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Wikipedia is...
an online dictionary
an online newspaper
an online novel
an online encyclopedia
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The Nollywood films...
go straight to DVD disks for distribution
is first to be seen on a movie theatre
is published directly to YouTube
go straight to video cassettes
3
Apple Inc. is established in...
1988
1973
1976
1980
4
How many Americans accessed news through social media in 2016?
10 in 10
2 in 10
8 in 10
6 in 10
5
Internet was originally named...
AIRWEB
ARPANET
ARDROP
AIRLINET
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Why did he have to go to Russia?
Because his coworkers lived there
Because the US government was after him
Because his girlfriend was Russian
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Wikileaks was founded by...
Julian Assange
Edward Snowden
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
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Which country has strict censorship on the internet?
China
USA
Norway
Nicaragua
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In 2014, Bollywood produced...
2000 films to Hollywood's 700 or so
500 films to Hollywood's 700 or so
1400 films to Hollywood's 700 or so
300 films to Hollywood's 700 or so
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What are social media?
a one-way-street media
media that allow us to interact with one another
a two-way-street media
video entertainment
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Al Jazeera is...
a French-speaking commercial TV news network
an Spanish- speaking commercial TV news network
an English-speaking commercial TV news network
an Arabic- speaking commercial TV news network
12
Mark Zuckerberg created...
Twitter
Facebook
MySpace
Instagram
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What is a digital footprint?
traces that estimate how much carbon you create
when you become famous on the internet
traces left by someone's activity in a digital environment
when you scam someone online
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Where did Snowden go after he revealed his information?
He was granted asylum in Argentina
He was granted asylum in Russia
He was granted asylum in Mallorca
He was granted asylum in Sweden
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Nollywood is the name of....
Ghana's booming film industry
Gambia's booming film industry
Nigeria's booming film industry
South Africa's booming film industry
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Why are some skeptical of IOT?
Because they will steal our identity
Because corporations can track the actions we make
Because it is boring
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Which company is NOT Hollywood based?
Tristar
20th Century Fox
Universal
MGM
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Bollywood is the film industry in...
Nigeria
Iran
Pakistan
India
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How did Mark Zuckerberg at first react to fake news stories on Facebook?
he thought the idea was "crazy"
he thought it was not true
he thought it was a growing problem
he spoke nothing of it
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When people choose to read only the news they prefer (online news vs. the good old newspaper)..
it could foster narrow-mindedness, callousness and ignorance
it could foster wider perspectives and knowledge
they become better informed
21
Who is not a character in the Steve Jobs film?
Steve Wozniak
John Sculley
Joanna Hoffman
Anna Brennan
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Which of these is not a news broadcaster
BBC
Al Jazeera
WikiLeaks
CNN
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WikiLeaks...
publishes fake news
publishes homemade cooking recipes
publishes open and available information
publishes secret government documents
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What is soft power?
making people do what you want
the power to make people want what you do
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IOT is an abbreviation for...
Interesting online thoughts
Innovative online technology
Internet of things
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What is NOT considered a social media?
WhatsApp
YouTube
Twitter
Instagram
27
IOT is about
the enormous amount of online information
online addiction
connecting devices over the internet
letting devices talk to us and to each other
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What did Edward Snowden do that created such an upheaval?
he copied classified material and made it public
he shot his best friend
he stole other people's identity online
he created WikiLeaks
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In 2016 the number of online users was estimated around...
5 billion
4.5 billion
3.7 billion
1 billion
