The Word Wide Web (WWW) is a technique for distributing information on the Interned based on...

Hypertext (then connected by hyperlinks)

The model of culture developed by the Internet is about...

Participating (Creating & sharing content)

New Media Literacies are core social skills and cultural competencies for young people...

To be full participants of the new media environment

The world "Internet" was used for the first time....

In 1982, as an abbreviation of "Interconnected Network"

One of the following definitions about the Internet is WRONG. Which one?

It's a technology developed in 1995

The role of the public changed from voyeurism to participation, so the users turned...

From consumers to "produsers" & "prosumers"

The term peer refers to individual Internet users who...

Are not considered professionals

The participatory culture is the one where members...

Feel some degree of civic engagement and social connection

The main goal of UGC like selfies, memes or viral videos is...

To create engagement or/and drive conversation

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1
Information provided by consumers for consumers is called "word-of-mouth". It implies...
A less biased and more truthful information
All answers are correct
Information free of commercial interests
An alternative source of information about products
2
The Word Wide Web (WWW) is a technique for distributing information on the Interned based on...
Hypertext (then connected by hyperlinks)
1&2 are correct
Packets rather than circuits
The "@" to distinguish the sender of an email
3
The model of culture developed by the Internet is about...
Participating (Creating & sharing content)
Trolling & Catfishing
Consuming
Watching
4
User-Generated Content (UGC), also known as Consumer-Generated Media (CGM) refers to...
Any material created & uploaded by non-professional users
2&3 are correct
blogs, wikis, posts, chats, tweets, pins, videos, etc.
The ability of computers to speak between them
5
New Media Literacies are core social skills and cultural competencies for young people...
To be full participants of the new media environment
To learn about media ecology
To participate in Wikipedia
To learn about social media
6
Who is the "father" of participatory culture?
Sonia Livingstone
Henry Jenkins
Tim Berners-Lee
Herbert McLuhan
7
The term "Web 2.0" was coined in 1999 to describe the modern web...
As the "World Wide Web"
As a network of networks
As an interactive system
As "The Web We Want"
8
The world "Internet" was used for the first time....
In 1995, as a technical name for the WWW
In 1958, as an abbreviation of "Global Village"
In 1972, as a platform to send the first e-mail
In 1982, as an abbreviation of "Interconnected Network"
9
The Cyberspace is a non physical environment...
1&3 are right
In which communication over computers occurs
In which the space boundaries matter
Defined by the absence of space boundaries
10
Brands commonly give special treatment to a user who has been considered...
A peer
An influencer
A troll
A compulsive shopper
11
The first platforms of UGC that raised in the 90s were...
Forums, rating sites and blogs
Blogs and picture platforms
Technological discussions between engineers
Chats and video platforms
12
One of the following definitions about the Internet is WRONG. Which one?
It's a worldwide system of interconnected computers
It's a technology developed in 1995
It's the "network of networks"
It's a large range of information, resources and devices
13
The role of the public changed from voyeurism to participation, so the users turned...
From users to peers and influencers
From consumers to "produsers" & "prosumers"
From voyeurs to consumers
From one to many
14
The term peer refers to individual Internet users who...
Are not considered professionals
Are considered professionals
Are holding firms or professional enterprises
Are keeping up with the Kardashians
15
The project ARPANET was created as...
1&3 are right
A protocol to communicate devices in between universities
A projection of McLuchan's "Global Village"
A national defense project
16
Who created the World Wide Web (WWW)?
Clive Thompson
Herbert McLuhan
J.C.R. Licklider
Tim Berners-Lee
17
Wikipedia is considered....
A sociotechnical system
An alternative to Britannica enciclopedia
1&3 are correct
A collaborative system created by UGC
18
Which one is considered the most democratic manifestation of UGC?
Forums
Blogs
Review Sites
Wikis
19
The participatory culture is the one where members...
Feel some degree of civic engagement and social connection
Have free access to the internet
Follow a model of communication from "one-to-many"
Adopt alternative identities on social media
20
The main goal of UGC like selfies, memes or viral videos is...
To create spaces of common interest between users
To generate new media literacies
To make people laugh
To create engagement or/and drive conversation

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