151.Chap.1

Question 1

Synchronous media do not require the audience to assemble at a given time like a concert.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 2

The legal right to control intellectual property is _______; the legal privilege to use, sell, license creative work

Accepted Answer

copyright

Question 3

Our predominant economic activity currently defines us as an _______.

Accepted Answer

information society

Question 4

Analog means computer-readable information formatted in 1s and 0s (binary code).

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

A ______ is an electronic or mechanical system that links the source to the receiver.

Accepted Answer

Channel

Question 6

Digital communication uses continuously varying signals corresponding to the light or sound originated by the source.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 extended copyright to ________.

Accepted Answer

Both fo these

Question 8

The SMCR communication model examines the flow of mass media messages from the source through a channel to an audience.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Media literacy is the ability to observe and think critically about the role of media in society.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Which of the following is a type of convergence we will focus on this semester?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 11

The _______ is the gap in internet and technology use across income, social status, and sociodemographic situations.

Accepted Answer

digital divide

Question 12

Rising social issues often associated with media include _______.

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 13

This type of communication is defined primarily by distribution to a largely unknown audience.

Accepted Answer

mass communication

Question 14

The coming together of computing, telecommunications and mass media in a digital environment is . . .

Accepted Answer

convergence

Question 15

A digital immigrant is a person who did not grow up with access to and struggles to navigate digital technologies.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

___ means users are not discriminated against based on the amount or nature of the data they transfer on the internet.

Accepted Answer

net neutrality

Question 17

This Federal legislation deregulated communications media with the goal to promote competition and lower prices.

Accepted Answer

Telecommunications Act of 1996

Question 18

Culture explains the values, beliefs, traditions, languages, and ways of life shared by a group of people.

Accepted Answer

True.

Questions 18