPIC 1 QUIZ

Information Age

is considered a historic period in the 21st century. Characterized by the rapid shift from traditional industry. It is marked by a very fast growth in communication and information technology. This age holds a significant influence as educators and learners.

Computer age, digital and the new media age

alternative names of information age or called as the ___

Information society

is a society where the creation, distribution, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political and cultural activity. Its aim is to gain competitive advantage internationally, through using information technology in a creative and productive way.

Printing press

The development of a fast and easy way of disseminating information in print that permanently reformed the structure of society.

Literacy

The sudden rise of reading and writing ability among people, which threatened political and religious authorities.

Printing revolution

The period illustrating the tremendous social change brought by the wide circulation of information following the rise of the printing press.

Mass production

The capability enabled by the printing press to produce books in large quantities, making them accessible beyond the upper class.

Digital citizen

people that take part in information society are called..

Japan in 1960

the concept of information society originally born in __ and then spread around the world.

Fritz machlup

japanese economist ___ was one of the first few people who developed this information society concept.

Post industrial society

some people called information society as ___ because it also affected the growth of the information society.

Information empowerment, information consciousness, use of information as economic resource, development of an information sector and emergence of information industry

what are the characteristics of information society

Engines, computer

The differences between the industrial and information societies is the CORE in industrial society is __ while in information society is __

Physical labor, mental labour

The differences between the industrial and information societies is the BASIC FUNCTION in industrial society is __ while in information society is __

Material productive power, information productive power

The differences between the industrial and information societies is the PRODUCTIVE POWER in industrial society is __ while in information society is __

Useful goods and services, information technology

The differences between the industrial and information societies is the PRODUCTS in industrial society is __ while in information society is __

Factories with equipments, information utilities with networks

The differences between the industrial and information societies is the PRODUCTION CENTRE in industrial society is __ while in information society is __
3000 bc

Computers

the machine tools used in information society

Knowledge society

the term __ emerged in the end of 90s

Information society, knowledge societies

___ is the building block for __

Knowledge society

includes an idea of dynamic political, economic, social, cultural, and institutional transformation, and a democratic and developmental outlook

Humanity

has progressed from agricultural revolution to the industrial revolution and is now moving to an information revolution

printing

The invention of __ was the first big breakthrough in IT. It helped literacy and education to grow up

Science, technical field, communications

Applications Of Information Technology In __

Scientific progress

___ almost depend of the use of computers

supercomputers

using __ meteorologists can predict future weather

CAT, MRI

In medicine, a scanner takes series of pictures of the body using “” OR “” and the computer combines them to produce a 3D image of the body’s organ

Information technology

plays an important role in the industry

weblogs, virtual game worlds, social networks

People use social media, platforms such as__.. Where they can create, discuss, share

twitter and facebook

The most famous websites platforms are__

Mobile phone

A very important way of communication is _

Globalization, virtual communities, community examples

transformation of the social environment

globalization

it is a form of political,culture and economic life

you can sell more things and get a lot of money

what is the good sides of globalization

Causes unemployed

what is the bad sides of globalization

socialize, work together in business, have a conversation, work together on specific issues

why do people build virtual communities?

facebook, twitter, myspace

types of social networking

habbo, second life, penguin club

types of virtual worlds