How does confirmation bias influence decision making?

It causes people to overlook new info and cling to preconceived notions

How do online communities help people?

They help people with similar interests connect and support one another.

What is surveillance capitalism?

A business model profiting from controlling millions of users' data.

What is a filter bubble?

A phenomenon where users are exposed to info that aligns with their beliefs

Is the United States alone in battling disinformation?

No, global actors like Russia also participate in spreading disinformation.

How has the internet of things change our everyday lives?

Enables robots to take over roles as doctors, factory workers, and builders

Rules enabling supercomputers to connect and communicate on the network.

Why do Facebook and Instagram encourage users to stay on their platforms longer?

to collect more data and sell more ads

What is the internet?

network of fiber optics and satellites linking devices to data centers

What is an algorithm?

Instructions from programmers that guide computers in data analysis.

What is a concern about using edited images in news?

it can mislead people about what really happened

what is one problem with unrestricted communication on the internet

It makes it easy to share false or harmful information.

What category do gatekeepers do and what categories do they fall under?

Control which messages are shared: editors, TV managers, record execs.

How is social media different from mass media in its effect on society?

Social media enables smaller, need-based groups that can lead to division.

Who developed the internet?

the U.S department of defense funded by taxpayers

What do search engines rely on?

They rely on mathematical algorithms in order to locate related web pages

What is one of the main negative effects on social media?

it can lead to the fear of missing out and anxiety

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How does confirmation bias influence decision making?
It causes people to overlook new info and cling to preconceived notions
It helps improve decision making by considering opposing viewpoints
It prompts individuals to weigh all evidence equally, regardless of beliefs
It prevents individuals from forming opinions based on personal experiences
2
How do online communities help people?
They only help people in big cities.
They make local clubs unnecessary.
They help people with similar interests connect and support one another.
They provide entertainment without real connections.
3
What is surveillance capitalism?
A category for info encoding methods that predate binary code
Spaces where we encounter only ideas that align with our existing beliefs
A business model profiting from controlling millions of users' data.
False or misleading info spread knowingly by people with malicious intent
4
what are the 3 most popular browsers today?
internet, explorer, brave, and safari
brave, edge, mosaic
phoenix, google, and netscape
firefox, safari, and chrome
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What is a filter bubble?
A phenomenon where users are exposed to info that aligns with their beliefs
A social media platform that makes internet faster
A software used to hold large bulky files
A method used to filter spam emails
6
Is the United States alone in battling disinformation?
Yes because the United States is one of the only countries with propaganda
No, global actors like Russia also participate in spreading disinformation.
No, there are no other global actors who participate in disinformation
Yes because the United States doesn't surveil their networks
7
What year was the first network messages sent?
2000
1969
1960
1990
8
What was invented To help make computers smaller and more affordable?
world wide web
html
mass media
microprocessors
9
How has the internet of things change our everyday lives?
make self driving cars
Transformed hospitals, infrastructure, factories, finance, and our homes.
Animals given the opportunity to talk
Enables robots to take over roles as doctors, factory workers, and builders
10
search engines offer a more route to...
show how links were updated
finding content
showing pages to various sites
show the amount of advertising
11
What are the names of websites where people can collaborate?
semantic web
wikis
section 230
ARPner
12
What does Google use to track your online activities?
phone calls
cookies and IP adresses
emails
tv ads
13
who owns the internet
the american government
no one
meta/zuckerberg
the chinese goernment
14
what is the final stage in the critical process
description
evaluation
engagement
analysis
15
Software applications that allow users to navigate the web are called
ISPs
search engines
e-mails
browsers
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what are protocols
the capable company
rules of the internet
Rules enabling supercomputers to connect and communicate on the network.
the network itself
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Why do Facebook and Instagram encourage users to stay on their platforms longer?
to collect more data and sell more ads
to improve the design of the app
to limit the number of posts users can make
to prevent users from making new friends
18
What is the internet?
The basic unit used to measure digital information
Another term for social media platforms
network of fiber optics and satellites linking devices to data centers
Rules that allow supercomputers to join networks and speak to one another
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What is an algorithm?
A type of computer hardware used to store data
Instructions from programmers that guide computers in data analysis.
A type of software that automatically repairs computer mistakes or errors
A random sequence of numbers and letters used to slow down laptops
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What is a concern about using edited images in news?
it reduces the need for reporters
it helps journalists tell better stories
it makes new stories more interesting
it can mislead people about what really happened
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what is one problem with unrestricted communication on the internet
It always spreads good ideas
It stops criminals from using social media
It makes it easy to share false or harmful information.
It helps people learn more about each other.
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What category do gatekeepers do and what categories do they fall under?
Decide how long you can stay on a device. They control screen time.
Boosts internet speed by controlling routers like AT&T, Verizon, & TMobile
They fight viruses, they control ad-block and cookies
Control which messages are shared: editors, TV managers, record execs.
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How is social media different from mass media in its effect on society?
Mass media divides audiences more than social media by presenting dif views
Social media enables smaller, need-based groups that can lead to division.
Social media helps people form a common worldview, just like mass media.
Social media and mass media both reduce the effects of confirmation bias
24
What was invented to make the internet easier to navigate
apps
desktop
world wide web
tiktok
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What percentage of americans were worried about security of their data?
25%
43%
79%
87%
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Who developed the internet?
the government
the U.S department of defense funded by taxpayers
the middle east
the Soviet union
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What do search engines rely on?
They rely on keywords and orders
They rely on companies with codes to locate web pages
They rely on their users and their input of information
They rely on mathematical algorithms in order to locate related web pages
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Which term best describes a key development of Web3.0?
deep web
smartphone
arpanet
semantic web
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What is one of the main negative effects on social media?
It enhances personal happiness and satisfaction
it encourages people to have more inperson unmediated experiences
It increases the feeling of being connected to others in a positive way
it can lead to the fear of missing out and anxiety

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