I Am Author, Hear Me Roar
To what extent can we still say that hypertext is authored? This engenders questions relating to the link itself, the nature of the network and its sociohistorical context.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the network?
- A.
Deterritorialised
- B.
Acentred
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Non-hierarchical
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Subversive
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All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
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Vannevar Bush's 'memex' is like the world wide web in which of the following ways?
- A.
They are both digital
- B.
They were both theorised by Bush
- C.
They shared the same structuring concept
- D.
They are not alike
Correct Answer
C. They shared the same structuring conceptExplanation
Bush's (1945) theorised machine worked on analogue microform and allows users to call up a wide selection of texts, add notes, establish and archive connections, 'snap[ing] instantly to the next [text] that is suggested by the association of thoughts,' the purported principle of the human mind (p. 6).Rate this question:
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- 3.
We arguably live in which of the following eras?
- A.
Modernist
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Post(modernist/industrial/fordist)
- C.
Industrial
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Neolithic
Correct Answer
B. Post(modernist/industrial/fordist) -
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Hyperlinks draw on?
- A.
The technical
- B.
The cultural
- C.
Both
Correct Answer
C. Both -
- 5.
Deleuze and Guattari distinguish between 'smooth' and 'striated' space. Select the true statement(s) below.
- A.
Fabric is a metaphor for striated space
- B.
Striated space is free and unconstrained
- C.
Smooth space pertains to the local
- D.
The methods are science are to striate
- E.
Smooth space pertains to the qualified as opposed to the quantified
Correct Answer(s)
A. Fabric is a metaphor for striated space
C. Smooth space pertains to the local
D. The methods are science are to striate
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- 6.
Unlike hypertexts, books are linear. Yes or no?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
Both
Correct Answer(s)
A. Yes
C. BothExplanation
In simple terms, they can be described as linear. However, multilinearity has always been part of the process of reading e.g. flipping back and forth in a book, footnotes, indexes, intertextual references. Nevertheless, there was an 'encouraged' linear path and the discouragement of--instead of being able to 'instantly' retrieve as in hypertext--having to, say, go to a library.Rate this question:
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- 7.
Striation on the network exist on which of the following line(s)?
- A.
Gender
- B.
Economics
- C.
Language
- D.
Reputation
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
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The world wide web...
- A.
Allows for greater civil participation
- B.
Cultivates the critically aware individual
- C.
Represents the flight from the body in keeping with the shallow, morally degraded, and meaningless times
- D.
Is an exciting new frontier to colonise
- E.
Is a place beyond control
Correct Answer(s)
A. Allows for greater civil participation
B. Cultivates the critically aware individual
C. Represents the flight from the body in keeping with the shallow, morally degraded, and meaningless times
D. Is an exciting new frontier to colonise
E. Is a place beyond controlExplanation
All can be argued. This is not a homogenous place. Technology in and of itself is benign. As Simon from 'The Lord of the Flies' said: 'maybe it's just us.'Rate this question:
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